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Chanticleer names president

November 8, 2018

Chanticleer Holdings Inc., which owns and franchises a variety of brands, including American Burger Company, BGR — Burgers Grilled Right, Little Big Burger, Just Fresh, and Hooters, has named Fred Glick, a former executive at Karl Strauss Brewing Co., as its president. The company plans to also appoint him to its board of directors at its next meeting, according to a company press release.

"I'm thrilled to join Chanticleer at such an exciting time in their growth curve. Having spent considerable time reviewing their better-burger brands including Little Big Burger and Burgers Grilled Righ," Glick said in the release. "I think we have a uniquely strong foundation from which to accelerate future growth. I look forward to immediately rolling up my sleeves and getting to work helping to oversee our continued expansion, while most importantly enhancing our immediate and long-term profitability objectives."

Glick served as the VP of Brewery Restaurants for Karl Strauss Brewing Company, where he executed hospitality and social media initiatives focusing on 5-star yelp experiences, according to the release. During this time the company more than doubled its 5-star review average from under 30 percent to over 62 percent bringing all 10 locations to a 4 star or better average.   

Prior to that role, he served five years as the VP of Operations for Phil's BBQ, one of Southern California's highest volume BBQ restaurants and also served 15 years as president and COO of a $70 million, 25-unit Hooters restaurant franchise in Omaha.

"Considering recent growth in our Little Big Burger brand resulting in store count nearly doubling in 2018, the timing couldn't be better to build atop of recent progress," CEO Mike Pruitt said in the release. "Fred is a proven leader who is known for his ability to build brands through driving positive employee and guest experiences resulting in revenue growth and optimized profits. I look forward to working with him as we seek to drive long-term profitable growth through balancing our three important stakeholders, customers, team members and investors."