Age: 58. Why he's rising: Last year Street formed Consolidated Restaurant Companies with partners Steve Hartnett, John Harkey and John Cracken. CRC purchased El Chico Restaurants for $60 million and, later, Spaghetti Warehouse for $61 million...
Age: 40. Why he's rising: When he was tapped a year ago to lead the Foundation, Caldeira promised to build a bridge between it and other industry assocations. He's done it in spades with groups such as the Women's Food-service Forum, the...