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Apparently, it’s better when other people talk about you than when you talk about yourself. This is definitely a self-selected list (this is my website, so I get to choose), and doesn’t include bad stuff people say about me or my restaurants, because that stuff bums me out.

4/28/25

The GW Hatchet

Chuck Todd, WMATA GM, others speak at TEDxFoggyBottom conference

4/12/25

The Good Men Project

Dan Simons: One Childhood Hardship Away From Empathy and Impact

4/9/25

restaurant development + design

Raising The Bar

3/11/25

FOX5 DC

LION Lunch Hour: March 11, 2025

3/3/25

Washington Business Journal

Founding Farmers readies new Alexandria restaurant

2/27/25

DC News Now

Founding Spirits, Founding Farmers’ newest location

2/24/25

Restaurant Rockstars

431. Secrets to Building a Restaurant Empire - Dan Simons

2/13/25

WUSA9

Founding Farmers to open new location in Alexandria in March

12/14/24

FOX5 DC

Founding Farmers debuts holiday-inspired menu on the Fox 5 After show

12/14/24

FOX5 DC

Founding Farmers unveils new Christmas menu

12/3/24

FOX5 DC

Lion Lunch Hour: December 3, 2024

9/17/24

Restaurant Development + Design

10 Restaurant Design Lessons Chains Can Learn from Indies

9/12/24

Washington Business Journal

Why this Founding Farmers exec is investing in a mental health startup

9/9/24

DC News Now

Mental wellness app set to launch on Wold Suicide Prevention Day

6/28/24

Washington Business Journal

Farmers Restaurant Group ramps up catering game with new $8M facility

4/16/24

OpenTable

Trailblazing restaurateur Dan Simons’s 10 favorite restaurants around DC

4/4/24

The Hospitality Maverick Podcast Show

#257 Dan Simons Co-Owner at Farmers Restaurant Group on Mental Health Resources & Support

12/11/23

Give an Ovation: A Podcast for Restaurants

Exploring Mental Health and Leadership in the Workplace with Dan Simons

11/29/23

The Anxious Achiever Podcast

Want To Run A Good Company? You Can't Ignore Menopause Anymore

09/23/23

The Washington Post

Prospect of government shutdown poses a new threat to U.S. economy

07/24/23

International Business Times

Farmers Restaurant Group: Leading Farmer Ownership, Conscious Capitalism, and Advocacy for Independent Farmers

06/29/23

ALXnow

Founding Farmers coming to Oakville Triangle development

06/28/23

Washington Business Journal

Founding Farmers signs on for Alexandria location

06/28/23

The Zebra Press

Founding Farmers is coming to Alexandria, VA

02/15/23

DC News Now

Grabbing a bite down by the water at Founding Farmers Fishers & Bakers

10/22/22

WTOP

Adding new businesses, drafting legal briefs — how Farmers Restaurant Group and Shulman Rogers became partners in ‘mindful’ growth

08/14/22

The Washington Post

‘Hamilton’ returns to a Kennedy Center, city and world turned upside down

02/15/22

Go Banking Rates

Restaurants Facing More Supply Chain Issues Than Just Food Shortages

02/10/22

FOX5

Vaccine passport requirements affecting DC businesses

01/15/22

Businesses react to ruling against Biden vaccine mandate

11/30/21

WTOP

DC restaurants are adding surcharges; what they call them is not so clear

11/29/21

FOX5

Restaurants charging added fees in attempt to rebound from COVID-19 pandemic

10/29/21

Rockville Nights

David Blair releases plan to help restaurants in race for Montgomery County Executive

10/7/21

Washington City Paper

Restaurants Race to Woo Workers With Financial Advising, Therapy, and Time Off

10/4/21

NPR

Downtown D.C. restaurants are still hurting while neighborhood eateries bounce back

10/4/21

Boston Hospitality Review

The Restaurant of the Future: Blending the Tech and Touch in a Post-Covid World?

5/26/21

DCist

These Three Next-Level Grocery Services Deliver Gourmet Goods To Your Doorstep

5/21/21

Washingtonian

DC Restaurants and Bars Are Reopening—but Indoor Dining Closures, Mask Policies, and Pandemic Restrictions Persist

1/19/21

Eater DC

How D.C. Bars and Restaurants Are Preparing for a Bizarre Inauguration Day

1/6/21

Eater DC

D.C. Restaurants Grapple Over Decision to Close With Pro-Trump Protests in Town

12/14/20

MoCo 360

County Council agrees to ban on plastic straws by 2022

12/10/20

Washington Business Journal

Viewpoint: Each day of stimulus delay causes more pain to devastated food industry

12/10/20

WAMU 88.5

D.C. Restaurant Industry Fights Bill Requiring Employers To Offer Job Back To Laid-Off Workers

12/6/20

Xinhua Net

Feature: Pandemic, protests complicate U.S. economic recovery

7/22/20

Patch VA

Founding Farmers, Comstock Team To Deliver Food To Reston Shelter

7/21/20

NASDAQ

Uncomfortable Conversations to Heal and Unite

6/16/20

Washington City Paper

Do Bars and Restaurants Need to Scrap Silverware for Single-Use Plastic Utensils?

6/11/20

Restaurant Dive

DC restaurants: Reopening patios amid COVID-19, protests like juggling ‘flaming knives’

6/10/20

Philadelphia Business Journal

'Step in the right direction': King of Prussia restaurants see revenue boost from outdoor dining relaunch

6/4/20

eNews Channels

Return to Work: altumAI futureWork Supports the Restaurant and Service Industry

6/3/20

Restaurant Business

Perfecting the pivot: Pandemic 'survivors'

6/2/20

The Daily Meal

Damaged Restaurants Ask That Focus Be Directed To Black Lives Matter Movement

6/1/20

WTOP

COVID-19, protesters and a $900 tip: DC-area restaurants share reopening stories

5/31/20

The Washington Post

Owner of damaged D.C. restaurant: ‘Black lives matter’

5/31/20

DCist

‘From Sadness To Empathy To Anger,’ D.C. Officials And Business Owners Respond To Second Night Of Intense Protests

5/15/20

Forbes

Oprah Delivers Powerful Commencement Speech To The Class of 2020

5/13/20

WTOP

DC restaurant owners: How can we social distance the bar?

5/6/20

NBC4 Washington

Farm to Table: North Dakota Farmers and DC Restaurants Team Up to Stay in Business

4/30/20

Inside NOVA

From farm to table, it’s ‘conscious capitalism’

4/28/20

ABC7 News

Local restaurants turn into grocery stores to stay in business amid COVID-19

4/28/20

Washingtonian

Restaurants Are Using a Virus-Killing Fogging Agent as an Extra Precaution Against Covid-19

4/23/20

NBC4 Washington

Montgomery County Launches Initiative for Victims of Domestic Violence

4/23/20

WUSA9

Founding Farmers is rehiring over 250 employees, will deliver groceries to all 8 DC Wards

4/23/20

NBC Nightly News

Nightly News Full Broadcast (April 23rd)

4/20/20

AGWeek

Farmers Restaurant Group weathers the pandemic storm

4/17/20

US restaurants expect big changes when their doors reopen

4/15/20

WTOP

Farmers Restaurant Group morphs into full-fledged e-commerce market and grocer

12/2/19

VOGUE

This Is the Most Popular Restaurant in America, According to OpenTable

10/16/19

ABC News

Australian farmers watching new US restaurant chain that gives farmers better deal

5/16/19

KOAT Action News

Feeding College Students

5/14/19

WAMU 88.5

Why Some Restaurants Call Food Delivery Apps A ‘Necessary Evil’

4/11/19

Washington Business Journal

Dan Simons is living the Farmers life

2/13/19

GW Today

GWSB Alumnus Dan Simons Talks Living Life without Regrets

2/13/19

MoCo 360

Garrett Park Bans Plastic Straws

1/28/19

The Washington Post

On patrol with the enforcer of D.C.’s plastic-straw ban

1/28/19

Washington Business Journal

These local business leaders want to put end to government gridlock

11/15/18

Bisnow

'Day Of Reckoning': Busboys And Poets, Founding Farmers Heads Worried About D.C. Restaurant Market

10/01/18

FSR Magazine

8 Emerging Restaurant Chains Redefining the Industry

8/30/18

Washington City Paper

Not All Restaurateurs Shun Yelp. Some Are Obsessed With The Free Advice.

8/10/18

Washingtonian

DC Restaurants to White Supremacists: Yes, We Will Kick You Out

7/20/18

Washingtonian

Cava Is the Latest Big Restaurant Group to Ditch Plastic Straws

7/18/18

WAMU 88.5

Plastic Straws Suck. But Will Banning Them Make Waterways Less Polluted?

6/15/18

Washington Business Journal

Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 Mid-Atlantic Consumer Services Category Winner: Dan Simons

6/01/18

FSR Magazine

As it Grows, Founding Farmers Stays True to Its Mission

5/10/18

Progressive Farmer

Delivering on Farm to Fork

4/10/18

Washingtonian

The Secret to Founding Farmers’ Popularity Includes a Staff Masseuse and House Vodka

2/28/18

FoodTank

Turning a Restaurant Into a Social Movement: A Conversation with Dan Simons of Founding Farmers

2/12/18

The GW Hatchet

D.C. restaurants start sexual harassment, discrimination training

1/19/18

Restaurant Hospitality

When farmers own restaurants

12/16/17

Server Not Servant

8 Reasons Your Kids Should Work in Restaurants-Guest Post by David Wither via TODAY Parenting Team

12/6/17

The Huffington Post

Cooking Up a Storm: Dan Simons Shows What It Takes to be a Successful Restaurateur

11/17/17

Forbes

5 Ways Marketers Can Effectively Hack Instagram

11/3/17

The Huffington Post

What Makes Winners Win When Most Fail?

10/26/17

The Philly Inquirer

Founding Farmers keeps farming legacy alive at King of Prussia Town Center

9/22/17

TG Daily

The Simple Yet Complicated Recipe For One Restaurant Group’s Success

8/16/17

Inc.

9 Customer Service Tips from Today's Top Leaders

7/6/17

Inc.

How to Use Your Workspace to Ignite Your Culture

6/14/17

The Next Web

An entrepreneur’s failure equals a million dollar MBA

5/19/17

Forbes

4 Business Lessons Every Restaurant Should Apply

3/13/17

Forbes

Big Brands And Businesses Are Aligning Their Missions With Millennial And Gen Z Consumers

3/12/17

Forbes

How Founding Farmers Became The Most Booked Restaurant In The U.S. For 5 Years Running

2/16/17

Forbes

Why This Leadership Model Simple Cannot Be Argued With

1/24/17

Entrepreneur

10 Personal Branding Experts to Follow This Year

1/23/17

Forbes

How To Make Corporate Responsibility A Driver In Your Business

1/6/17

Entrepreneur

5 Tips for Dealing With Explosive Growth

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