David Scrivano, 2011 Recipient of Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers’ (CHART) Commitment to People Award

The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART) will present the 2011 Commitment to People Award to David Scrivano, President & CEO of Little Caesars Pizza. He will be honored at the Commitment to People Awards Gala on Monday evening, August 1, 2011, during CHART’s 82nd Semi-Annual Hospitality Training Conference to be held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

“Dave is well known for his ‘open door’ policy. He is committed to connecting with all employees and providing opportunities”

“Created in 1993, this prestigious award is given annually to a CHART member’s CEO/president in the hospitality industry who demonstrates outstanding commitment to the development of his or her associates,” explained Mike Amos, FMP, Franchise Consultant for Perkins & Marie Callender’s and President of CHART. Mike added, “Dave’s dedication, support, and warm approachability to people in his organization are what made him the perfect choice for this year’s award. The right attitude, culture and spirit must (and does) come from the top at Little Caesars.”

Dave Scrivano started in the pizza business nearly 25 years ago as an assistant store manager and has since held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility. A central philosophy of his is to put people first, both employees and those in need in the community.

“Dave inspires all of us to be great leaders. He has incredible vision, dedication and passion, but more importantly, he has the interest in developing others and the compassion for the people around him,” said Dan Walker, National Director of Training and Development, Little Caesars Pizza.

Dave’s commitment to people can be illustrated by several company programs such as: discounts in franchising for veterans, collecting cell phones for soldiers, financial assistance programs for employees, annual employee service awards, monthly recognition for employee’s meeting/exceeding strategic goals, and the Little Caesars Love Kitchen, a mobile restaurant for homeless and disaster victims.

Little Caesars Pizza provides many mentoring and leadership opportunities. Each year, all corporate employees, including Dave, work two days in a restaurant to understand operations first-hand. In return, some in-store employees come to the corporate office to learn what others do. This exchange allows employees to connect and feel they are all part of one organization.

“Dave is well known for his ‘open door’ policy. He is committed to connecting with all employees and providing opportunities,” commented Jeff Drozdowski, Manager of National Training, Little Caesars Pizza. Jeff and Dan also stated that “As Little Caesars Pizza continues to grow; Dave continues to grow his people. He has invested in training programs to further enhance the overall company.”

CHART’s award selection committee reviewed and ranked the Commitment to People nominees in four categories:

• Effective communication of the organization’s culture;
• Programs that demonstrate a commitment to people;
• Efforts to be involved in the development of people; and
• Ability to break down barriers to create opportunities.

The past recipients of this prestigious CHART award are:

Other awards to be presented during CHART’s hospitality training conference in Las Vegas include the Spirit of CHART award as well as the CHART/NRAEF Scholarship and CHART/AHLEF Scholarship awards.

For more information on the CHART conference an/or award presentation, please call 312-405-2634, email or visit .

(), a non-profit professional association founded in 1970, is the leading resource for the development and advancement of hospitality training professional and their organizations. With more than 450 members from more than 300 multi-unit restaurant and hotel companies, CHART represents a workforce of almost five million. CHART includes all facets of hospitality training, learning and performance professionals; from entry level to senior executive. CHART’s mission is to develop hospitality training professionals to advance industry training practices and improve operational results by providing access to education, tools and resources.

Little Caesars Pizza

Little Caesars Pizza founders Michael and Marian Ilitch opened their first restaurant in Garden City, Michigan in 1959. Little Caesars Pizza added more stores in the world in 2010 than any other pizza chain and today is the largest carry-out chain internationally with restaurants on five continents. Little Caesars Pizza is growing in prime markets across the country, and is offering strong franchisee candidates an opportunity for independence with a proven system.

For the fourth year in a row, Little Caesars Pizza was named “Best Value in America”* of all quick-serve restaurant chains. In addition, Little Caesars Pizza offers strong brand awareness with one of the most recognized and appealing characters in the country, Little Caesar.

For more information about Little Caesars visit or call 1.800.553.5776.

* “Highest-Rated Chain – Value for the Money” based on a nationwide survey of quick-service restaurant consumers conducted by Sandelman & Associates, 2010

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