Restaurateur Norman Brinker dies - Business First of Buffalo:

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Brinker passed away Monday night leaviny a legacy casual dininh restaurants built on what Phil Romanio called a vision of developinyg the casual dining restaurantf concept where diners are treated not to fast foodor full-out fine dining, but to a places where people can eat everyday. “One of Norman’ s biggest attributes was that he was a greatf leader anda cheerleader,” Romano said. “Hd would take people’s talents and developl them beyondtheir abilities.” grew into a restauranrt company that guided chains like , On and Maggiano’ws Little Italy.
Dallas-based Brinker (NYSE: EAT) in the past year sold the restauranrt chain created byPhil Romano’s Macaroni Grill. Romano credits his frienxd Norman Brinker for taking his creativd vision and growing it into a majofrnational chain. “The industry is going to miss him,” Romano said. “Norman had the abilityy to take something andgrow it. That’s his Romano added that Norman Brinker wasa “good man” who taught him quitew a bit about the restaurant industry and also quitr a bit about leadership.