![]() I need honest information about where we are to take us to another level. So I want to go undercover, because I've been to a lot of restaurants, but I've been to those restaurants as the corporate CEO. But my responsibility is to continue to grow our business. (Wedo) We have had some good results in my first six months. Do you like blonde? - That's a lot of hair. We're willing to do pretty much whatever it takes to accomplish that mission. ![]() There is no reason, in my view, to be in a CEO role unless you're trying to win something for your team. We are not happy with last place in the division. The new culture is one of hope and one about winning. If you don't love the service business, you know what? Time for another career. It's one of, you know, just do whatever you have to do just to get by. (Wedo) The culture that we've had, where we've been through two bankruptcies is one of despair. Someone once said that I'm a cross between General George Patton and reverend Billy Graham. I am a high-energy guy with a lot of horsepower. Another part of the reinvention is changing the culture. Individual portions, fresh for you it's where we're heading, man. And the response has been absolutely phenomenal really incredible. " But in this case, we're not just turning it around. The generic term for what I do is "turnaround CEO. I was also a senior executive at Pepsico. I was also a corporate executive for Boston Market. I was the CEO of new world restaurant group. The biggest and most important gift I ever received from him was my ability to outwork anybody. ![]() My dad and I shared a lot of things, and work was one of them. It's very, very emotionally for me, it's incredibly difficult, 'cause this powerful man that nothing ever fazed is now there relying on me to help him. The doctors gave him anywhere from six months to a year to live. My father suffered a really, really, horrifically bad stroke in 1996. It was not uncommon for my father to have three jobs. My father, my mother, you know, worked nonstop all of their lives. I grew up in a family restaurant business. And now we are beginning to grow this enterprise. We've now taken a business in six months and stopped the water flowing through the hose in the wrong direction. I walked in the door to take over this company at the end of 2012. This caused sales to suffer dramatically, resulting in two separate bankruptcies over the last five years. However, they weren't able to sustain that growth. 7 billion in revenue and serving over 150 million guests. acquired brands like Hometown Buffet, Country Buffet, and Ryan's. And so these things started popping up all over the place. And really what it was, was, you know, young families needed a place to go for great variety and great value. I'm Anthony Wedo, president and CEO of Buffets, inc. With 350 locations in 35 states and 18,000 employees, this American buffet king serves more than And the head cook in this kitchen is one man. is America's largest buffet provider, owning some of the biggest names in the industry. Undercover Boss 5x04 - Buffets, Inc Original air date Octo(Announcer) With headquarters in South Carolina and Minnesota, Buffets, inc. (Announcer) Find out next on Undercover Boss. I'm working with Skye, and I think he's a smart aleck. What you waiting for? (Announcer) What will happen when he encounters a dishwasher with a bad attitude? If you can't do it, then you can't do it. Your job is to send all this through the dishwasher. Can I clear some of these dishes for you? All right, all right. (Announcer) This high-energy boss will meet the employees that keep his restaurants cooking. The register's not cooperating for some reason. (Announcer) By going undercover You got to keep moving a little bit faster 'cause we got people still building up. How are you doing? - How are you? I'm great. , the largest buffet provider in America. What? (Announcer) President and CEO of Buffets, inc. (Announcer) Tonight the latest boss to put it all on the line is Anthony Wedo Yeah. I know how to grow some really good weed if you're really interested. (Announcer) But not everyone deserved to be rewarded. Whoo! Some people I just want to punch them in the face sometimes. (Announcer) To benefit the lives of more than 40 million employees. (Announcer) And implemented sweeping company-wide changes As a company, we're actually gonna restore the 401(K). (Male announcer) Since the premiere of Undercover Boss, more than 60 bosses have given away nearly $6 million I have a check for $250,000.
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