Bummer camp: Activist investors, menu mandates, regulators ruin fun in the sun

Every summer it’s the same old wedgie. People with interests ranging from snail ballet to endurance Twister can find theme vacations or specialty camps catering to their kind. But for the restaurant executive who wants to focus on canoeing, crafts and cash flow? You might as well look for a quidditch clinic.

Which brings me to my new whistle, clipboard and Camp EBITDA Counselor T-shirt. It may be late in the season, but there’s still time to breathe the special air of our just-opened