Smoothie King hires CMO, CPO, CIO

November 30, 2022

Smoothie King has added three executives to its leadership team — Chief Marketing Officer Marianne Radley, Chief Information Officer Juan Salas and Chief…

From Bakers to Cakers: Why Paris Baguette invests in people

Josh Allen, director of Training and Development at Paris Baguette, discusses how employee growth opportunities are the key to the brand's success.

7 ways to reduce holiday fatigue in your restaurant

by Lissa Bowen — Chief People + Culture Officer, Full Course + Full Course Foundation

Employees who are short-tempered, who have frequent absences, experience changes in attitude and display lack of execution skills are at risk to holiday…

Former Church's Texas Chicken VP named Fuku CEO

November 18, 2022

Fuku, a collection of fast casual restaurants specializing in fried chicken sandwiches created by chef and restaurateur David Chang, has hired Claudia Lezcano…

Famous Toastery names former Mooyah EVP as president

November 18, 2022

Charlotte, North Carolina-based The Famous Toastery, a 25-plus unit breakfast, brunch and lunch franchise, has hired Mke Sebazco as president, who aims to…

Embrace post-covid opportunities in your restaurant

Throughout this webinar you will learn: · How COVID changed the ordering mix · How to deal with the unprecedented labor shortage · How…

Scooter's VP focused on enhancing drive-thru operations

November 17, 2022

Scooter's Coffee has hired Jaime Denney as VP of franchise operations, where she'll focus on increasing the speed and effectiveness of drive-thru service…

Quiznos Sub SynergySuite Case Study

Learn how Quiznos was able to reduce labor costs and food costs by as much as 4% by utilizing SynergySuite’s back-of-house modules.

Presented by SynergySuite

Point of sale playing role in restaurant tipping

November 17, 2022

Most Americans (83%) always tip at a sit-down restaurant, but when it comes to restaurants without tableside service, that drops drastically. Close to half…

Chick N Max names business development VP

November 17, 2022

Brenda Elpers, VP of business development. Wichita-based Chick N Max, specializing in almond-wood smoked chicken and wings, sandwiches and tenders…

Stacy Peterson takes lead role at Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams

November 16, 2022

Stacy Peterson, Wingstop's former chief revenue and technology officer who announced last week that she was leaving the Dallas-based company, will serve as CEO…

Brix Holdings hires CEO, names brand president for Friendly’s

November 15, 2022

Brix Holdings, which own Friendly's Restaurant Group, Red Mango, Orange Leaf, Smoothie Factory, SouperSalad and Humble Donuthave, has appointed Sherif Mityas…

FAT Brands names chief growth officer

November 14, 2022

FAT Brands Inc. has hired its first chief growth officer, Jeremy Theisen, who has over 20 years of experience in increasing the revenue stream for start-ups in…

Restaurant execs discuss labor issues still plaguing industry

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Four restaurant executives discussed labor issues plaguing the industry at the Fast Casual Executive Summit in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Your Pie taps David Goldberg as VP of real estate

November 10, 2022

Fast-casual concept Your Pie has hired David Goldberg as vice president of real estate. In his role, Goldberg will drive the real estate acquisition process…

Leadership shake-ups coming at Wingstop, Blaze Pizza?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

November 10, 2022

Wingstop Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue and Technology Officer Stacy Peterson is stepping down to become the CEO of a "private equity-sponsored…

Shipley Do-Nuts SynergySuite Case Study

Shipley Do-Nuts is booming. Learn how SynergySuite has helped Shipley manage its growth and coordinate operations and data among company shops and franchisees.

Presented by SynergySuite

Killer Burger names head of operations

November 8, 2022

Portland-based Killer Burger has hired Matt Distler as head of operations, a role in which he'll spearhead the company's strategic operations and oversee the…

Farmer Boys promotes finance leader to president, COO

November 3, 2022

Southern California-based Farmer Boys has promoted Joseph Ortiz, its former vice president of finance and accounting, to president and chief operating officer…

German Doner Kebab appoints CFO

October 31, 2022

German Doner Kebab has appointed Kevin Giudici as finance director amidst its expansion. Previosuly, Giudici worked for the Highland Spring group, Kwik-Fit and…