Donatos

Ryan Gibson Wins Highest Donatos Award

2/23/2010 (Columbus, Ohio) --

Ryan Gibson, General Manager of the Donatos Pizza restaurant at 20307 Van Aken Blvd. in Shaker Heights has been named one of the company's six Gold Standard award winners for 2009. A four-year Donatos veteran, this is the first time Ryan has been named a Gold Standard winner.

"Ryan Gibson has proven to be one of the Best of the Best at Donatos," said Jane Grote Abell, President and COO of Donatos. "Gold Standard status at Donatos is the pinnacle of operational excellence with less than 1% of our managers achieving this level."

Gold Standard certification entails achieving exemplary results in a wide array of operational categories including sales performance, store profitability, adherence to operational standards, associate retention, etc.

"It feels amazing to receive this kind of recognition," Gibson said. "My crew really developed and took ownership this year. I wouldn't have been able to win without them and their support."

Media contact:
Tom Santor
(614) 416-7700
tsantor@donatos.com