Eat'n Park: The Story Behind the Smile

The Story Behind the Smile paints a vivid picture of the evolution of Eat’n Park, a 75-year-old family-oriented company, from its beginnings as a carhop restaurant to today’s multi-dimensional hospitality company whose business units include a restaurant division and a contract dining division that serves universities, colleges, and corporations throughout the MidAtlantic states. This once burger-and-shake business has a long and creative history of innovation. Readers learn how the round sugar cookie from the owner’s youth went on to become the instantly recognizable icon and inspiration behind the company’s highly motivating purpose to Create a Smile. Filled with behind-the-scenes stories, interviews and insights, this captivating history tells the story of how the company has blended food and business savvy with a genuine concern for people to become one of the nation’s most admired and successful businesses.