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Focus Brands® Unveils New Company Name and Identity
Atlanta — Focus Brands, the parent company of the Auntie Anne’s®, Carvel®, Cinnabon®, Jamba®, McAlister’s Deli®, Moe’s Southwest Grill® and Schlotzsky’s® brands, is officially changing its name to...
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Mountain Mike’s Pizza Promotes President & COO to CEO
Newport Beach, Calif. — Mountain Mike’s Pizza, a leading California-based family-style pizza chain for more than 45 years, has promoted Jim Metevier as chief executive officer (CEO). Metevier...
View ArticleCaribou Coffee Selects Toast to Support Growing Coffeehouse Footprint
Boston — Toast, the digital technology platform built for restaurants, has formed an agreement with Caribou Coffee to implement Toast Enterprise Solutions across 500 initial coffeehouse locations in...
View ArticleCondado Tacos Names New CFO
Columbus, Ohio — The fast-growing Ohio-based taco and tequila company, Condado Tacos, has appointed Natalie Harden as its new chief financial officer. Harden joins the company from Chuy’s, with 20...
View ArticleNathan’s Famous Continues International Expansion in 2024
New York City — Nathan’s Famous, Inc. continues international expansion in 2024. The over 100-year-old brand, which recently opened virtual kitchens in Belgium and France, multiple full-service...
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Brinker International Announces Executive Leadership Team Appointments
Dallas — Brinker International Inc. is making updates to its executive leadership team, including the retirement of Joe Taylor, executive vice president and chief financial officer; the appointment of...
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Junior’s Restaurant and Bakery, an East Coast Classic, Opens First Western...
Las Vegas — Blending East Coast tradition and Las Vegas flair, Junior’s Restaurant and Bakery, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based eatery famed for its cheesecakes and classic diner menu, opened its first location...
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Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar Names Previous Director of Franchise Operations as...
Wilmington, N.C. — Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar, a laid-back full-service seafood restaurant franchise with 19 units across the country, has promoted Sarah Meriam to chief operating officer. The...
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Memorable Mosaics
— By Kait Paradowski — How design and art go hand in hand when creating bespoke spaces for restaurants. In a time when all demographic groups, especially Millennials and Gen Z, are increasingly...
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Cost of Doing Business
— By Glen Greenawalt — 3 hospitality employment challenges facing the industry today. It’s ironic that “Down Under,” the 1980s anthem about a group of Australians traveling the world, is by the band...
View ArticleVoodoo Franchise Group Names New COO
Meadville, Pa. — Voodoo Franchise Group, a franchise with 18 brewpubs open across the U.S., has named Erik Ivey its new chief operating officer. Ivey has over two decades of experience in the...
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McAlister’s Deli Surpasses $1 Billion in Systemwide Sales
Atlanta — GoTo Foods, the parent company of Auntie Anne’s®, Carvel®, Cinnabon®, Jamba®, McAlister’s Deli®, Moe’s Southwest Grill® and Schlotzsky’s®, has announced that legacy brand McAlister’s Deli...
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Wicked Weed Brewing Earns Zero Waste Certification
Asheville, N.C. — Wicked Weed Brewing and its main production brewery located in Candler, N.C., has been award GOLD certification under the TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) rating system....
View ArticleJack in the Box SVP & Chief Supply Chain Officer to Retire
San Diego — Dean Gordon, senior vice president and chief supply chain officer of Jack in the Box Inc., will retire after 15 years at the organization. Gordon joined the company in February 2009 and...
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PAR Closes Strategic Acquisitions Totaling Approximately $400 Million
New Hartford, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corporation, a global foodservice technology company and provider of unified commerce for enterprise restaurant brands, has closed two transactions that expand its...
View ArticleKrystal Debuts in North Carolina With New C-Store Design
Atlanta — Krystal Restaurants LLC, the original quick-service restaurant chain in the South, plans to open its first location in North Carolina this fall. Located in Wilson, N.C., the store will be...
View ArticleKFC Surpasses 30,000 Restaurants Worldwide
Plano, Texas — KFC has opened its 30,000th location globally with a new restaurant in Rome, Italy. After the brand opened its very first restaurant in 1952, a new KFC location now opens somewhere in...
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Room To Grow
— By Katie Lee — Coming off a strong year of growth, pizza legend Papa Johns takes its ‘dough show’ on the road, both domestically and abroad, with a brand-new look. The best, by definition, outshine...
View ArticleCooking Up Success
— By Russ Spencer — Strategies for restaurants in an evolving landscape. A new year symbolizes new beginnings, particularly within the restaurant industry’s evolving landscape. While some trends may...
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Restaurant Brands International Makes Key Leadership Changes
Toronto — Josh Kobza, chief executive officer of Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI) has announced leadership team changes to support the company’s long term growth outlook of reaching a...
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