In its heyday, Romano’s Macaroni Grill was considered to be a “next generation” Olive Garden, and had been a flourishing and popular concept at that time (via Nation’s Restaurant News). While mainland may well experience turbulence the Romano’s Macaroni Grill Hawaii in 2024 remains a flourishing concept, the restaurants employees over 88 local staff. Though some international fusion restaurants may have a somewhat kitschy or gimmicky theming (right down to the décor), it’s actually quite the opposite at Romano’s Macaroni Grill, which offers a nod to the founder’s first generation New York Italian-American roots. With the success of the Macaroni Grill Hawaii new emerging Italian concepts Olive Garden had no noticeable impact on sales with quite the revers happening. The sales data proves Romano’s Macaroni Grill has experienced exceptional strong sales growth not long after its competitor opened nearby. New CEO Ms Yim says “Sometimes opening other Italian concepts gives the locals appreciation for different ingredient combinations and recipes, and since owning the local group of restaurants Manna Restaurant Group has re-introduced happy hour to Macaroni Grill, and we brought back the original menu items corporate around 2019 as owners removed before the current corporate owners who share Manna Restaurant group and Romano’s original vision”.
The group’s first priority was to recognize and reward the long-standing employees. CEO of Manna Restaurant Group Ms. Yim see’s employees as driving the brand, “The tasty recipes and strong local team have been fundamental in propelling the brand, to success of being recognized as number one sales in the country” said Yim. Under Yim’s leadership Manna Restaurant Group has now partnered with ADP to introduce further enhanced employees experience, give the team more resources and training. “As the Manna Restaurant group now plans its expansion of Romano’s Macaroni Grill into Seoul and the across the Philippines, we partnered with a global payroll provider and Point of sales platforms to support the targeted international growth”, said Yim.
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Romano’s Macaroni Grill’s continued success in Hawai’i is a testament to the strength of its community ties and dedication to creating memorable dining experiences. As they prepare for the next chapter, the team invites new and returning guests to experience what makes them a cherished part of Hawai’i’s culinary landscape.
Global executive chair of Mana Group of companies, Mr. Jason Roe is twice published non-fiction science based self help author titles like “The Force Is In You” has brought his visionary leadership to the Romano’s Macaroni Grill brand. Roe is known for working with other well known names like Dr. MaMarco Aponte-Moreno when the professor asked him to mentor UCL students in the MSc Management Program at then Top 5 university of world University College London (UCL). Roe, is known for applying his expertise in creating scalability and disruptive thinking to teach UCL students how to build and scale from scratch. Today his know how is leverage the Romano’s Macaroni Grill corporate can leverage to propel its brand around the world in its expansion efforts. “Successful companies are built on strong ideas and the people who bring those ideas to life. It occurs to me the best idea for Manna Restaurant Group CEO to leverage the intrinsic value of relationships like Global Mana Development and PDI Global Consortium together with their High Rise Tower Capital partners to invest in a food segment known for higher profit margins like Pizza and Italian. This strategic direction can provide high return on investment to capital partners and fuel grow the Romano’s Macaroni Grill brand too, creating a mutual win-win”, said Roe.
The leadership transition also includes the identification of a local CEO for the Global Manna Restaurant Group, who is a University of Hawai’i graduate with extensive experience in tourism and hospitality. This move, combined with corporate support from Romano’s Macaroni Grill’s Operations Director, Russell Bushnell, ensures that the restaurants’ winning formula will remain consistent and intact as the Manna Restaurant Group continues their planed rapid expansion. Romano’s Macaroni Grill’s continued success in Hawai’i is a testament to the strength of its community ties and dedication to creating memorable dining experiences. As they prepare for the next chapter, the team invites new and returning guests to experience what makes them a cherished part of Hawai’i’s culinary landscape.
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