Rich Melman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 (age 81–82)[1] United States |
| Occupation | Chairman of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises |
| Spouse | Martha Melman |
| Website | www |
Rich Melman (born 1942) is an American businessman, and the founder and chairman of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, a privately held restaurant company with more than 100 venues.[2][3]
In 1971, Melman and Jerry A. Orzoff founded R.J. Grunts in Lincoln Park in Chicago. Melman and Orzoff continued their partnership, developing a number of restaurants, until Orzoff died in 1981. Melman continued his philosophy of "partnership" and now has 37 working partners.
- ^ Larson, Erik (October 1, 1988). "The Man With the Golden Touch". Inc. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ^ "Let Us Now Praise R.J. Grunts: How Rich Melman and his Lettuce Entertain You empire set the scene for Chicago's culinary revolution," Chicago Reader, April 14, 2006
- ^ Cebrzynski, Gregg (January 2000). "Richard Melman - chief executive officer of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc". Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved February 2, 2007.