OCR Text |
Show The Newspaper Thursday, June 10, 1982 Paae A9 m Escape to Park City, Ut. 1 MaffkettnpIiaKg o ooo o 0 000 0 ooooo r fflllllllllHIIHIIIIII Illllnr Mrs. Field's cookie empire has Park City future j ) - j I 1 S ' by Morgan Queal Debra Field is very serious about chocolate chip cookies. She is so serious, in fact, that her business, Mrs. Field's Chocolate Chippery, Inc., promises to become the largest year-around employer employ-er in town. Mrs. Field, 25, former model, mother of two, beautiful beau-tiful and thin, has moved the corporate headquarters of her cookie empire to Park City. By the end of this year she'll oversee the operation of 80 stores from California to Chicago, and she sees the Debra Field business as eventually being international in scope. Right now, corporate offices of-fices are in Park Meadows Plaza. Next year they'll be moved into Silver Mill, the proposed $8 million commercial commer-cial and retail development being built on Main Street next summer by developer Mike Doilney and Randy Field, investment counselor and financier, also Debbi Field's husband. When the Field cookie enterprise moves onto Main Street, it should eventually employ around 150 people. It 1 y v. t I I II Jm f'i " I .1 A K: r:yt . La Von Haedt Great Garb moves to Main Street Great Garb, a women's specialty shop, has moved from its Holiday Village location lo-cation to 613 Main Street in the Design Coalition Building. Build-ing. They now occupy the downstairs space, formerly Design Coalition Furniture, which has moved to the second sec-ond level in the rear. Great Garb has been in business in Salt Lake for over ten years prior to the move to Park City in December De-cember 1981. According to LaVon Haedt, owner and manager, "the new space provides a perfect showcase for our merchandise, and we are extremely happy to be on Main Street and hope that our new friends in Park City will visit us in our new location". Mrthday Stars June 10 Dick Doty June 11 Rick Cannard BillNewland Lindy Anderson Cathy Snoddy Torry Hogle June 12 Jim Lawrence Riva Hazelrigg Jeoffrey Palmer June 13 Martin Fenton Collen Murnin Vivian Cropper June 14 Debbie Reade Kenny George Hank Louis Francis Boise June 15 Chris Eisenberg Stephanie Palmer June 16 Scott Beall Scott "Fatback" Richards Cliff Bergman Benson Ashburner will be the national training center for store manager and employees, with two local retail outlets used as training grounds one in Silver Mill and the other at the Park City Ski Area. And training employees to put out the best possible cookie is Mrs. Field's foremost fore-most concern. She is so concerned about quality, in fact, that she refuses to go the franchise route. All the stores are company-owned. "We have stacks of letters from people wanting a franchise. fran-chise. But I am not interested inter-ested in short term profits; I am interested in long-term quality, and I believe that quality would suffer under franchises. "No one will ever care as much as I do," Mrs. Field said. "I want the same quality as I put out for my family." Family is where Mrs. Field is coming from. She grew up in California, one of five girls. Her father was a welder; her mother, a housewife. house-wife. Debbi got into baking chocolate chip cookies in high school, and later, when she married Randy Field at the age of 20, her cookies became his addiction. In 1977, she put together her first cookie store in Palo Alto, California. Five years later, she's president of the company that currently runs 42 stores, seven of those in Utah. The Fields have been coming to their condominium condomini-um here for several years. Last December, they made the proverbial one-way trip, and now are permanent residents of the community. Mrs. Field believes it's an absolute sin to sell bad cookies. Her motto is, "If it's not great, don't sell it." The cookies, she said, must always be fresh; the dough can't sit for more than two hours. The cookies must always be soft and chewy. "We strive for the very best; we never compromise," compro-mise," she said. The training of store managers and staff is the key to the success of each outlet, she said. And that's why the training center in Park City will be so important. impor-tant. Personnel train for three to six months, and if they put out bad cookies, they're trained some more. "We are looking for people who enjoy baking. We're a family, and people's skills are important," Mrs. Field said. Much of the administrative administra-tive staff will move up from the ranks, but many other will be hired locally. "If people are willing to work," she said, "we can make stars out of them. "We want to create a company where people come to work and love what they are doing. It's a very emotional thing with me. My husband is the brain behind the business; I am its heart and soul. And I feel good about what I'm doing.' Mrs. Field also feels good about living in Park City. "It's the greatest thing that ever happened to us. It's exciting and fun, and people have been so willing to take us in as friends. She also is looking forward to raising her daughters, Jenessa, eight months, and Jessica, who will be three in July, in a small community. Her concerns do not stop with cookies and family. A share of the business profits are contributed to research in cystic fibrosis, which she noted is the number one genetic killer of children, passed on by parental genes and often affecting more than one, or all, children in a family. "It's a tragic disease, and I learned that there were people in my company affected by it people with brothers and sisters with the disease. In the meantime, it appears ap-pears that Debbi Field is one of those rare, lucky and motiviated people whose life is going exactly as she wants it to. "For me, this is all a dream come true," she said. "I come to work and have fun. I'm a cookie person, and I'm geared to people. It's such a positive business, and customers are always smiling. smil-ing. "My goal is to be the best, to build a great company." (prospector iP ATHLETIC CLUB at (prospector gquare 649 6670 Fitness Fun! Classes begin June 7!i BODY DYNAMICS Val Cowan The 'Dynamic Way to Fitness' (Formerly Dance Aerobics) Mon., Wed., Thurs., 6 - 7:30 p.m. Tues.,Fri.,9-10:30a.m. SWIMMING SueBroder Mon., Wed., Fri. 8-9, A.A.U. Swim Team 9 - 9:30, Beg. Swimming 9:30 -10:30, Adv. Beginner 10:30 -11:30, Intermediate Swimming 11:30 -12 noon, Moms and Tots (18 mos - 3 yrs.) Tues., Thurs. 8-9:30, A.A.U. Swim Team 9:30 -10 a.m., Moms and Tots (6 mos -18 mos.) TENNIS DaveErvin Mon., Wed. Ladies, 9:30-11 a.m. Tennis Tots (under 7 j l-2p.m. Rising Stars, 2 - 3 p.m. Juniors Team, 3 - 4:30 p.m. Beg. Adult, 6 -7:30 p.m. Intermediate Adult, 7:30 - 9 p.m. TAICHI J. Markel Time to be arranged. COED WEIGHT TRAINING Scott Siemon Mon, Thurs. 10-11 a.m. Wed. 6 7 p.m. For more information on class fees, call 649-6670 today!! KarrT'Wftl V U mm ..mi yiiillllll SEASON OPENER TENNIS TOURNAMENT JUNE 24th - JUNE 27th Mens & Ladies A, B, C, Singles and Doubles. $10 entry fee. Final day party and awards. Fa mum. w V4 S - The Sanctuary is located in a clean mountain resort. It is founded and directed by Jeanette Farnsworth. Inexpensive programs for men and women. Special without-lodging rates: $35day, minimum one week, or $30day, three weeks or more. Our holistic weight loss and health program offers lo-cal gourmet meals also, planned and optional activities. It will revitalize you! Call 801-649-5555 or 801-363-6413, ext. 6205. National Lifestyle Institute Red Pine, ParkWest Remember old wha t's his name on Father's Day ... . f SyiilillliKlliM"1' , K- 'V'' ' ih i w yx - uf t; I.. .! " A :-'" miiiiiwiiiH nr - I V . .ijiimmrii iOt'i : ' 1111 ,l f and be sure to take advantage of great buys during our Father's Day weekend eale. Sat. 10-6,Sun. 10-4 park city furniture & design the emporium, hwy. 248 east p.o. box 1 088, park city, Utah, 84060 801 649-6913 new summer hours: 10 a.m. -6 p.m. park city's only furniture store 4,000 sq. foot showroom professional design services available. I Ihr !rmrtpaprr Urnphir Vnla .OUNTAIN REALTY 1030 PARK AVENUE 649-9891 363 IPaffk Aveimuae ' f t i i M - - n-' "i jf?r i : iff t I s W & 4 4 i 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath Substantial Price Reduction Seller will carry paper at 13 $89,000 i3 |