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John Martin is widely respected as an innovator and change leader for the entire food service industry. Martin joined the PepsiCo family as President of La Petite Boulangerie in 1983. In August of the same year, he was named President of Taco Bell. As President, then Chairman and CEO, Martin grew Taco Bell Corp. from a system of 1,500 restaurants and less than $600 million in sales in 1982 to over 25,000 feeding locations worldwide and $5 billion in sales. In 1996, after leading Taco Bell for more than 13 years, Martin went on to become Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo Casual Dining and was responsible for overseeing the sale of their three casual dining concepts: Chevy�s Mexican Restaurants, California Pizza Kitchen, and East Side Marios. Mr. Martin�s vision was to develop a portfolio of signature, upscale casual dining restaurants in Southern California. | 