Story Behind the Smile

Eat'n Park Hospitality Group team members share their experiences to paint a vivid picture of the evolution of a 75-year-old family-oriented, community-minded company. They trace its transformation from a single carhop restaurant into a multi-dimensional hospitality group with concepts throughout the eastern half of the United States.

As they follow this once burger-and-shake company with a long history of innovating, readers will enjoy learning how a round sugar cookie from the owner's youth went on to become an instantly recognizable icon and the inspiration behind the company's highly motivating purpose to Create a Smile(R).

The Story Behind the Smile relays how Eat'n Park Hospitality Group leaders have blended business savvy with a genuine concern for people to become one of the nation's admired and successful businesses.