How John Scardapane Grew A Culture And Harvested Success At Saladworks

Smart Business Network:

It was the year 2000, and John Scardapane was in his salad days leading Saladworks LLC.

The phrase “salad days” derives from a line in the first act of William Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra,” in which Cleopatra laments her earlier involvement with Julius Caesar:

“My salad days, when I was green in judgment, cold in blood…”

Scardapane isn’t cold-blooded, but the former chef was green in judgment as he led the restaurant chain he founded in 1986 toward a franchising concept that could serve as a springboard to rapid growth, but required the corporate leadership to provide a strong, stable support system for prospective store owners. It was something Scardapane had yet to address.

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