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Jim Mizes named president of FREEBIRDS

September 20, 2011

Jim Mizes has been named the new president for FREEBIRDS World Burrito. Mizes has helped grow several multi-unit food service concepts including Jamba Juice and Noah's Bagels and is now responsible for leading the expansion of the FREEBIRDS concept and franchise locations in key markets.

Most recently CEO & president of Club One, Mizes was vice president of brand development and vice president of store operations for Jamba Juice Inc. Prior to Jamba, he was vice president of retail for Noah's New York Bagels before being promoted to CEO & president. He was the operations services vice president at Taco Bell and vice president of operations for Winchell's Donut House. Mizes has a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth and an MBA from UCLA.

"We have a unique opportunity to build a brand and restaurant experience that is enduring, engaging, fun, and can help change the world for the better...one community at a time," Mizes said.