Chris Schaller
Retail / Food and Beverage Professional
- Role
- General Manager at Wawa, Inc.
- Location
- Arlington, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
General Manager
Jun 2020 — Present · Northern Virginia, VA, US
Hired, trained, coached, and developed 30–40 team members, strengthening internal pipelines and improving retention through structured training and people-first leadership.Improved category performance by optimizing merchandising, inventory accuracy, labor deployment, and foodservice execution.Built a culture of guest-first hospitality through strong floor presence, transparent communication, and community engagement.Managed financial targets across labor, waste, cash handling, and cost of goods, consistently meeting or exceeding benchmarks.Ensured full compliance with safety, sanitation, HR, and regulatory requirements, maintaining an organized, audit-ready environment.
Skills
- Event Management
- Food Service
- New Restaurant Openings
- Fine Dining
- Menu Development
- Sanitation
- Restaurant Management
- Hospitality
- Cuisine
- Event Planning
- Servsafe
- Open Table
- Micros
- Culinary Skills
- Sales
- Culinary Management
- Pre-Opening
- Food & Beverage
- Gourmet
- Customer Service
- Recruiting
- Wine
- Management
- Hospitality Management
- Menu Costing
- Hospitality Industry
- Food
- Hiring
- Food Cost Management
- Banquets
- Recipes
- Catering
- P&L
- Pre-Opening Experience
- Employee Training
- Labor Control
- Restaurants
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