Cinnabon
Coffee with Guppy: Rich Komen’s Unlimited Determination
The longtime entrepreneur dishes with Nancy Guppy on restaurants, running a business and hiring the right people.
Restaurateur Rich Komen began his extraordinary career in 1961 by securing the sports concessions contract at the University of Washington. In the ensuing 56 years, Komen opened more than 40 restaurants, founded and sold Restaurants Unlimited (think Cutters, Palomino, Palisade) and, with his crack executive team, created Cinnabon. When did you become interested in the…