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Leigh Anne Zinsmeister, Managing Editor

October 26, 2023

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This week on NRN.com, the top story was the Oct. 20 episode of the Extra Serving podcast, in which editors Holly Petre, Sam Oches and Leigh Anne Zinsmeister discussed the surge in the late-night daypart and the now-spicier chicken sandwich wars. The episode also featured a discussion between editor Bret Thorn and Honeygrow founder and CEO Justin Rosenberg.

Meanwhile, KFC dominated the news. Editor Alicia Kelso recently had the opportunity to visit company headquarters and came back with six takeaways, including the brand’s sharpened focus on attracting younger and more diverse consumers through boneless, portable innovations. KFC is also testing new Original Recipe chicken tenders, with a seasoning previously only used on on-the-bone products.

Elsewhere in the industry, Subway officially relocated its headquarters, Taco Bell finally liberated the Taco Tuesday trademark, and P.F. Chang’s got a new CEO.

Click through the gallery for this week’s top news stories from NRN.com.

About the Author

Leigh Anne Zinsmeister

Managing Editor

Leigh Anne Zinsmeister is a managing editor for Informa’s Foodservices Vertical, specifically Nation’s Restaurant News, Restaurant Hospitality, and Foodservice Director.  Leigh Anne works on all of the brands’ special reports, including Nation’s Restaurant News’ annual Top 500 report and Restaurant Hospitality’s Best Cocktails and Best Sandwiches contests. She also manages the group’s digital engagement team, and was the managing editor for Supermarket News until December 2024.

Leigh Anne lives in New York City, but also claims Phoenix, Dallas and Cleveland as hometowns. Leigh Anne holds a bachelor’s degree in print journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, where she also studied European history. 

Email Leigh Anne at [email protected] 

Leigh Anne Zinsmeister’s experience: 

  • Group Managing Editor, Informa’s Foodservices Vertical (Aug. 2021-present)

  • Group Content Manager, Informa Restaurant and Food Group (Feb. 2020-Aug. 2021)

  • Digital Content Manager, Informa Restaurant and Food Group (April 2018-Feb. 2020)

  • Digital Content Producer, Informa Restaurant and Food Group (June 2016-April 2018)

  • Community Moderator, Mail Online (March 2014-June 2016)

  • Wire Editor, Gannett’s Phoenix Design studio (The Arizona Republic, The Reno Gazette-Journal, The Statesman Journal, The Great Falls Tribune, The Visalia Times-Delta, The Tulare Advance Register, The Salinas Californian, The St. George Spectrum, The Desert Sun, The Coloradoan) (Jan. 2012-March 2014)

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