She was then promoted to the Newk’s Corporate Team as Catering and Spe- cial Events Coordinator for the Metro Jackson market. In addition to opera- tional oversight, Caurie was responsible for client development and corporate branding. In this position, Caurie saw an opportunity to expand the catering clientele by diversifying the catering menu. She researched customer de- mand, food costs, and profit margins in order to develop the new catering menu items that are now sold through- out the entire franchise.
Caurie has been on the ground since Day One in Charlotte to open the first Karas Hospitality, Inc. franchise restaurant
in Charlotte in Blakeney. The second site, what is referred to as the Uptown site, will be Caurie’s second opening in her role as COO. As COO she has consistently worked on a daily basis to control costs and maximize efficiencies on a shift-by- shift basis from creating a strong prep schedule that maximizes labor hours to coaching managers on the best meth- ods of controlling.
How did you get started in this business? I began working for Newk’s Express Café in May of 2007 after graduating from Belhaven College. I was in NEWK’S at least three times a week during school and had an extensive collection of the
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