No Small Potatoes: How a Family Potato Salad Recipe is Fast Becoming a Billion Dollar Business
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (839 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0870716301 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In 1960 when twenty-five-year-old Al Reser became president of the potato salad manufacturing business which his parents began in their Oregon farmhouse kitchen ten years earlier, the company had a dozen or so part-time employees and annual sales of $300,000. Accountants told Al that the business was a likely candidate for bankruptcy. The philanthropy of Al and his family has also made the Reser name familiar to America's college football fans, as the Oregon State University Beavers play their home football games at Reser Stadium. It is a book that will inspire anyone who hopes to grow a small business i
"This is a book by someone who lived the American Dream." according to Skyler This is a book by someone who lived the American Dream. I found this book very inspirational, as I knew Al Reser was well-liked by many fine people and had been incredibly generous to my Alma Mater but I did not know his or his family's story before I read his book.It is a fun read, a fast read, and a real paean to hard work and customer service.. This is a book by someone who lived the American Dream. Skyler 34 I found this book very inspirational, as I knew Al Reser was well-liked by many fine people and had been incredibly generous to my Alma Mater but I did not know his or his family's story before I read his book.It is a fun read, a fast read, and a real paean to hard work and customer service.. . I found this book very inspirational, as I knew Al Reser was well-liked by many fine people and had been incredibly generous to my Alma Mater but I did not know his or his family's story before I read his book.It is a fun read, a fast read, and a real paean to hard work and customer service.. PattyB's said Potato Secrets. Great to see a family working together to bring a product that is sold nationwide and giving back to the community and state they were the working force of. Oregon State students and grads and community members should be proud to have the Reeser Family be a part of history.. Jenni said Can't wait to read this. I used to work for Resers in Beaverton, OR. I can't wait to read this book to see just how this company was started.
He was a true Oregon treasure, a great corporate citizen, and No Small Potatoes is a story that will make all Oregonians proud." --Ted Kulongoski, Governor of Oregon . "Visionary business leader, generous philanthropist, tireless advocate for Oregon State University: Al Reser was all this and more
Ray is the President of Oregon State University. Al Reser was Chairman of the Board of Reser's Fine Foods for fifty years, until his death in 2010.Kerry Tymchuk has served as a top aide to United States Senators Bob Dole and Gordon Smith. . He assisted Bob and Elizabeth Dole in the writing of five books, and worked with Co