INDIANAPOLIS Activist shareholder Sardar Biglari has assumed the chairmanship of Steak n Shake Co., a 502-unit family restaurant operator that he has long criticized as being mismanaged and undervalued. He assumes the responsibility from interim...
CALABASAS HILLS Calif. The Cheesecake Factory Inc. said it has assigned responsibility for day-to-day operations of its flagship casual-dining brand to David Gordon, a former regional vice president for West Coast operations. Gordon’s...
MEMPHIS Tenn. Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc. has promoted several of its executives, the operator of franchisor of more than 600 family restaurants said Monday. Pete Pascuzzi, most recently senior vice president for corporate restaurant...
BEAVERTON Ore. Bruce MacDiarmid said he has stepped down as president and chief executive of the Black Angus Steakhouse chain to take the posts of president and CEO here at 99-unit Shari’s Family Restaurants, beginning June 9. He left Black...
CULVER CITY Calif. Ed Casey has been named president and chief operating officer of The Counter, a seven-unit upscale burger chain, officials said Thursday. An industry veteran of 30 years, Casey has served as director of operations and...
HUNTINGTON BEACH Calif. BJ’s Restaurants Inc. has assigned president and chief executive Gerald W. “Jerry” Deitchle the additional responsibilities of chairman, the casual-dining operator announced Wednesday after its shareholder meeting. ...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s dometic division said it has hired the prominent nutritionist Cynthia Goody as director of nutrition, with responsibility for all aspects of nutrition for the chain's 13,800 restaurants in the United States. ...
SANTA BARBARA Calif. Russ Bendel, who stepped down as president and chief operating officer of The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants Inc. last week, has been named president and chief executive of The Habit Burger Grill, officials said Tuesday. ...
CULVER CITY Calif. Industry veteran Kerry Kramp has been named president and chief executive of the more than 300-unit steak and salad bar concept Sizzler USA, beginning this week. Kramp replaces Ken Cole, who stepped down in February to...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Roger Eaton has succeeded Gregg Dedrick as president of KFC USA, parent Yum! Brands Inc. announced early Tuesday. In a related change, Emil Brolick, formerly U.S. president of brand building for Yum, has assumed Eaton’s former...
