Staffing News & Media
Chipotle filling 15K jobs on Career Day
January 11, 2021
In an effort to hire 15,000 workers, Chipotle Mexican Grill is hosting a hiring event Thursday. The "Coast To Coast Career Day" features outdoor interviews…
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Biscuitville president takes on CEO role
January 8, 2021
Kathie S. Niven, who joined Greensboro-based Biscuitville Fresh Southern in 2011 and became president in early 2018, has taken on an additional role as the…
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Starbucks names new EVP/CFO
January 8, 2021
Patrick Gismer Patrick Grismer is retiring from his role as Starbucks executive vice president and CFO effective Feb. 1, 2021. Rachel Ruggeri…
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&pizza president after DC melee: 'There's a lot to process'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The melee in the U.S. Capital Wednesday touched everyone, particularly businesses like &pizza that are based in Washington, D.C.
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Shake Shack boosts pay, doling out bonuses
December 22, 2020
As a thank you to employees, Shake Shack has paid out nearly $6 million in additional pay this year, including a holiday bonus that ranges from $250 to $40…
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Inspire names Dunkin', Baskin-Robbins presidents
December 16, 2020
Inspire Brands Inc. has completed its previously announced $11.3 billion acquisition of Dunkin' Brands Group, making it the nation's second-biggest restaurant…
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Meet the inaugural class of WILD-certified brands
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
FastCasual is honoring fast casual brands dedicated to ensuring that women have a seat at the leadership table.
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Goodcents names area rep for KC
December 14, 2020
Goodcents has named Moussa Sobaiti as its Kansas City area representative. He will open 10 restaurants in the area over the next few years, with four planned…
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Kat Cole leaving Focus Brands
December 9, 2020
Focus Brands President Kat Cole is leaving the company.
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Starbucks names asset management CEO as non-executive board chair
December 9, 2020
Starbucks Corporation has named Mellody Hobson as it non-executive board chair. Hobson, who will take on the role in March 2021, is the co-CEO of asset…
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Qdoba snags Taco Bell's former CFO
December 8, 2020
Taco Bell's former global CFO, Leviathan Winn, is now filling the role at Qdoba, which has more than 730 locations in the U.S. and Canada.
read nowQuiznos, Taco Del Mar promote CBO to president
December 7, 2020
REGO Restaurant Group, which owns Quiznos and Taco Del Mar, has promoted its chief brand officer, Mark Lohmann, to president. Although he will continue to lead…
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Jones Soda names Mark Murray president and CEO
December 2, 2020
Jones Soda Co. has named 38-year CPG and foodservice industry veteran Mark Murray president and CEO, according to a press release. Murray began working with…
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How a 'slow-sip' of Maker's can make life better for restaurant workers
November 25, 2020
Sitting back with some good ol' Kentucky sippin' whiskey may not seem like a plausible way to help much of anyone but yourself, but Kentucky bourbon maker…
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Fazoli's offering daily pay to hourly workers
November 24, 2020
Fazoli's hourly restaurant team members no longer have to wait until pay day to access and spend their earnings. The Lexington, Kentucky brand has teamed up…
read nowQdoba adds finance exec to board of directors
November 19, 2020
Qdoba has named finance and investment management executive, Michael A. Jackson, to its board of directors.
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Cousins hiring 250 seasonal workers
November 19, 2020
Cousins Subs company- and franchised-owned restaurants in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin are collectively hiring more than 250 employees at various levels…
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&pizza on track to pay $15 per hour by 2022
November 19, 2020
By 2022, Washington, D.C.-based &pizza's 40-plus locations will have a $15 minimum wage in place, stepping up the brand's progress toward the goal, which…
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Blaze, Cousins, Torchy's, &Pizza, Slim Chickens CEOs: 'Chaos is the new normal'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In this recent Fast Casual Executive Summit roundtable, &pizza Co-founder and CEO Michael Lastoria, Blaze Pizza CEO Mandy Shaw, Cousins Subs CEO Christine…
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Chicken Salad Chick appoints directors of marketing, supply chain
November 11, 2020
Chicken Salad Chick has named Marianna Magee as director of Marketing and Jon Musser as director of Supply Chain.
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