Hoots names CMO

June 22, 2022

Bruce Skala is now CMO of HOA Brands, the franchisor and operator of over 400 Hooters restaurants and its fast casual concept, Hoots.

Starbucks' Rossann Williams departing by month's end

June 20, 2022

Rossann Williams, head of Starbucks Corp.'s North American business, is leaving the company by month's end as interim CEO as Starbucks Founder Howard Schultz…

White Castle among businesses utilizing AI

by Kevin Damask — Editor, Digital Signage Today

While the use of artificial intelligence has grown throughout several industries in recent years, there is still a great deal of mystery surrounding AI. A…

Zaxby's hires former Arby's exec as CMO

June 13, 2022

Zaxby's has hired Patrick Schwing as chief marketing and strategy officer to oversee marketing communications, loyalty, e-commerce, R&D and media…

Panera launches 1st ‘Panera To Go’ digital-only café

June 10, 2022

Panera Bread's first Panera To Go, a digital-only café focused on off premise dining, is up and running in Chicago.

Wing It On co-founder takes on CMO role

June 10, 2022

Connecticut-based Wing It On co-Founder Justin Egan is now the brand's CMO and head of restaurant technology.

Rave Restaurant Group promotes Mike Burns to EVP, COO

June 9, 2022

Rave Restaurant Group, parent company of Pizza Inn and Pie Five Pizza, has announced the promotion of Mike Burns to executive vice presidents and chief…

Big Chicken elevates Marci Rude to VP of Development

June 7, 2022

Big Chicken, a concept founded by Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, which was just named No. 25 on Fast Casual's Top 100 Movers & Shakers list, has elevated…

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See how Church’s Chicken is using SynergySuite to provide a cohesive, comprehensive back office platform for their restaurants. They have gained greater…

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe x SynergySuite Case Study

Learn how Tropical Smoothie Cafe is scaling with growth and empowering franchisees with the tools to become more profitable. Tropical Smoothie Cafe is using…

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Dig hires COO

June 6, 2022

DIG, a vegetable-centric, multi-format restaurant group, has hired Tracy Kim as COO. Most recently, she was CEO of Aaptiv, a fitness mobile app, where she…

Southern Rock Restaurants promotes ops director to president

June 6, 2022

Southern Rock Restaurants, which operates 112 McAlister's Deli locations in Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia and Illinois…

Blaze Pizza promotes Ed Yancey to chief development officer

June 6, 2022

Blaze Pizza has promoted Ed Yancey to chief development officer. Yancey previously served as vice president of franchise development, according to a company…

Scooter's names former RBI exec as CDO

May 31, 2022

Patrick Coelho, a former executive for Restaurant Brands International, has joined Scooter's Coffee as CDO to help accelerate brand growth and support…

2022 Excellence in Food Safety

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Focus Brands adds to leadership team

May 20, 2022

Focus Brands, the parent company of Auntie Anne's, Carvel, Cinnabon and, McAlister's Deli and Jamba, has appointed four senior leaders on the specialty…

District Taco hires franchise specialist to help with growth

May 18, 2022

District Taco, which is preparing to offer franchise opportunities within the next year, has hired Tina Gantz as VP of Franchise Development.

German Doner Kebab strengthens leadership team

May 18, 2022

Glasgow, Scotland-based German Doner Kebab has made two new appointments to its operations team. Nick Scovell, who served most recently as head of Franchise…

Clean Juice names COO

May 17, 2022

Charlotte-based Clean Juice has hired Tripp Setliff to COO. He will oversee all store operational initiatives including development, supply chain, training and…

Famous Toastery hires VP of Operations

May 13, 2022

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Famous Toastery, a 25-plus unit breakfast, brunch and lunch franchise, has hired Joe Gillie as VP of Operations, where he will…