![]() "We have a fairly advanced education program." "I think we're slowly changing the industry this way," Sweeney said. How managers manage hourly workers is also paramount to the brand's success. That includes scholarships for and helping employees in need. ![]() And we want to do that by changing the lives of our people and the guests." We compete at QSR, we're bound by all of the guardrails that make a concept a QSR, but we want to be at the top of the culinary stack. "The vision is to be at the top of the culinary sector stack. "It was a fresh concept, and they took a lot of pride culinarily," Kep Sweeney, PDQ CEO, told QSRweb in a phone interview. They opened the first PDQ in Tampa in October 2011 on the principles of great food, great hospitality and cleanliness. Together, Basham and Reader discovered a concept in North Carolina called Tenders, purchased the brand and spent two years working on it. Reader's children played competitive sports, affording him the opportunity to visit QSRs in other states. The brand was launched by Outback Steakhouse Co-Founder Bob Basham and MVP Holdings CEO Nick Reader. The brand's founders wanted a healthier option to most QSRs in the market with great service and even better food. short for People Dedicated to Quality - was founded on simple ideals. (In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Vincent’s memory to the Deidre House, 8 Court Street, Morristown, New Jersey 07960.P.D.Q. at the Par-Troy Funeral Home, 95 Parsippany Road, Parsippany. ![]() Visiting hours are on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. Relatives and Friends are invited to attend his Liturgy of Christian Burial, a celebration of his life, at 10:30 a.m. Vincent was a long-time aid, and friend, to the late Assemblyman Alex DeCroce and the late Congressman Dean Gallo. ![]() Vincent also assisted many friends, including his late brother, John, in running for elected office at the local, county, and state levels of government. Vincent was an avid outdoorsman and a self-professed “student of politics interested in sharing his opinion.” Vincent’s calling was in public service, before opening up his own Consulting Firm, Environmental Strategies, he served as the President of the Jersey Battered Women’s Shelter, Deputy Director of the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission, and Second Lieutenant in the National Guard. Equal parts confidant and storyteller, Vincent was engaging and loved his fireside chats as much as dancing the night away. He leaves behind many close friends that he considered family. Vincent’s heart extended beyond his family. He acted as a father figure to many of his nephews and nieces. Vincent shared his heart and his wisdom with everyone. Affectionately known as Daideo to his grandkids, he loved playing with them in the pool, teaching them archery, and coin collecting, and working with them on Social Studies projects. Vincent was a doting grandfather to Nathalia, Padraig, Brennan, and Jameson cherishing every moment spent with them. He was a source of wisdom and support, guiding them through life’s challenges and celebrating their triumphs. Vincent had fond memories of growing up in Lake Parsippany.Īs a father, Vincent was exceptional, instilling in his children, Nicole Fox-Beadle (Jim), Vincent Fox (Ingrid), and Danielle Fox (Benjamin), the values of integrity, perseverance, and the importance of family. The Fox Family moved to New Jersey settling in Parsippany where Vincent spent the majority of his 80 years. He was predeceased by his brothers, John and Robert. He is also survived by his former spouse and mother of his children, Patricia Fox. Vincent was a loving Brother to Barbara Bullwinkel, Susan Turner, and Maryann Fox (In Law). Vincent was born in Pittsburgh, PA, to the late Gertrude “Sally” Fox Braun and the late Vincent P. Fox, Jr., 80, a beloved brother, father, grandfather, friend, and pillar of the community, passed away, surrounded by family, on Monday, September 18, 2023.
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