Down Quote by Marco Pierre White

When our folks focus on exactly what is needed to succeed in the restaurants, they should be able to lead themselves to restaurateur level.

— Steve Ells

Aside from hospitality and delicious food, our [restaurateurs'] job is to entertain people. Restaurants should make people feel special, excited and fulfilled.

— Joe Bastianich

We don't really care how the customers want to shop. We want to be in the position to serve them in any of those…

— Doug McMillon

As a restaurateur, my job is to basically control the chaos and the drama. There's always going to be chaos in the restaurant business.

— Rocco DiSpirito

For the longest time, chefs and restaurateurs were able to get products home cooks couldn't get, but that's not the case anymore.

— Michael Symon

“Most supermarkets are designed for shoppers who are stocking up their pantries, but most shoppers walk out of the store with only a few…

— Herb Sorensen

Customers are the reason we open our doors every day, and keep the machines humming all night long. Customers determine what we eat, where…

— Harvey Mackay

I miss being fawned over by restaurateurs and chefs.

— Toby Young

Retailers are treating everyone the same way who walks in their stores and this doesn't make sense in the world we live in where…

— Peter Fader

Customers are more friendly when they've had a meal.

— Tom Douglas

Anyone who believes the competitive spirit in America is dead has never been in a supermarket when the cashier opens another check-out line.

— Ann Landers

We are indeed a nation of shopkeepers.

— Benjamin Disraeli