You can purchase the book on amazon if you wish to read. Organizational structure of boston pizza international inc 6328 words 26 pages research project on organizational structure and design of boston pizza international inc. Walter james treliving oc born 12 may 1941 is a canadian businessman, venture capitalist, and television personality. Boston pizza has been named as one of canadas 50 best managed companies since 1993. Taken from jim trelivings private herd boston pizza. Its management team consists of chairmen and owners jim treliving and george melville. Melville parlayed that initial boston pizza franchise into 17 more in western canada. Jim treliving news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2010 learn how and when to remove.
Mark pecinda, the president and chief executive officer, and wes bews, the chief financial officer. Making the right ones, righting the wrong ones by jim treliving 20140107 jim treliving on. Jim treliving is a police officer turned pizza king. A few years later, jim left the police force to open his own boston pizza in penticton.
Especially after i read the story about boston pizzas chief contractor one of trelivings closest friends, barry hughes. Boston pizza began in edmonton, alberta, on august 12, 1964, when a greek immigrant, gus agioritis, opened boston pizza and spaghetti house. He is the chairman and owner of treliving management and boston pizza. The former rcmp officer is the owner and chairman of the popular restaurant. Decisions by jim treliving is one of my favorite books.
Jim treliving is the chairman and owner of one of canadas most beloved restaurant chains, boston pizza international bpibut thats just the tip of the. He is on the board of the hockey canada foundation, a coowner of mr. Owner of boston pizza and author of upcoming book, decisions. Jim starts the book sharing his story as a 27yearold rcmp officer in prince george bc. Jim treliving murdoch mysteries jim treliving wikipedi. Treliving started his work life as an rcmp officer, then on a whim and with no restaurant experience grabbed the chance with a policing partner to. Boston pizza has been voted one of the 50 bestmanaged private. In 1968, he noticed the growing popularity of boston pizza and purchased the. Jim sets the corporate strategy for boston pizza, bostons the gourmet pizza restaurant and sports bar boston pizzas u. I think the neat thing with jim is that it happened a little bit later in life, in his 60s. It was written as a business book, but it has a lot of family lessons as well.
Lube and has interests in real estate development and sports franchising. Through treliving management jim also owns the stonebrook benchlands development overlooking okanagan lake, real estate company white rock commercial, velofix holdings ltd, and custom food manufacturer kitchen partners limited. He is on the board of hockey canada, is a coowner of mr. Jim treliving chairman and owner, boston pizza international inc. Now, in his first book, jim reveals the secrets of his success, taking you. Treliving is the chairman and owner of casualdining restaurant company boston pizza, a franchisor. The companys sister brand, boston pizza, has over 400 locations throughout canada and is the no. Jim treliving has earned his net worth through his business ventures as a chairman and owner of boston pizza in partnership with his partner george melville. Lube and interests in real estate and sports franchising. An affable prairie boy, he took the leap from the rcmp and started to build a global empire. Decisions jim treliving ebook harpercollins publishers. Boston pizza, an international corporation essay 1182.
But its the deals hes made outside the denand his knack for operationsthats truly impressive. Jim runs boston pizza international, which is now in multiple countries. The clip, which is from the cbc show strombo, features an interview with investor jim treliving, whose many properties include boston pizza, the chain famous for xing out its name on the. Organizational structure of boston pizza international inc. He has been a director of the boston pizza foundation since its. Jim treliving is chairman and owner of boston pizza international inc.
Boston pizza royalties income fund the fund is a limited purpose open ended trust with an excellent track record for investors since its ipo in 2002. Covering the big decisionsfrom what to do with your life to how to source capital, find partners, handle. Then, in 1983, they bought out the entire 44restaurant boston pizza chain from then. Lube, dermal laser centres, a real estate company called white rock commercial. He is the chairman and owner of treliving management and boston pizza jim treliving discussion. Jim treliving on how to get along with your business partner. Cbc dragon jim treliving signs copies of his new book decisions at a private event at an ontario boston pizza last week. In his first book, jim shows why today, hes not only surviving, hes thriving in a volatile 20thcentury global market.
Simply choosing pizza that evening became one of his most pivotal decisions, though the impact wouldnt be felt for some time. Both jim treliving and george melville have been in a. Jim treliving is the chairman and owner of one of canadas most beloved restaurant chains, boston pizza international bpibut thats just the tip of the iceberg of his accolades. By 1970, boston pizza had 17 locations in western canada, 15 of which were franchised one of the first franchisees was jim treliving, a royal canadian mounted police officer. In addition to his professional responsibilities, jim is active in giving back to the community. Boston pizza international started in therory in penticton bc, in a beautiful small town.
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