2025 Horst Schulze Award for Excellence in Hospitality
L. Nick Davis
L. Nick Davis ‘84, currently serves as President, CEO, CMO and majority shareholder of Momma G’s, Inc., the franchisor of Momma Goldberg’s Delis. He also serves as President, CEO and sole shareholder of The Davis Companies.
Graduating from Auburn University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science in Economics, Davis took that educational foundation and applied it to business. Upon graduation, he joined Taco Bell Corporation as a manager trainee serving for seven years in positions of increasing responsibility including..
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