Bibliograph

Out of the Dog House, turning a $1,100 investment into a billion-dollar profit, Dick Portillo with Don Yaeger

Type

Label

Out of the Dog House, turning a $1,100 investment into a billion-dollar profit, Dick Portillo with Don Yaeger

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Out of the Dog House

Oclc number

1051776832

Responsibility statement

Dick Portillo with Don Yaeger

Sub title

turning a $1,100 investment into a billion-dollar profit

Summary

"In 1963, Dick Portillo built a 6'x12' trailer with no running water or bathroom and opened a simple hot dog stand in Villa Park, Illinois. He called it The Dog House. More than 50 years and 50 locations later, his namesake Portillo's restaurants are a Windy City institution, famous for perfect, Chicago-style dogs. In [this book], Portillo tells the incredible story of his life, sharing the ingenuity and hard-earned wisdom that went into building a beloved restaurant chain. From a modest childhood as the son of Greek and Mexican immigrants, to the core principles that became essential in growing a national business, this is a singular, at times surprising, tale of how one man crafted his own American dream, one hot dog at a time." -- Book jacket

Table Of Contents

Humble beginnings -- Family struggles -- Life in the marines -- Moving back to Chicago -- A mother-in-law's approval -- Time to expand -- Building an organization -- Sacrifice -- What I learned from failure -- The roaring 80s and 90s -- California dreaming -- The importance of competition -- Hello, Arizona -- The pillars of success -- Gift or curse? -- Only in America -- The decision to sell

Target audience

adult

Classification