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Rave president out, new COO + CMO in
November 18, 2019
Just after the close of a brutal week on the stock market for Pizza Inn and Pie Five parent, Rave Restaurant Group, the company said late Friday its President…
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Your Pie names new CEO
November 18, 2019
Georgia-based, Your Pie, has moved its COO Dave McDougall into the brand's CEO slot, after he joined the company a little less than a year ago from former…
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Togo's 2020 transformation: 'It's not just new paint'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Ask anyone who's made a deli sandwich, they'll tell you, making these mouthwatering monstrosities is both time and labor-intensive. But 48-year-old Togo's has…
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Blaze makes it official with Mandy Shaw
November 11, 2019
Blaze Pizza CFO Mandy Shaw, who has been serving as the brand's interim CEO since Jim Mizes left the role four months ago, is now the chain's permanent leader.
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Tin Drum Asian Kitchen hires development experts for growth strategy
October 30, 2019
Tin Drum Asian Kitchen is hiring a team of operation and business development experts in a quest to drive growth as well as streamline processes. The leaders…
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Dickey's VP of IT teams up with franchisees to revamp tech strategy
October 29, 2019
Carissa De Santis, Dickey's Barbecue Pit's VP of information technology, is designing a technology roadmap with the help of a core group of franchisees.
read nowNick Tapp to head up marketing at Gusto
October 25, 2019
Gusto, an Atlanta-based fast casual brand, has named Nick Tapp as director of marketing.
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&pizza gives late-night DC employees discounted rides home, via Lyft
October 24, 2019
Lyft and &pizza are partnering to bring &pizza employees in Washington, D.C. a reliable late-night transit option. The Lyft for Late Nights program — a…
read nowTropical Smoothie Café hires digital, marketing leaders
October 18, 2019
Tropical Smoothie Café has hired on Mark Montini as chief marketing officer and Michael Lapid as chief information and digital officer.
read nowCoolgreens promotes Amanda Powell to operations chief
October 18, 2019
Amanda Powell, Coolgreens' director of operations and training, has been promoted to vice president of operations at the healthy lifestyle fast casual brand.
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A&W is sprouting up a plant-based burger, CEO says on QSRweb podcast
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
A&W's turnaround CEO Kevin Bazner goes one-on-one with QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead on today's podcast to break some news on the brand's rollout of the…
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B.Good, Wahlburgers, Salata, Gloria Jean's leaders on the state of fast casual 'front'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The fast casual restaurant "front" is inncreasingly a rough-and-tumble one on the restaurant industry field of play. But the four brand leaders on the Fast…
read nowFransmart taps former Five Guys leader for consultant role
September 17, 2019
Scott Goodrich, a former longtime Five Guys Burgers & Fries executive, has been tapped to serve as COO and partner in King Street Advisors, the newly…
read nowBlaze's Mizes retires, CFO named interim chief
August 27, 2019
Blaze Pizza CEO Jim Mizes has retired, the brand said this afternoon. The fast-growing fast casual has named its CFO, Amanda ("Mandy") Shaw interim CEO and…
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