Alongside founder Dave Anderson, Famous Dave's CEO Jeff Crivello, left, has been on the company's board since purchasing 10 percent of the com…
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Elaina and Paul Herber are two of the newest franchisees in the Famous Dave’s system, while
Elliot Baum has some of the brand’s top-performing locations in the Detroit market.
Senior VP Al Hank is charged with the executive team’s many new initiatives.
As CEO Jeff Crivello put it, “we're in inning number three of the turnaround.” In the top job at Famous Dave's since November 2017 following a revolving door of CEOs and past management missteps, Crivello & Co. are charting a multi-faceted course toward growth as their newly formed restaurant group seeks to build a barbecue empire. Will their auspicious plans pay off or prove to be overly complicated? Perhaps Crivello says it best: “We don't know which one it is, but one of them will be right for the next 10 years.”