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Fresh to Order announces promotions and hires to support growth

July 16, 2014

Atlanta-based Fresh To Order has promoted Craig Light to vice president of Operations. Light, who has spent the past five years serving as area director, will be responsible for overseeing daily operations for the company. 

Additionally, Fresh To Order has promoted Andrew Head to director of Training and Compliance. In his new position, Head will develop and oversee all training and audit programs. Previously, according to a news release, Head served as general manager for the Midtown Atlanta Fresh To Order location.

Jason Rollins was promoted to multi-store manager and will now oversee the Buckhead and Midtown Atlanta locations. Rollins previously served as general manager for the Chattanooga, Tenn., and Buckhead Atlanta units.

In addition to the promotions, Fresh To Order has made three new hires. Joshua Henighan has been named director of new store openings, John Collins to director of franchise operations and Glenn Slattery has been appointed director of store development. Henighan comes to Fresh To Order from Arby’s Restaurant Group where he was a research and development chef. Henighan will work closely with Light overseeing all kitchen mentorship programs, training and brand standards support.

Prior to joining Fresh To Order, Collins was a franchise district manager for Five Guys Burgers and Fries. He previously had worked in franchising support and management for Cinnabon and was a franchisee.

Slattery joins Fresh To Order from Focus Brands where he led the development team for Moe’s Southwest Grill.  At Moe’s, Slattery developed new processes and reduced restaurant build-out costs, the release said.  He also previously worked with other Focus Brands’ concepts including Carvel, Cinnabon and Schlotzsky’s.  In his new role with Fresh To Order, Slattery will help drive development processes for both corporate and franchisee locations.

"Craig is a strong leader and has proven himself to be invaluable to our company," CEO Pierre Panos said in the release.  "His leadership and many years of experience will help drive Fresh To Order’s growth and provide a superior guest experience in our restaurants.  I’m also excited about our other employee promotions and new hires.  They will all play key roles in our success as we continue to expand."

The promotions and hires are part of Fresh To Order’s growth plan.  Recently, the company opened locations at the CNN Center in Atlanta and its first-ever Nashville, Tenn., and Orlando, Fla., locations.  Additionally, new development deals have been signed for Charlotte, N.C., Greenville, S.C., and Gwinnett County in Georgia.