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A big Friday shoutout to our very own Nathan D’Andrea for being featured in @spoon_michigan’s latest article⁠ 🎉🎉
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He’s been a hustler since day one and his hard work throughout the evolution of babo, Fred’s, and now @wilmasannarbor has not gone unnoticed. We appreciate all that he does for SavCo and are so happy to have him as a part of the team. Check out the article now — link in our bio!⁠
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Meet Taylor Higgins one of our longest SavCo Employees! He started at Sava’s as a server back in 2010 while still in graphic design school and is now our Lead Designer at SavCo, designing everything your eye can see at our restaurants! From bar remodels and light fixtures to advertising campaigns, menus, and more, Taylor is the full designer package and ideal SavCo Employee! His pursuit for design perfection, continuous self improvement, and mindful business really makes him one of a kind and so deserving of our Hustler Employee Spotlight💪🎉⁠
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Sava knew he’d be a “SavCo Lifer” ever since in his initial interview at Sava's when his response to our hiring manager Felicia's question: “Are you a hustler?” was... "HELL YEAH". Nine years later, he’s still hustlin' his way around our restaurants as one of our dearest homegrown champions! We truly can’t imagine what we’d do without you TayTay! 💓⁠

Thanks for the love @oregonpinotcamp Kelsey is our favorite!! 🍷💕🎉
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Campers of OPC: Kelsey Wonsavage, wine director of @savco_hospitality in Ann Arbor, Michigan, says her favorite part of #opc2019 was the Sense of Place workshop following the morning soil pit excursion. "I loved being in the dirt, and then seeing that comparison and tasting it directly was amazing––a really, really cool experience," Kelsey says. She loves Pinot with "a good gamey piece of meat or seared duck." Sounds good to us! #CampersofOPC #theylikeourdirt

We're so proud to support the @a2skatepark and their 5th Anniversary Light Up The Park Fundraising Event this Sunday! You won't want to miss this event, there'll be music, food, contests, All Girls Skate from 9–11, demos and so much more! Get out there and support your favorite skatepark! 💡🛹🎉

#supportlocal #michiganskateboarding #a2katepark #savcohospitality #poweredbysavco

Last week, Raise the Bar, a program offered through U of M's Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center did a workshop with our entire management team around Workplace Culture and Sexual Harassment.⠀
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The workshop was a space for our managers to reflect on personal and company values and the kind of work environments we've worked hard to create at SavCo. It was an opportunity for our managers to increase their awareness around sexual assault and consent, important topics that are relevant to the restaurant industry and today's society. We learned skills on how to intervene in problematic situations and discussed how we would handle different scenarios that can come up in a restaurant work setting, both within our staff and with guests. We are looking forward to extending Workplace Culture and Sexual Harassment training to our entire organization in the coming year!⠀
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We are so excited for our new restaurant!!! Follow along @dixborohouse 🎉🎉 ・・・
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After two long hard years of working through zoning and design challenges, we’ve finally received our building permit for Dixboro House! I’m so excited to take y’all behind the scenes of the development of this legacy project – restoring over 100 years of restaurant history on a magnificent 6.5 acres in Dixboro Village 😋⠀⠀
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Last week, SavCo Hospitality was honored to participate in A2 Public School’s Lunch & Learn panel, an event where local businesses were invited to speak with high school students to tell them about their career paths and answer their questions. Sava and a few other SavCo team members met with some incredibly engaged and curious students of Huron High School, many of whom are in the culinary arts program. We had such a wonderful experience and were so impressed with the insightful questions the students asked – we're hoping that the conversations also inspired students to want to join the SavCo Team in the future!!

Say hello to Dean! He's our third edition of Employee of the Month at @aventura_ann_arbor!! 🎉⁣
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Dean is a veteran server at Aventura and certainly for a reason! He's always willing to help the team, rolls with the punches, and is a straight up animal when it comes to handling volume and staying cool under pressure. ⁣
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We're lucky to have Dean here and can't wait to see what the future holds for this guy at SavCo and his personal life as well! Congrats Dean!! 👏🏻👏🏻

This past Tuesday, a group of the @savas_ann_arbor team members went on a tour of @zingermansbakehouse to see how their amazing breads and pastries are made! 🍞🤓⁣⠀
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Such an impressive and well-organized operation making artisan breads on the daily! Our team walked away with some cool stories to share about the Zingerman's breads we offer at Sava's and all the care taken to make them so special. Big thanks to Jaison and the Bakehouse crew! 👏🏻⁣⠀
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#SavasAnnArbor #Savas #Zingermans #ZingermansBakehouse #SupportLocal #PoweredBySavCo

Meet Maggie – the quintessential Hospitalitarian!⁣
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What’s a Hospitalitarian you ask? Here at @savco_hospitality, we see it as a person who is authentically generous, welcoming, and passionate about taking care of others. Whether Maggie is in one of our dining rooms or holding our company orientation, her presence fills the room with warmth and kindness. She makes people feel recognized and valued through her attention to detail in every interaction and every aspect of the guest and employee experience. She'll remember your name, your favorite dish, and find any way to go above and beyond to make people feel good. Plus, she teaches others how to do it too! No wonder she’s our company trainer and oversees our greatest assets… our people! Lastly, Maggie is a @ushgnyc alum, bringing that New York signature hospitality right here to Ann Arbor. We’re so grateful for you Maggie! 💕⁣
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Here's a few random tidbits about Maggie to get to know her better:⁣ Maggie is originally from the Finger Lakes region of Upstate NY, a lake person much like many Michiganders, and enjoys running outside, cooking, puzzles, and miniature things! Her spirit animal is a fox, but not a cunning fox, a bushy-tailed, frolicking through the meadow-type fox. She’s an organized person who is energetic and playful at times, but also a quiet observer. Maggie’s partner is the one who bestowed this spirit animal on her when they first started dating because he said she was a bit inconspicuous 🦊⁣

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We believe in the power and practice of hospitality and that it can transform the world one small act at a time. Our approach to hospitality is deeply rooted in Besa, the ancient Albanian code of honor that guides our dedication to hospitality and insists that anyone we encounter is to be welcomed, honored and well taken care of.

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