Restaurant Technologies CEO honored as ‘ambitious entrepreneur’ shaping the future
Jeffrey Kiesel, CEO of Restaurant Technologies
MINNEAPOLIS, May 1, 2024 (Globe Newswire) — Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) has named Restaurant Technologies CEO Jeffrey Kiesel a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Heartland Award. The Heartland Program celebrates entrepreneurs in the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas. This year marks his 38th Entrepreneur of the Year award, which honors bold leaders who disrupt markets, revolutionize fields and have a transformative impact on lives. It’s an award. For the past 40 years, the program has recognized bold entrepreneurs with big ideas and bold actions that are reshaping the world.
Kiesel was one of 28 regional entrepreneurs shortlisted by an independent panel of judges. Candidates were evaluated based on their demonstrated ability to build long-term value through entrepreneurship, purpose, growth and impact, among other core contributions and attributes.
“This recognition is only possible through the dedication of our amazing team working towards a common vision, and I am proud of all we have achieved together over the past 20 years,” said Kiesel. . “I am honored to join such a prestigious group of executives who have had such an impact within our industry. I am inspired by all of my colleagues who continue to help shape the world around us. ”
When Kiesel joined the organization as CEO in 2005, Restaurant Technologies had 12 locations and just 250 employees. Under his leadership, the organization has consistently shown double-digit growth year after year and now has 1,500 employees and serves 40,000 customers in 41 locations across the United States. . Over the past 20 years, he has proven his ability to adapt and evolve to meet business needs. He has led the organization through five private equity sales and guided the organization through two of the most challenging business periods of our generation: the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic. I’m here.
In addition to growing the organization’s business, Kiesel transformed the organization with environmental, social, and governance initiatives. In 2023, Restaurant Technologies recycled more than 314 million pounds of used cooking oil and converted it into renewable diesel or biodiesel with the help of renewable energy partners. He also makes a matching annual donation to the Restaurant Technologies Educational Foundation. This foundation has raised over $550,000 for over 50 students since his founding in 2013.
The Entrepreneur of the Year Awards celebrate ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial spirit and recognize business leaders of all types. The program celebrates founders who started their own businesses from the beginning or who raised outside capital to grow their companies. He is a transformational CEO who injected innovation into an existing organization and dramatically increased its trajectory. and generations of family business leaders who have reimagined traditional business models to strengthen for the future.
Regional award winners will be announced at a special gala on June 20 and will become lifetime members of the esteemed community of Entrepreneur of the Year alumni from around the world. The winners will then be considered by a national jury for the Entrepreneur of the Year National Award. The award will be presented in November at the annual Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies.
In addition to Entrepreneur of the Year, EY US supports other entrepreneurs through the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ program and the EY Entrepreneurs Access Network, which recognizes women founders and Black and Hispanic/Latinx entrepreneurs in need, respectively. We help people connect with valuable resources, networks, and access. to maximize their potential.
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Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur of The Year Awards are sponsored by PNC Bank, Cresa, Marsh USA, SAP, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Heartland sponsors also include regional platinum sponsor Twin Cities Business. Regional Gold Sponsor, Padilla. and regional silver sponsors Brillect and Robert Half.
About restaurant technology
Restaurant Technologies is a leading provider of commercial kitchen solutions to approximately 40,000 customers nationwide. Since 1999, the company’s Total Oil Management and AutoMist® solutions have helped quick-service and full-service restaurant chains, independent restaurants, grocery stores, hotels, resorts, casinos, hospitals, and more “control kitchen chaos” doing. Restaurant Technologies improves food quality, safety and efficiency for its customers by automating the most difficult tasks in the kitchen.
Total Oil Management eliminates manual handling of cooking oils with automated solutions that supply, store, filter, monitor and remove oil. Restaurant Technologies works with renewable energy partners to recycle used cooking oil into renewable fuel for a more sustainable business. AutoMist automates hood and flue cleaning to reduce fire hazards and create a cleaner, safer work environment.
Headquartered in Mendota Heights, Minn., Restaurant Technologies is a privately held company that operates 41 depots nationwide and employs more than 1,500 people. For more information, please visit www.rti-inc.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram or X @RTIoil.
About entrepreneurs of of Year®
Founded in 1986, Entrepreneur Of The Year® celebrates more than 11,000 ambitious visionaries who lead successful and dynamic businesses in the United States, and since then, Entrepreneur Of The Year® has celebrated It has expanded to nearly 80 countries and territories.
The U.S. program is made up of 17 regional programs, and an independent panel of judges selects regional award winners each June. These winners will compete for national recognition at the Strategic Growth Forum® in November, where national finalists and winners will be announced. The overall national winner will represent the United States in the World Entrepreneur Of The Year® competition. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.
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