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2009 Fall Conference
Participating Companies

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Applebee's

Applebee's Services, Inc., headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, develops, franchises and operates casual dining restaurants in 49 states and 17 international countries under the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar® brand.

Each Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar is designed as an attractive, friendly, neighborhood establishment featuring moderately priced, high-quality food and beverage items, table service and a comfortable atmosphere that appeals to all ages.

As "America's Favorite Neighbor" each Applebee's restaurant reflects its local neighborhood. The decor conveys this theme with photographs and memorabilia highlighting hometown heroes, local schools and area history.

With 1,976 restaurants, Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar is the largest casual dining concept in America. With restaurants in every part of the nation, from urban to rural, east to west, north to south, Applebee's is able to provide its restaurant managers with opportunities for career development and advancement in nearly every area.

Association for Behavior Analysis International

The Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABA International) is a nonprofit professional membership organization with the mission to contribute to the well-being of society by developing, enhancing, and supporting the growth and vitality of the science of behavior analysis through research, education, and practice.

Amway Hotel Collection

The Amway Hotel Corporation (AHC) is a subsidiary of Amway and was formed by ownership to lead and manage the operations of various Grand Rapids hotel properties. The Amway Hotel Corporation consists of The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, JW Marriott-Grand Rapids and the downtown Courtyard by Marriott.

The Beach Club

The Beach Club is located on the beautiful Fort Morgan Peninsula in Gulf Shores, Alabama! We are a destination resort featuring luxury vacation rental homes and condos, our resort amenities include restaurants, indoor and outdoor pools, spa, racquet club, and one of the best stretches of sugar white beaches on the Alabama Gulf Coast.

Boyne Resorts

Founded by Everett Kircher in 1947, Boyne Resorts is still a family owned, Michigan-based corporation with mountain and golf resort, scenic chairlift, indoor water park, retail and real estate operations. The Boyne family is proud of its record as longest running management within the mountain resort industry and believes that with its experienced team of over 7,000 passionate individuals, the organization's goal to become the "best four-season resort company in the world by 2015" will be an earned reality.

The Breakers

The Breakers takes pride in its celebrated history as it looks to the future - ushering in a new era of casual sophistication by investing $250 million in the ongoing revitalization and expansion of the resort since 1990. Since 1896, The Breakers has enjoyed international acclaim. Set amidst 140 acres of breathtaking oceanfront property, the resort offers an extensive range of services and amenities for the vacationing or business traveler. The Breakers is a recipient of the prestigious AAA Five Diamond Award.

Catawba Island Club

Catawba Island Club is a full service private club resort with championship Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest designed golf course, numerous condominium developments, tennis courts, hotel, marina store, fitness center, dining rooms, banquet rooms, bar, outdoor aquatic complex.

City Park Grill

City Park Grill is a casual restaurant located in downtown Petoskey, MI. We offer a comprehensive internship program for kitchen management and dining room management during the summer months. We have a proven track record, having helped graduate students from Grand Valley State University and Michigan Sate University. Our menu is contemporary with seasonal specials for lunch and dinner and an extensive wine list. Check us out at cityparkgrill.com.

Compass Group

Compass group is the umbrella company for Morrison, Eurest, Levi,and Chartwells. It is the largest food service employer in the world.

Darden

Darden is the world’s largest full service restaurant company with $7.2 billion in annual sales. Our six unique company owned concepts include Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52. Opportunities for full time restaurant management and management internships are available across the country.

Please see us at the MIHEA Career Fair to learn about Management and Internship opportunities and schedule your interview. Visit www.darden.com to read more about our company and why "Darden is a Special Place to Be!

Devils Thumb Ranch

Devil's Thumb Ranch is an environmentally friendly year-round resort and spa offering 16 cabins in the woods, a 52 room Lodge, fine dining in two restaurants and an array of winter and summer outdoor and wilderness recreation activities, including Nordic skiing, fly fishing, horseback riding and mountain biking. We’re located in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, two hours west of Denver, near Winter Park. Our Ranch encompasses 5000 acres at the foot of the Continental Divide.

Drury Hotels

Drury Hotels are 100% family owned and operated. Developing, building and operating all of our own hotels allow us to control the finest details of the guest experience. This approach has resulted in industry-leading guest satisfaction levels, 30+ years of profitable growth, advancement opportunities for our Team Members, and team retention levels approaching the best in the business!

Ecolab

As world leaders in premium commercial cleaning and sanitizing, Ecolab has grown to $4.5 billion in global sales. In nearly 170 countries, businesses rely on more than 22,000 associates worldwide to keep their operations clean and sanitary.

Grand Traverse Resort and Spa

Grand Traverse Resort & Spa is located near Traverse City, Mich. along the sandy shores of Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay. The 900-acre property is one of the Midwest's finest full-service, year-round, resorts and conference destinations offering 600 rooms, suites, and condominiums, up to 85,000 square feet of versatile meeting space 54 holes of championship golf, and luxurious Spa Grand Traverse.

Green Leaf Hospitality Group

Award-winning Radisson Plaza Hotel and the Holiday Inn West in Kalamazoo with a prime downtown Kalamazoo location close to shopping, theaters, museums and many more Kalamazoo attractions, the Radisson and Holiday Inn West Hotels of Kalamazoo offers excellent services, amenities and hospitality to please both business and leisure travelers. Guests can enjoy our four on-site dining options, a full service fitness facility, indoor heated pool with waterfall and hot tub, our Spa and Salon or any of our retail shops at the Radisson. Guest can enjoy the family holidome, beautiful banquets, and newly renovated Holiday Inn West Facility as well as a 100% smoke free environment throughout both hotels. The highest priority of Greenleaf Hospitality Group in Kalamazoo is the genuine care and comfort of our guests. Come and join our family today - make a difference in your life and the lives of each guest your encounter.

The Homestead Resort

The Homestead is a premier waterfront destination resort located in northwest, lower Michigan. Situated on one mile of Lake Michigan beach, The Homestead is surrounded by the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Guest accommodations include two small hotels, a rustic lodge, an historic inn and vacation homes and condominiums. Exquisite dining and superb recreational opportunities await couples, families, corporate groups and wedding guests. The Homestead also provides Lifetime Skills teaching with partners such as Orvis Michigan fly fishing school and the Dave Pelz Scoring Game School for golf. Located 30 minutes northwest of Traverse City.

Michigan Vacation Rentals

Do you want to be an event planner? Have you ever wondered what its like to manage a restaurant or a hotel? Gain valuable resume building experience at MichiganVacation.org; the largest lodging management company in the Southwest Michigan area. Every position integrates diverse experiences with every sector of the hospitality industry including hotels, restaurants, bed and breakfasts, as well as individual projects such as marketing, real estate and financial analysis. "Real Management Experience"

Mission Point Resort

Mission Point Resort is located on beautiful Mackinac Island, in northern Michigan. We are an independently owned 242 room hotel and resort and our amenities include four Restaurant Outlets, an Activity Center, Salon and Spa, an 18-hole Executive Putting Green and 38,000 square feet of conference space. Mission Point Resort strives itself to be “the place to stay” for family fun, superior weddings, and groups wishing for a unique, relaxed meeting experience.

Onwentsia Club

Steeped in tradition, the Onwentsia Club has been home to some of the oldest Chicago families since 1895. Located on Chicago\'s prominent North Shore, and as a Platinum Club of America, Onwentsia is strongly associated with prestige and dynamic profoundness. Offered to the membership of 600 families are such amenities as an 18-hole championship golf course, a newly renovated racquets house, a refreshing club-side pool, and exquisite North Shore dining.

Interns at Onwentsia will have the opportunity to learn the fine and casual dining trades, as well as have exposure to other operations in a private country club: golf, racquets, engineering, and grounds. Housing and meals are offered at the club, and the nearby Metra train allows access to downtown Chicago in about 45 minutes.

Pappas Restaurants

Are you goal oriented? Motivated? Driven? Hard working?

If so, then Pappas Restaurants is the company for you. Our high volume, high-energy restaurants include Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, Pappasitos Mexican Cantina, Pappas Seafood House, Pappas Brothers Steakhouse and more. We have locations throughout Texas as well as Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Phoenix, Albuquerque and Cincinnati. We offer a management training program to qualified applicants possessing a bachelor’s degree in any field of study or an associate’s degree in culinary arts from an accredited institution, recent full-service restaurant experience and a dynamic personality. We are committed to providing the tools necessary for the professional and personal development of each of our employees. Our management-training program has proven its success for more than 30 years.

U. S. Foodservice

U.S. Foodservice is one of the largest broad line foodservice distributors in the United States. The company distributes food and related products to over 250,000 customers, including restaurants, healthcare facilities, lodging establishments, cafeterias, schools and colleges. U.S. Foodservice markets and distributes more than 43,000 national, private label and signature brand items and employs more than 26,000 foodservice professionals.

The Detroit Division distributes to over 4,000 customers throughout Michigan, Northern Indiana and Ohio. A few of our larger customers are Subway, Dairy Queen, Famous Daves, Motor City Casino, Soaring Eagle Casino, The Matt Prentice Group and Andiamos. We employ approximately 467 employees. The facility is a little under 300,000 square feet and was constructed in 1999.

U.S. Foodservice focus is on superior sales execution, customer service, merchandising and operating excellence. We are continuously growing and expanding our territories and services. Our company mission is to be a Customer Driven Company.

Village Green Companies

At Village Green Companies our We Care philosophy is the driving factor in our personal service and hospitality approach to management. It pledges our commitment to provide constant attention to every detail of our apartment communities. Our commitment starts with you. Join Village Green where we develop, build and manage exciting careers...and create a new generation of leaders!

White Lodging

White Lodging is a fully integrated hotel ownership, development and operating company. As the 3rd largest hotel Management Company in the U.S. White Lodging is recognized as a leader that has defined and cultivated the ability to achieve consistent growth among mid-to large-scale hotels throughout the country.

If you have an entrepreneurial drive and are ready to make an impact, White Lodging is the place to ‘supercharge’ your career. For those who are inspired, with a passion for excellence and achievement, our dynamic growth plans offer unlimited opportunities to

 

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Julie A. Doyle, MIHEA Career Fair Director