Tom Traina

Business Broker/Commercial Real Estate Agent Specializing In The Restaurant/Eating & Drinking Industry
PrincipalLicense# 471.021331
Eatz & AssociatesBarrington, IL (847) 651-3834
ABOUT

TOM TRAINA: * Subway Franchisee 5 Locations 1987-1991 (4 Years) * Owner/Operator Full Service Restaurant/Bar 1991-2004 (13 Years) * Owner/Operator Fast Casual Restaurant 1998-2000 (2 Years) * Owner/Recruiter National Hospitality Recruiting Company 2004-2010 (6 Years) * Owner/Broker EatZ & Associates 2003-Present (Currently 21+ Years) * Owner/Managing Broker/Licensed Real Estate Agent – EatZ Real Estate Group LLC TED ARETOS: * Owner/Operator Multi-State Valet Parking Company 2005-2012 (7+ Years) * Owner/Operator Full Service Restaurant & Bar 2007-2009 (2 Years) * Owner/Operator Full Service Restaurant & Bar 2010-2012 (2 Years) * Owner/Operator Award Winning Fast Casual Concept 2009-2017 (8.5 Years) * Broker EatZ & Associates 2017 – Present (7+ Years) * Owner/Broker/Licensed Real Estate Agent – EatZ Real Estate Group LLC TIM RYAN William Rainey Harper College – Hotel/Restaurant Management Manager – Dominick’s Finer Foods Inc 1985-1990 (5 Years) Subway Franchisee 5 Locations 1988-2019 (30 Years) Owner/Operator Pizza Place Multiple Locations 1998-2003 (5 Years) Member Subway Co-Op Advertising Board 2000-2019 (19 Years) Subway Consultant 2013 – 2019 (6 Years) Broker EatZ & Associates 2019 – Present (5+ Years) PAT MAHONEY: * General Manager/Kitchen Manager – Casual Steakhouse Chain 1992-2000 (8 Years) * Sales/Marketing Associate – Sysco Foodservice 1999-2004 (5 Years) * Owner/Operator – Full Service Restaurant/Bar 2004-2006 (2 Years) * Owner/Operator – Carryout/Delivery/Catering Pizza Shop 2006 – 2018 (12 Years) * Broker Eatz & Associates 2018 – Present (6+ Year) * Broker/Licensed Real Estate Agent – EatZ Real Estate Group LLC TAMI HILLIER: * INTRAV, Senior International Director 1993-1998 (5 Years) * INTRAV, Director of Sales 1998-2001 (3 Years) * Luxury Domain, VP of Sales & Marketing 2001-2004 (2 Years) * Kahala Franchise Company, VP of Cold Stone Creamery Sales 2004–2008 (4 Years) * Broker EatZ & Associates 2008-Present (Currently 16+ Years) * Broker/Licensed Real Estate Agent – Keller Williams Realty Professionals THEO THEODOSIADIS * Cambridge University/Rosary College Graduate – Economics/Finance * Chicago Board of Trade – Soybean Option Trader & Risk Manager 1992-1998 (6 Years) * Owner/Operator Multiple Commercial Projects & Direct Management of * Multi-Family Developments + Business Brokering 1998-2014 (16 Years) * Co-Owner/Operator of Multiple QSR & Full Service Restaurants 2009-Present (11 Years) * Broker EatZ & Associates 2020-Present (4+ Years) * Broker/Licensed Real Estate Agent STEPHEN ROSS * Purdue University Graduate – English Literature * The Culinary Institute of America, AOS, Culinary Arts 2002-2004 (2 Years) * Internship – North Pond Restaurant Chicago, IL 2003 (1 Year) * Sous Chef – Table 52 Chicago, IL 2007-2008 (1 Year) * Chef De Partie – NOMI Park Hyatt Chicago 2009-2014 (5 Years) * Owner/Operator/Executive Chef – Mortar & Pestle Restaurant 2015-2022 (7 Years) * Broker EatZ & Associates 2022-Present (2+ Years)

  • Specialties
    Landlord Rep (Retail), Tenant Rep, Tenant Rep (Retail)
  • Languages
    English
  • Markets
    Chicago
  • Property Types
    Hospitality, Industrial, Land, Office, Retail, Flex, Specialty
  • Awards
    What Sets Us Apart: We Know Restaurants-Building/Buying/Financing/Leasing/Owning/Operating/Selling! - 36+ Yrs of Experience in the Restaurant Industry - 21+ Yrs of Experience in Restaurant Operations - 21+ Yrs of Experience Restaurant Brokering/Sales
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  • Education
    TOM TRAINA - Purdue University TIM RYAN - Harper College TED ARETOS - University of IL PAT MAHONEY - University of WI TAMI HILLIER - University of Puget Sound THEO THEODOSIADIS -Cambridge University/Rosary College STEPHEN ROSS - Purdue University


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