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Le Duff America names director of development for non-traditional venues

Le Duff America, parent company of Madeleine Country French Café, Brioche Dorée and Bruegger’s Bagels, has named Stefanie Rakes as director of development for non-traditional venues.

December 8, 2015

Le Duff America, parent company of Madeleine Country French Café, Brioche Dorée and Bruegger’s Bagels, has named Stefanie Rakes as its director of development for non-traditional venues. In this role, Rakes takes responsibility for growing Le Duff’'s la brands in non-traditional foodservice venues such as those in airports, universities and transportation centers, according to a company press release.

"Stefanie continues our trend of adding top-tier talent to Le Duff's development team," said Claude Bergeron, chairman and CEO of Le Duff America. "She’s incredibly talented and knows the restaurant industry intimately. As the Le Duff family of brands pursues its growth goals, adding seasoned professionals like Stefanie is a primary focus."

Prior to joining Le Duff, Rakes spent several years at Yum! Brands developing Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and KFC in non-traditional locations such as airports, toll roads, travel plazas, colleges and universities, stadiums and various other venues. Most recently, she was part of the Pizza Hut International team where she managed the non-traditional development of Pizza Hut Express around the world. Prior to Yum!, Rakes spent five years at Johnson & Johnson in various sales, marketing and analytics management roles.

"There is a tremendous buzz enveloping the Le Duff America brands right now," said Rakes. "It's a thrill to be part of such an inspired group of colleagues at the development office that is second to none. I look forward to increasing our presence in a number of attractive destinations."