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title: "Rich Matherne"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1b1a5f77-9d9f-4735-b4a6-a7752c426990
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-rich-matherne-ceo-handels-homemade-ice-cream-2721421
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2023-03-09T13:08:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:20:02.571Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/25582f78e95ade7d68c5940db20e89b41288.jpg
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# Rich Matherne

**TL;DR:** Rich Matherne is a leader in the restaurant and hospitality space with global experience. Handel's Homemade Ice Cream has been making ice cream fresh daily since 1945.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2023-03-09. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-rich-matherne-ceo-handels-homemade-ice-cream-2721421).*

## Story

Matherne is a "Relationships & Results"-driven leader in the restaurant/hospitality space, with global experience and a proven track record of developing and executing strategy, operational excellence, and bringing people together around a common purpose to realize potential and get breakthrough results.

About Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream : Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream has been made fresh daily at each store since 1945. They use an abundance of only the best ingredients available and are proud to be recognized as the #1 ice cream in the world.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- restaurant industry (topic)
- leadership (topic)
- Handel's Homemade Ice Cream (company)
- ice cream brand (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-rich-matherne-ceo-handels-homemade-ice-cream-2721421). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1b1a5f77-9d9f-4735-b4a6-a7752c426990).