Thomas Pate:  

Life Thomas Pate, is the Vice President of Management Training and Development and an Officer for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. Cracker Barrel, was founded in 1969 and has become a premier restaurant and retail operation, as reflected in its top consumer ranking for the last seventeen years. The concept blends moderately priced, home-style country cooking with a unique gift shop at 800+ stores, located along interstate highways primarily in the Southeast and Midwest. Thomas’s, responsibilities include restaurant management training, retail management training, management development, bilingual training, all internship/externship programs, hotel operations and corporate facility planning. Thomas’, hard work and effort in leading and coaching the Training and Management Development Department staff, assures that quality training for future restaurant and retail managers will be provided. His mission is to supply a basic curriculum of programs and courses that wi...Expand for more