CALABASAS HILLS Calif. After only nine months on the job, Russ Bendel is stepping down as president and chief operating officer of The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants to pursue another opportunity, effective immediately, officials said Wednesday...
MIAMI Burger King Holdings Inc. said its board of directors has appointed chief executive John Chidsey to the additional post of chairman as part of a reshuffling that also brought the resignation of three representatives from the consortium that...
MIAMI Burger King Corp. said food safety vice president Steve Grover and spokesman Keva Silversmith no longer work for the company, but it stopped short of confirming that they were the two executives fired last week in connection to online...
CALABASAS HILLS Calif. Howard Gordon, senior vice president of business development and marketing for The Cheesecake Factory Inc., is leaving the company this year to launch his own firm, the Gordon Group, specializing in brand consulting and...
ANN ARBOR Mich. Ken Calwell has left his post as chief marketing officer of Domino’s Pizza Inc. after nearly seven years, and Domino’s USA president Patrick Doyle is assuming his duties until a successor is named, the company said. Domino’s...
LAKE MARY Fla. Craig Miller, who was fired about two weeks ago as chairman, chief executive and president of Ruth’s Chris Steak House Inc., will be paid as a consultant to the company for six months or until his replacement is hired, the company...
EDINA Minn. John Gainor has been named president and chief executive of International Dairy Queen, effective July 1. He succeeds Charles Mooty, 47, who is retiring after 21 years with the company. Gainor, 51, joined IDQ in 2003 as chief...
GLENDALE Calif. IHOP Corp. said it has hired Michael J. Archer away from T.G.I. Friday’s U.S.A. to assume the vacant president’s post at Applebee’s International, effective May 27. Friday’s has yet to name a replacement for Archer, who served the...
ATLANTA Focus Brands Inc. has tapped on-site veteran Paul Damico as president of its Moe's Southwest Grill brand, the multiconcept operator said Tuesday. Focus Brands president and chief executive Steve Romaniello has been serving as Moe's...
