Healthy fast-casual restaurant chain Tender Greens has committed to having 50 percent of restaurant leadership positions held by women. CEO Denyelle Bruno wants to diversify restaurant-level leadership, including executive chef, sous chef, and restaurant manager positions to assure that company initiatives, policies, and practices are created from a set of diverse ideas and perspectives.
According to Bruno, the restaurant industry is in a “labor crisis” and most of the jobs are dominated by men, especially in the kitchen. She wants Tender Greens “to do better.” Tender Greens cites data that out of 72 Michelin-starred restaurants in New York, only six are run by women, and over 27 years, 361 James Beard Awards have been given, and only 81 of them have gone to women.
Tender Greens operates 30 locations across California, New York, and Massachusetts. Bruno plans to double the chain’s restaurant footprint with new locations, including Boston and New York, as well as new markets. A restaurant in Bryant Park in Manhattan is slated to open in early May.
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