Shake Shack paying end-of-year bonuses

August 20, 2020

Shake Shack managers will be bringing home a few extra dollars. The chain said Thursday that it was awarding year-end bonuses to team members ranging from $25…

Qdoba promotes operations director to VP role

August 19, 2020

Qdoba has promoted Director of Operations Eric Williams to vice president of franchise and license operations, where he will help franchisees run their…

Noodles & Co CFO stepping down

August 18, 2020

Noodles & Company Chief Financial Officer Ken Kuick is resigning Friday to "pursue other business interests," according to a press release.

Just Salad adds to exec team

August 17, 2020

New York City-based Just Salad has appointed Andy Rooks as its first CMO and hired Apolinar Chavez as COO.

Dickey's Barbecue Pit, Fazoli's tap ghost kitchens to advance business

August 14, 2020

Dickey's Barbecue Pit is launching virtual kitchens as its latest franchise opportunity and plans to open the facilities in Chicago, Houston, Orlando and…

Chicken Salad Chick bolsters leadership team

August 12, 2020

Chicken Salad Chick has promoted five of its brand leaders. Jim Thompson has moved from vice president of Operations to COO; Terry McKee, the chain's former VP…

Focus Brands names SVP of Corporate Communications

August 4, 2020

Focus Brands, the parent company of Auntie Anne's, Carvel, Cinnabon, Jamba, Moe's Southwest Grill, McAlister's Deli and Schlotzsky's, is adding to its…

Whataburger promotes president to CEO

August 3, 2020

Whataburger President Ed Nelson has added CEO to his title after the company promoted him Aug. 1.

Starbucks swings to fiscal 3Q loss, but sees daylight

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

July 29, 2020

Starbucks Corp. swung to a fiscal third-quarter loss as the global coffee house continued to deal with the impact of COVID-19, although executives said the…

DoorDash, Bluevine launch PPP funding initiative to assist merchant partners

July 28, 2020

DoorDash has announced a partnership with fintech BlueVine to help struggling restaurants obtain funding through the federal government's Paycheck Protection…

Farmer Boys promotes franchise director to VP

July 1, 2020

Farmer Boys has promoted John Lucas, who has worked for the brand since 2017 as a franchise business consultant and as director of franchise operations, to…

Shake Shake names Walker to board amid diversity push

June 22, 2020

Shake Shack Inc. has appointed Tristan Walker to its board of directors. Walker, the founder and CEO of Walker & Company — a maker of health and beauty…

Luna Grill hires former Taco Bell exec as president

June 10, 2020

Luna Grill has named Rich Pinnella, a former Taco Bell executive, as president of the Mediterranean concept with 50 locations in southern California and the…

Farmer Boys names replacement for retiring president

June 9, 2020

David Wetzel, Farmer Boys' former senior vice president of operations, has replaced Karen Eadon as president and COO, who retired after six years with the…

Displaced restaurant workers create web series amid pandemic

June 5, 2020

In hopes of changing how people view the foodservice industry, a group of Atlanta-based restaurant workers created a web series called, "Gratuity Not Included…

Judge requiring Panera franchisee to pay $4.6M to managers

June 3, 2020

Panera Bread's largest franchisee, Covelli Enterprises, must pay $4.6 million to more than 900 assistant managers who alleged Fair Labor Standards Act and Ohio…

Luna Grill hires 'head of People'

June 3, 2020

A week after announcing that it had hired Michelle Goncalves as its VP of Culinary, San Diego-based Luna Grill has named AJ Kamra its first-ever head of…

Starbucks offering unpaid leave to under-scheduled employees

June 3, 2020

Although Starbucks has reopened more than 85% of its U.S. stores, reduced hours are affecting many employees and has sparked the chain to offer unpaid leave to…

&pizza CEO calls for action re: black deaths in police custody

June 2, 2020

The highly socially active pizza brand, &pizza, is taking a firm stance with regards to its leader's views concerning the recent deaths of black…

&pizza gives employees involved in activism paid time off

&pizza takes an active stance on employee activism during a time of national protests around George Floyd's death in Minneapolis.