CREATIVE CULINARY

Creative Culinary, founded in 1987, is headed by Robert Schafer.  He is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and has a BA and MBA in Business Administration.  With over 40 years of experience in the food and beverage industry, ranging from major resort and convention hotels to national corporate restaurant chains.  Mr. Schafer has held positions such as Executive Chef, Corporate Director of Food, Beverage and Purchasing, Corporate Director of Research and Development and Vice President of Food Beverage.

Mr. Schafer is known throughout the food and beverage industry as an innovative and creative executive, with excellent operations knowledge as well as achieving positive bottom-line profits.  He has won numerous awards in the industry and prides himself on being a professional and results-oriented chef/restraunteur. 

Mr. Schafer is frequently quoted in foodservice publications and periodicals.  An active resauranteur himself, he is a partner and Vice President of Food & Beverage for Wholey Moley Homade Tortilla Grill located in Whitter, California.

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Professional Background

Professional Education:
Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY
Bachelor of Arts – Business Administration                         MBA - Business Administration

Professional Experience:                                        Denny’s Restaurants Inc., La Mirada, CA    
Vice President of Food & Beverage                                     1200 restaurants, revenues of over $1.4 billion annually.

W.R. Grace Restaurants, Irvine, CA  
Corporate Director of Research & Development                   650 restaurants nationwide

Newporter Resort, Newport Beach, CA   
Director of Food & Beverage/Executive Chef

Wrather Hotels                                                                  Executive Chef

Marriott Hotels                                                                  Executive Chef

Professional Affiliations: 

•  American Culinary Federation
•  Boy Scouts Of America Eagle Scout Association
•  Culinary Institute Alumni Association 
•  Research Chef’s Association
•  Orange Empire Chef’s Association
•  Board of Directors, Chef de Cuisine
•  Advisor/Lecturer for Orange Coast College
•  Board of Directors, Southern Calif. Purchasing Council

Awards:

•  8 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze medals in Chef de Cuisine Culinary Arts Competitions
•  Two M.V.P.  (Most Valuable Promotion) Awards, sponsored by the NRA and Pepsi-Cola