
The dm&a Podcast: Eavesdropping on John Herzog
Listen in as I, John Herzog, have candid, casual conversations with healthcare foodservice people from all areas of the spectrum. Foodservice directors, vendors, executive chefs, cooks, dietitians, managers, inspirational leaders, anyone in my contacts list is fair game. Who are the people in our industry? How do they see our industry changing? How did they ever get into healthcare food service to begin with? Eavesdrop on my phone calls and find out.
The dm&a Podcast: Eavesdropping on John Herzog
How Being a Barfly Helped Me in Healthcare Retail Food Service
Dennis Brennan is a lifelong food and beverage professional whose experiences have included high volume nightclub / entertainment complexes, restaurants, hotels, and the healthcare industry. With America’s Original Sports Bars, Dennis helped open properties in Philadelphia, St. Louis and in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. The restaurants were affiliated with Baseball Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and Lou Brock. Hotels included Sheratons, Radissons and Holiday Inns along with independents. Starting his own consulting business in 2002, Dennis soon acquired a contract with Temple Health System to work with their retail operations. Eventually, Dennis joined Temple Health System as Director of Nutrition Services at Northeastern Hospital in 2006. Since 2009, Dennis has worked as the Retail Food Operations Manager at Reading Hospital. Reading Hospital now features 6 separate retail food operations grossing over $8 million annually.
Active in the local chapter, Philadelphia - South Jersey AHF, Dennis currently serves as President of the Board.
In his spare time, Dennis likes to spoil his wife Linda and dog, Barney, also enjoys woodworking, history and travel.