"Great Bread, Amazing People"
A 35-year veteran of the restaurant industry, RJ Dourney is the owner of Hearthstone Associates; a Boston, Ma based restaurant franchisee. The largest Cosi franchisee Hearthstone owns and operates 13 Cosi locations throughout the Boston area with a focus on developing Cosi throughout New England.
Prior to founding Hearthstone Associates, Dourney served as COO for Au Bon Pain, overseeing $250 million business both domestically and internationally. He has extensive operations, real estate and organizational experience having grown multiple concepts throughout the United States.
Prior to joining Au Bon Pain he was Vice President of Operations and Development for North America with Applebee's International, overseeing a $3.1 billion franchise system.
Dourney was with Brinker International for 10 years where he served in a number of operational positions.
Dourney serves on a number of for profit and not for profit boards including Frisch's Restaurants, Inc Board of Directors and the Inner City Scholarship Foundation's Finance Committee. He is a frequent guest on radio talk shows and lectures at the university level on topics such as entrepreneurial leadership, ethics in business and franchising. He lives in the Boston area with his wife and three daughters.
Links
getcosi.comcsfboston.org
Contact
508.435.2100rj@hearthstonea.com
