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Martha Hoover, '80, Named to Business Insiders Luminaries List
10/21/2020
Acclaimed restaurateur Martha Hoover, ’80, has been named to the magazine Business Insider’s list of Luminaries. The in-depth article about Hoover examines her career success with the restaurants she operates through her company, Patachou Inc. and highlights the work of her nonprofit aimed at helping children who deal with food insecurity.
Hoover is a pioneer in the farm-to-table food movement and is an acclaimed entrepreneur and restaurateur. There are a dozen restaurants under Hoover’s Patachou Inc. umbrella, including the carry-out only burger concept launched during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her Patachou Foundation delivers meals to food-insecure children in Indianapolis. Hoover has been nominated for the James Beard Foundation Awards’ Best Restaurateur honor six times. She was inducted into the Junior Achievement of Central Indiana Business Hall of Fame in 2015 in recognition of her work. A member of the IU McKinney Board of Visitors, she delivered the 2019 graduation celebration address for IU McKinney students.
