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K.C. Gulbro shared thisDear Vietnam Veterans, We weren't around to welcome you home on March 29th, 1973. So Copper Fox and FoxFire are here to welcome you home Tomorrow!! Tuesday, March 29th is National Vietnam Veterans Day! To honor those who served, we welcome you out for 50% off your entree for lunch or dinner. Dine-in Only This Tuesday. Make your Reservations Today! www.copper-fox.com / www.foxfiregeneva.com #veterans
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K.C. Gulbro shared thisJoin FoxFire in Helping the Kids at St. Jude's! Make your reservations for our annual Luau to fight Kids Cancer! August 13th- Make your reservations at www.foxfiregeneva.com or call 630-232-1369
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K.C. Gulbro shared thisCertified Angus Beef Brand is amazing, from the product to the people who work there- and this is an amazing act to help restaurants service this hard time. #restaurauntchallenge - Tag post and share a memory, and event, etc on social media with the hashtag and you will enter your favorite place into a weekly drawing for a chance to win. Check it out at https://lnkd.in/ey9jyXr share with other restaurants and chefs and get the word out! amazing God Bless!
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K.C. Gulbro shared thisStill fighting- #openIllinois In our current Case, we have asked for discovery, so the Governor to provide his numbers and the science in which he is ruling. We have been stonewalled and delayed by their team. It is a tactic being used in hopes we will run out of funding, and drop our case, not based on argument, but on financials. we are hoping that the Judge will force his hand. While we wait, we have filed an appeal to the state's Supreme Court Right now, we are asking for a fair trial- free of politics. Our hopes are that we will be given one based on the law and due process. We feel our team has made strong arguments in every hearing, and are confident in a victory. In order to do so, we need the Supreme Court to make this ruling and take this case. Foxfire is not just doing this for themselves, a win will be something that will help Moms and Pops, small businesses, and so forth more than any stimulus check or pppl would. A win will also keep the Governor from doing this again, abusing our state's constitution and overreaching based on politics. Giving a voice and hope back to the people of Illinois. And what better timing than the holiday season to do so.
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K.C. Gulbro shared thisLooking to get the staff lunch Thursday- Order today for tomorrow- pick up or dine in www.foxfiregeneva.com or call 630-232-1369. Ask about our catering options!
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K.C. Gulbro shared thisTo our Veterans, FoxFire says Thankyou! We know we would not be where we are today, as a restaurant, or a country without you! FoxFire will be donating 10 percent of our sales today to our Local American Legion Post 75!
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K.C. Gulbro liked thisK.C. Gulbro liked thisThis week, I had the incredible opportunity to present to a group of nearly 100 cattlemen at Purina Mills, LLC. As always, the Purina team is amazing to work with and their facility at Gray Summit is jaw dropping. The level of research and development that goes into their feed is truly unmatched! I gave a live beef cutting demonstration focused on alternative ways to merchandise beef, followed by a sampling session of top sirloin cap grilled on a Weber Kettle. From start to finish, the crowd was engaged, asked great questions, and we had meaningful conversations about how to bring more value to the beef we raise and sell. It was an honor to share what I am passionate about and even better to see how useful and appreciated the information was received. If you're organizing an event, workshop, or producer meeting and are looking for someone to bring practical, engaging beef education to the table (see what I did there? 😉), I’d love to talk. Feel free to reach out here on LinkedIn or via dclark4060@gmail.com
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K.C. Gulbro liked thisK.C. Gulbro liked thisDeath, has been a highly effective educator to me, during my life. Learning how to deal with loss, the anger of the moment, the years of deep feelings that follow, the ability to find peace while dealing your way through supporting others, has shaped who I am today, significantly. We all pay a price when Death visits, I have a brilliant friend who reminded me once that no one and nothings makes you feel anything, that you are the only controller of your feelings. It is you that services your guilt and sadness. Those that love you, surround you, support you, also pay a price as well. Friendships, relationships, marriages, kids, family, careers, can all be lost to grief. We are truly one bad day from "Falling Down". But, We will rise from the ashes, we will find our sunny days, we will learn to carry the pain, not lose to it, but carry the memories in our minds and hearts. Our life is a reminder to have the conversations, stay up late and laugh, hug longer, get angry less, build instead of tear down, plant the right ideas, hate less, learn forever, and be a better friend, family member, or leader. The most important lesson I have learned from death, is that I can survive it, and use its lessons to help others deal with it on their hardest day. "Carry on my wayward son, there will be peace when you are done, lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more."
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K.C. Gulbro liked thisK.C. Gulbro liked thisCertified Angus Beef Brand is my business... Business is Incredible...... Got a chance to dine with @swift and sons steakhouse this week..... With the Culinary leadership team of an incredible partner..... They wanted to know, which tenderloin was better, Certified Angus Beef® or American Wagu. No lie, ours was the clear winner, not by my choice, by theirs. By all measurable standard, ours was the better eating experience. 30 day wet aged, 48oz. Certified Angus Beef® Porterhouse for the win.... I couldn't agree more.... As my mentor always said.... No Bragging, Only Facts!
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K.C. Gulbro liked thisK.C. Gulbro liked thisCongratulations to Tippie's Andrea Luangrath for being named one of the Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Awards recipients. https://lnkd.in/gpmG5-tg “The university should take pride in having recruited such a top scholar and all-around terrific faculty member as Professor Luangrath, and in fostering an environment that has enabled her remarkable talents to thrive,” Dean Amy Kristof-Brown shares.
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K.C. Gulbro liked thisK.C. Gulbro liked thisCongratulations to this year's recipients of the Des Moines Business Record Forty under 40 including Quinlan H. Riser, MBA, CLU®, ChFC® (MBA19) and current Iowa MBA student Manuel E. Gutierrez. Additionally, we'd like to give a huge shoutout to Dan Keough (BBA91) for receiving the 2025 Forty Under 40 Alum of the Year! https://lnkd.in/gxcFsm9m
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K.C. Gulbro liked thisK.C. Gulbro liked thisPause..... A most powerful moment.... When what you don't say, speaks louder than what you do. For me, I imagine it's like pulling a pin on a grenade, letting it burn a few seconds in your hands, and then throwing it into action. Lay out the thought, let it simmer, and then bring in the right cross of words in a way that the audience never sees coming. The announcement that we are here for a bigger impact, than just talking, this is what powerful interactions are all about. An Intentional Verbal Assault, that lets people know, that they should be ready to hold on tight. We came to train, not have a nice conversation. "If it's not Certified, (Pause) It's not the best"
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K.C. Gulbro liked thisK.C. Gulbro liked thisProminent alumnus of The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business gives a shout out to her alma mater while talking with Dave, your TV friend, on Netflix. #letterman
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K.C. Gulbro Of Copper Fox Restaurants: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became a Chef
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See publicationAlways keep learning, even teachers go back to school! It’s so important to keep learning. Not only does it keep you up to date with current trends, it motivates you to try new things. Coming up, I had a chef that had the same four specials every weekend. Soon work became mindless repetition, with no love being put into the recipes anymore. The chef we replaced him with had new specials every weekend, and would even bring in cookbooks and new food magazines to learn new techniques. The…
Always keep learning, even teachers go back to school! It’s so important to keep learning. Not only does it keep you up to date with current trends, it motivates you to try new things. Coming up, I had a chef that had the same four specials every weekend. Soon work became mindless repetition, with no love being put into the recipes anymore. The chef we replaced him with had new specials every weekend, and would even bring in cookbooks and new food magazines to learn new techniques. The continuous flow of creativity in his dishes is what kept our staff excited, and our dining room full.
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