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词条 Dan Coudreaut
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  1. Biography

     Culinary career  Accomplishments 

  2. Menu contributions

  3. References

  4. External links

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|occupation = Executive chef, McDonald's, 2004-2018
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Dan Coudreaut (born November 8, 1965) is an American chef. He was the executive chef and vice president of culinary innovation at McDonald's from 2004 to 2018.

Biography

Coudreaut started his culinary career at the age of 14, washing dishes in a local restaurant in his hometown of Ossining, New York.[1] In 1995, he graduated at the top of his class from the Culinary Institute of America (CIA).[2][3]

Culinary career

After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, Coudreaut was hired as executive sous chef at Café Pacific before becoming the club chef at the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, both of which are in Dallas, Texas.[3] In 2000, he moved to the field of chain restaurants, joining Metromedia Company's Ponderosa Steakhouse and Bonanza Family Steakhouse chains as director of culinary product development. He joined McDonald's in 2004, taking over as executive chef from Rene Arend. As executive chef, Coudreaut's main responsibility was helping the creative team of chefs to create concepts and develop new menus for McDonald's approximately 36,900 outlets. He left the company in 2018.[4]

Accomplishments

Coudreaut has been listed among the NRN 50:R&D Culinarians by Nation's Restaurant News in 2003. In 2006, he received the magazine's Chef/Innovator MenuMasters Award.

He also sang lead vocals in Chef Dan and the Appetizers, a classic rock band formed by McDonald's employees in 2008 to raise money for Ronald McDonald Charities.[5]

Menu contributions

Coudreaut was responsible for the addition of several items to McDonald's national menu, including:

  • Asian and Southwest Chicken Salads
  • Angus and Chicken Snack Wraps
  • Angus Burger line of sandwiches
  • McCafe coffee drinks
  • Oatmeal
  • Real Fruit Smoothie beverages
  • Spicy Premium Chicken sandwich

References

1. ^The most powerful chef in America -- Dan Coudreaut's decisions affect millions of diners -- not to mention the edamame industry, March 20, 2007, by Kevin Pang, staff writer for the Chicago Tribune, accessed 8/15/2014.
2. ^{{cite news|title=Dan Coudreaut: the chef with 25m customers |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article5063275.ece |quote= |work=The Times |date=November 2, 2008 |accessdate=2010-08-21 | location=London | first=Matthew | last=Goodman}}
3. ^{{cite news |title=The Challenges for McDonald's Top Chef |url=http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/sep2009/id20090914_256776_page_2.htm |work=Business Week |date=September 14, 2009 |accessdate=2010-08-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123194438/http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/sep2009/id20090914_256776_page_2.htm |archivedate=2010-11-23 |df= }}
4. ^https://www.nrn.com/people/dan-coudreaut-parts-ways-mcdonald-s
5. ^Dan Coudreaut ’95, Senior Director of Culinary Innovation at McDonald’s U.S. - about Chef Dan Coudreaut - at Food Is Life website

External links

  • [https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/about-our-food/meet-our-food-experts/our-chefs/chef-dan-coudreaut.html Chef Dan Coudreaut] at McDonalds.com
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