He explained to his guests that the true essence of Italian culture is celebrating the earth and basking in the peasantry, making your goods as cleanly and sustainably as possible. Although this idea is heartwarming and inspiring, NYC residents didn’t quite “get” the concept. They have since shut their NYC branch off, but the LA restaurant is doing better than ever!
Ralph Lauren: Polo Bar
Ralph Lauren opened Polo Bar for his employees and friends in NYC in 2005. Since then, he has opened 2 more Polo Bars and has purchased a cattle ranch to source his beef and poultry for the restaurant. This restaurant features the highest quality ingredients, hand-picked by Ralph Lauren himself.
The employees are salaried with weekly incentives to increase their bonus, and all of them are given custom-tailored Ralph Lauren uniforms to wear while on the floor.
Peyton Manning: Papa Johns
Papa John and the NFL go way back to the glory days when Papa John’s actually had better ingredients and better pizza compared to the competitors. Papa had a bunch of NFL players in his back pocket, and they regularly bought further into his franchises until recently when the Papa Johns business plan started to fail. NFL investors wanted to revoke their cards, but one specific player stayed: Peyton Manning.