BNET Industries
Market Cap:$168.5M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$413.4M
- Public
- US
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Einstein Noah Restaurant Group (ENRG) is the leader in the quick casual segment of the restaurant industry. ENRG is the largest operator of bagel bakeries in the U.S. Our award-winning brand stores include 639 company owned, licensed and franchised locations in 34 states and the District of Columbia. ENRG also owns one dough production facility. Five unique brands make up ENRG. With the purchase of the Einstein/Noah assets in 2001, ENRG significantly increased its offerings. Our other popular American brands include Chesapeake Bagel Bakery, Manhattan Bagel, and New World Coffee. ENRG started out as one popular Manhattan coffeehouse. The first New World Coffee shop was launched in Manhattan's Greenwich Village in 1993. The 270-square-foot shop, inspired by the flair of European cafes, served coffee from Africa, South America and Indonesia, plus breakfast pastries and Italian panini sandwiches for lunch. ENRG offers franchising and licensing opportunities. We began offering franchising in 1997 and have built a significant franchise base primarily with the Manhattan and Chesapeake brands. We recently launched a franchise program for Einstein Bros, and we are currently seeking a limited number of experienced, well-capitalized franchise partners. For more information, click here. ENRG is a public company. Having grown to 20 company-owned locations by 1996, ENRG completed its initial public offering. Our stock is currently traded on the Pink Sheets under the symbol ENRG.
Number of Employees 7,190
Contact Information
555 Zang St Ste 300
Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1013
(303) 568-8000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Full-Service Restaurants: 722110
Recent Events
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Einstein Noah announces Q3 results
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Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. Chooses ArrowStream Supply Chain Management Solutions To Gain Efficiencies, Savings
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Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. Chooses ArrowStream Supply Chain Management Solutions to Gain Efficiencies, Savings
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Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. Chooses ArrowStream Supply Chain Management Solutions to...
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Einstein Noah to open first San Antonio location
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Einstein Noah Restaurant Group and Local Entrepreneurial Couple Introduce Einstein Bros. Bagels Franchise Location
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Five franchised Einstein Bros. stores slated for Houston area
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Zacks Releases New Stock Picks from the +32.5% Momentum Strategy: Tessco Technologies, ATC Technology, Schweitzer-Mauduit...
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Einstein Bros. plans 20 new licensed stores by year's end
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Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Says Jill Sisson Retires As General Counsel And Secretary - Quick...
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Einstein Noah reports Q2 profit
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Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator instructions Your first question comes from the line of Matt Difrisco - Oppenheimer & Co. Matthew Difrisco - Oppenheimer & Co. I guess just looking ahead on a little bit of guidance to kind of figure out how 2009 might look, was there anything you...
Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Michael Podhorzer - Sidoti & Company. Michael Podhorzer - Sidoti & Company Good afternoon guys, and thanks for taking my questions. How have you guys been able to cut G&A expense so drastically and should we expect the mid $7...
Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question is from [Jake Bartland] – Oppenheimer & Co. [Jake Bartland] – Oppenheimer & Co. Quick question on the margin improvement that you got, just wondering how much you expect that to continue. I'm not sure what was particular to the quarter, firstly...
Raw Data Report: McCormick & Schmick's, Carl's Jr., Noah's Bagels
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15 Value Hedge Funds Portfolio Update
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Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Nicole Miller - Piper Jaffray. Nicole Miller - Piper Jaffray I am on the road, I hope you guys can hear me okay? Paul Murphy Yeah, we sure can Nicole. Nicole Miller - Piper Jaffray...
Einstein Noah nets $90 million in initial Nasdaq offering
GOLDEN, COLO. -- Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc., the bagel chain operator formerly known as New World Restaurant Group Inc., began trading June 8 on the Nasdaq exchange under BAGL, after setting its offering of 5 million common shares at $18 each, below the forecast range of $19 to $21...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey O'Neill | CEO |
| Dan J. Dominguez | Chief Operating Officer |
| James P. O'Reilly | Chief Concept Officer |
| Richard P. Dutkiewicz | Chief Financial Officer |
| Robert E. Gowdy | Chief Accounting Officer & Controller |
| Paul Carolan | Senior Vice President of Franchising and Licensing |
| Chad Gretzema | Vice President of Training |
| Josh Clark | Director (Class I) |
| Leonard Tannenbaum | Director (Class III) |
| Darden K Coors | Associate General Counsel |
| Jill B.W. Sisson | General Counsel and Secretary |
| Michael W. Arthur | Director |
| S Garrett Stonehouse | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| E. Nelson Heumann | Chairman of the Board |
| Frank C. Meyer | Board of Directors |
| Mark Kline | Board of Directors |
| Mike Mrlik | Board of Directors |
| Thomas J. Mueller | Board of Directors |
Mr. O'Neill, who was named Chief Executive Officer in December 2008, is a 20-year Food and Beverage Industry veteran with an extensive leadership background in brand marketing, strategic planning and operations. He joins Einstein Noah from Priszm Income Fund in Toronto, Canada, where he held the titles of chief operating officer, president and most recently, chief executive officer. Priszm is the master franchisee for KFC in Canada, employs more than 9,000 people, and owns and operates 465 quick service and quick casual restaurants (KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut) across Canada. During his tenure at Priszm, Mr. O'Neill oversaw the doubling of the very successful KFC/Taco Bell multi-brand concept to over 100 stores, as well as significant new product innovation aimed at building the sandwich and snacking segments within the KFC Brand in Canada. Prior to joining Priszm, Mr. O'Neill held senior positions with some of the world's most recognized brand names including, President of Pepsi Cola Canada, where he oversaw a period of exceptional growth in market share, brand innovation, and profitability. He holds an Honors Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Ottawa.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | CEO | Current |
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Dan J. Dominguez joined us in November 1995 and has served as Senior Vice President of Operations for Noah's New York Bagels since April 1998. From 1995 to April 1998, Mr. Dominguez served as the Director of Operations for Einstein Bros. Midwest. Prior to joining us, Mr. Dominguez was executive Vice President of JB Patt America, Beverly Hills, CA, dba Koo Koo Roo Restaurants, from July 1994 to October 1995. From May 1987 to July 1994, he was the Divisional Vice President of Food Services for Carter Hawley Hale in San Francisco, CA. From November 1976 to May 1987 he was the Vice President of Operations for Bakers Square Restaurants in California.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Einstein Bros | Director of Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Chief Concept Officer | Current |
Mr. Dutkiewicz, who was named CFO in October 2003, has over 25 years of experience in finance and accounting. He served as CFO for Vari-L Company, Inc., a publicly traded telecommunications component supplier, and Coleman Natural Products, Inc., a leading supplier of natural beef. Throughout his career, Mr. Dutkiewicz held senior accounting positions with Tetrad Corporation, MicroLithics Corporation, United Technologies, and KPMG. Since May of 2003, he was Vice President of Information Technology for Sirenza Microdevices, which was acquired by Vari-L. Mr. Dutkiewicz received a BBA degree from Loyola University of Chicago in 1977.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants | Member | Current |
| Association for Corporate Growth | Member | Current |
| Coleman Natural Products, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Chesapeake Bagel Bakery | Cfo | Former |
| Manhattan Bagel Company, Inc. | Vice President, Finance | Former |
| Loyola University Chicago | Bba Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Chief Accounting Officer & Controller | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President of Franchising and Licensing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Vice President of Training | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Director (Class I) | Current |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Director (Class III) | Current |
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Young Presidents' Organization | Board of Directors | Current |
| Fifth Street Capital LLC | Founder | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | Bachelors of Science In Management | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | M.B.A. In Finance | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | Bachelors of Science In Management | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Civic Foundation | Vice President | Current |
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Associate General Counsel | Current |
| Newworld.Com, Inc. | Current | |
| Golden Civic Foundation | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Graphic | Legal Counsel | Former |
| University of Colorado School of Law | Former | |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Former |
Jill B.W. Sisson is currently General Counsel and Secretary of Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc., a leader in the "quick casual" segment of the restaurant industry. From 1992 until 2003, she served as General Counsel and Secretary of Graphic Packaging International Corporation, a NYSE-listed packaging company, until its merger with Riverwood Holding, Inc. From 1974 to 1992, she engaged in private law practice in Denver, Colorado primarily practicing corporate and securities law. She received her J.D. degree in 1974 from the University of Colorado Law School where she was Order of the Coif and graduated in 1969 from Middlebury College with High Honors.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | General Counsel and Secretary | Current |
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Chesapeake Bagel Bakery | General Counsel & Secretary | Former |
| Graphic Packaging International | General Counsel | Former |
| Graphic Packaging International | Secretary | Former |
| University of Colorado School of Law | J.D. Degree | Former |
| Middlebury College | B.A. Degree | Former |
Mr. Heumann has extensive experience with the bankruptcy and reorganization of public and private companies, including experience on numerous creditor committees. He joined Greenlight Capital in March 2000 and was made a partner in January 2002. After beginning his career as an equity analyst with Value Line, Mr. Heumann invested in a number of distressed companies while at Claremont Group, Merrill Lynch, Schroders, and ultimately SG Cowen, where he managed a portfolio of distressed investments. Mr. Heumann graduated from Louisiana State University in 1980 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and in 1985 with an M.S. in Finance.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
Mr. Meyer is a private investor who most recently served as the chairman of Glenwood Capital Investments, LLC, an investment firm specializing in hedge funds, which he founded in January of 1988 and from which he resigned in January of 2004. From September 1986 through December 1987, Mr. Meyer was a general partner of Knightsbridge Partners, a firm engaged in the business of leveraged buyouts. From November of 1973 to September of 1986, his activities included acting as co-manager of Grosvenor Partners, a fund with an investment program in hedge funds similar to that of Glenwood. Prior to 1973, he was employed at A.G. Becker & Company, where he helped redesign that firm's performance measurement service for pension funds. Mr. Meyer received his B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and began his career at the university's School of Business as an instructor of statistics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| United Capital Financial Partners, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Fifth Street Capital LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Glenwood Capital Investments, LLC | Chairman | Former |
| University of Chicago | M.B.A. | Former |
Mark Kline, President and CEO - Mark is a veteran of 35 years in the condominium development and conversion business. During this time he has participated in the construction and/or conversion of over 30,000 residential units in every major market in the continental United States. He has held senior leadership positions with firms such as American Invesco, First Financial Equities, Pacwest Resources, and Madison Advisory prior to forming Madison Development Group. His activities have included involvement and responsibility for a complete array of duties including real estate ownership, management and sales with products ranging from multi-family garden style to high-rise residential units, multiple-use projects. His involvement has also included the development of over 3,500 single-family homes, land infrastructure development, retail and hospitality. Mark holds a Bachelor Degree from Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa and a Masters Degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He has been a 20 year member of the National Homebuilders Association, authored several articles in various trade publications pertaining to condominium conversion and has been a featured speaker on condominiums to civic and professional groups around the United States. Mark has been recognized on three separate publications of Who's Who of Young Executives.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Madison Development Group | President and CEO | Current |
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Madison Development Group | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Madison Development Group | Founder | Former |
| Southern Methodist University | Masters Degree | Former |
| Drake University | Bachelor Degree | Former |
| Des Moines | Bachelor Degree | Former |
| Iowa.Com | Bachelor Degree | Former |
Michael W. Arthur has had assignments as President and CEO of Alphamerics Inc., a manufacturer of precision, large format computer-driven graphics printers and plotters, and as Chairman and CEO of California Federal Bank, a $16 billion savings and loan company. He was previously Executive Vice President and CFO of Sizzler Restaurants International and before that held the same position with Pinkerton Security & Investigation Services. Earlier, he held various marketing and advertising positions as vice president of Mattel, Inc., Aurora Products (Nabisco) and D'Arcy, Masius, Benton & Bowles. Mr. Arthur's turnaround consulting assignments have included Aeroenvironment, Glenn Furniture, Omic Imaging Systems, Pacific States Casualty Insurance and Self Cleaning Environments. His strategic consulting clients have included Bell Sports, Digital Research Software, Dunkin' Donuts, Foremost-McKesson, Hallmark Greeting Cards, Harry Abrams Publishing, Intercraft Products, Revell Hobby Kits and Texas Instruments. Mr. Arthur is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and has an M.B.A. from the Wharton Graduate School at the University of Pennsylvania.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Goldin Associates | President and CEO of Alphamerics Inc. | Current |
| Affinity Media International Corp., | Director | Current |
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Goldin Associates | Chairman and CEO | Former |
| California Federal Bank | CEO | Former |
| California Federal Bank | President | Former |
| Mattel, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Aurora Products, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| California Federal Bank | Principal | Former |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | Former | |
| California Federal Bank | Chairman | Former |
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| California Federal Bank | Board Member | Former |
| University of Pennsylvania | M.B.A. from the Wharton Graduate School | Former |
| The Johns Hopkins University | B.A. Degree | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| MCG Global LLC | Co-Founder & Principal | Current |
| MCG Global LLC | Principal | Current |
| Imperial Headwear, Inc. | Chairman of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Director | Current |
| General Electric Capital Corporation | Former | |
| Boston College | Bachelor of Arts Degree | Former |
Mr. Mueller was appointed to the Board of Directors in December 2007. He is currently the President and Partner of Mueller Consulting Inc., a consulting firm specializing in the restaurant industry. Mr. Mueller previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Wendy's International, Inc., the third largest chain in the quick service franchise industry, and as Senior Vice President of Operations - North America of Burger King Corporation, where he began his career as a restaurant manager in 1973. Mr. Mueller attended State University of New York at Fredonia and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Ohio Dominican University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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Einstein Noah Restaurant Group and Local Entrepreneurial Couple Open Einstein Bros....
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Einstein Noah Restaurant Group and Local Entrepreneurial Couple Open Einstein Bros. Bagels Franchise Location
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Einstein Bros. plans 20 new licensed stores by year's end
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Licensed to Grow: Einstein Bros.(R) Bagels Continues Aggressive Nationwide Expansion...
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Licensed to Grow: Einstein Bros.(R) Bagels Continues Aggressive Nationwide Expansion Through Licensing
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Einstein Noah reports Q2 profit
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Q2 earnings slip at Einstein Noah
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