Nashville, TN, Oct 10, 2009 -- Several decades ago, Cordia
Harrington was a franchise owner/operator of three McDonald’s restaurants in
the Midwest. This was quite an accomplishment for a woman in the 1980s, but
Cordia Harrington has always had a grand vision for herself and her family.
One year later, still working in the restaurant all day and smelling like french fries, it occurred to Cordia Harrington that the McDonald’s bread suppliers did not have the level of operation necessary to keep up with demand. Cordia Harrington knew that she could do better.
For four years, McDonald’s told her “No.” They told her to stay out of the baking business and just run her three restaurants. But Cordia Harrington knew that McDonald’s needed her and she continued to lobby tirelessly for her vision.
“If you know you can do something, don’t let anybody tell you ‘No,’” says Cordia Harrington, “because when you get a ‘No,’ it only means that you haven’t talked to the right person or you haven’t asked the right question yet.”
Clearly, her perseverance paid off, because after four years of “No,” McDonald’s gave Cordia Harrington the opportunity she had been waiting for. Today, Cordia Harrington is known as The Bun Lady, because she owns The Bun Company, a baking conglomerate that supplies buns and English muffins to over 600 McDonald’s locations. And McDonald’s is just one of Cordia Harrington’s many national clients.
Contact:
Cordia Harrington
Nashville Bun Company
2975 Armory Dr.
Nashville, TN USA 37204
Phone: 615-256-6500
Fax: 615-256-2084
www.buncompany.com
One year later, still working in the restaurant all day and smelling like french fries, it occurred to Cordia Harrington that the McDonald’s bread suppliers did not have the level of operation necessary to keep up with demand. Cordia Harrington knew that she could do better.
For four years, McDonald’s told her “No.” They told her to stay out of the baking business and just run her three restaurants. But Cordia Harrington knew that McDonald’s needed her and she continued to lobby tirelessly for her vision.
“If you know you can do something, don’t let anybody tell you ‘No,’” says Cordia Harrington, “because when you get a ‘No,’ it only means that you haven’t talked to the right person or you haven’t asked the right question yet.”
Clearly, her perseverance paid off, because after four years of “No,” McDonald’s gave Cordia Harrington the opportunity she had been waiting for. Today, Cordia Harrington is known as The Bun Lady, because she owns The Bun Company, a baking conglomerate that supplies buns and English muffins to over 600 McDonald’s locations. And McDonald’s is just one of Cordia Harrington’s many national clients.
Contact:
Cordia Harrington
Nashville Bun Company
2975 Armory Dr.
Nashville, TN USA 37204
Phone: 615-256-6500
Fax: 615-256-2084
www.buncompany.com