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109th New Thing - Saw Noodles & Co's CEO Speak

As an alumni of DU, I'm invited to attend events on campus. Tonight, was Daniels College of Business Voices of Experience speaker series event with Kevin Reddy, CEO of Noodles & Company. The Daniels speaker series brings in CEOs and significant leaders to share the lessons learned from their triumphs, mistakes, and decisions as they navigated through their leadership careers. Noodles & Co is a fast casual restaurant chain that first started in Denver CO in the Cherry Creek Neighborhood. The pasta dishes are inspired by American, Mediterranean, and Asian influences. They serve salads, soups, and sandwiches. They are also testing appetizers and desserts. Noodles & Co has won several business and industry awards including Parents magazine 'Parents 10 Best Restaurant Chains', Nation's Restaurant News 'Second 100: Top 5 Chains in Sales and Growth', and Health magazine 'America's Healthiest Fast Food Restaurants'.

Reddy has been CEO of Noodles & Co since May 2006. He has more than 20 years experience working for 2 of the restaurant industry’s most successful concepts (McDonald's and Chipotle). During his tenure at Noodles, the company has more than doubled in size. He’s active in the community and has served or currently serves on various nonprofit and for-profit boards of directors including the executive advisory board to the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. Kevin Reddy has won several business and industry awards including Ernst & Young 'Rocky Mountain Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winner', Restaurant Business magazine 'Entrepreneur of the Year', ColoradoBiz magazine 'CEO of the Year Finalist'.

I've eaten at Noodles & Co a number of times and enjoy it. I like the fresh cooked pasta and the variety of flavors to choose from. Listening to Kevin Reddy for an hour and a half and looking at his slide show of pasta sure did make me hungry!

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Location: 2344 E Iliff Ave, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, USA

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