After the war, foodservice headed toward more sophisticated, industrial plant feeding, school cafeterias, hospitals, recreational feeding. Catering started to grow. Mouskondis watched the rise and proliferation of the restaurant chains. We saw Dee Anderson build his chain, Dee's Family Restaurants. Mouskondis readily admits that success doesn't come without sacrifice.
People have no idea what the price is to be successful until they pay it.
While working to build the business, Mouskondis couldn't keep regular hours or expect his weekends to be free. My wife, Elyse, would often be waiting long hours for me to come home. Or we couldn't make a reservation or plans without being flexible enough to change our plans at the last minute. He credits Elyse for her understanding, patience, and supportive attitude. I had to be flexible in my life and subservient to my business a lot.