ATLANTA Ted’s Montana Grill said it has hired Eric M. Molletta as its marketing manager. In the newly created post, he will be responsible for brand advertising, local restaurant marketing and promotions for the 56-unit chain. Previously...
MIAMI Burger King Corp. said it has hired former Jack in the Box vice president of operations Gladys DeClouet to oversee its company-owned restaurants in the United States and Canada. DeClouet will take over as senior vice president of...
LOUISVILLE Colo. Rock Bottom Restaurants founder Frank Day has again assumed day-to-day responsibilities for the casual-dining company following the simultaneous resignations on Monday of chief executive Ned Lidvall, chief financial officer John...
ANN ARBOR Mich. Whataburger veteran Wendy A. Beck was named chief financial officer of Domino's Pizza Inc. on Tuesday, as the company reported first quarter earnings that rose, but still fell short of expectations. Beck succeeds David...
ATLANTA Brian Kolodziej, the former vice president of culinary innovations and operations at Metromedia Restaurant Group in Plano, Texas, and a one-time chief of menu development for Brinker International, has been hired as vice president of...
HEATHROW Fla. Craig Miller said he was fired yesterday as chairman, chief executive and president of Ruth’s Chris Steak House Inc., the luxury dining company he steered through an initial public offering and the recent $92-million acquisition of...
OKLAHOMA CITY Sonic Corp., the 3,400-unit drive-in chain based here, announced several promotions within its top management, effective May 1. Scott McLain, currently president of the company's franchising subsidiary, will assume the...
COLUMBIA Md. The Restaurant Association of Maryland has tapped Paul P. Hartgen to assume the roles of president and chief executive. He succeeds Marcia S. Harris, who died last fall. Hartgen is currently president and CEO of the Nevada...
DEERFIELD Ill. Cosi has named industry veteran Paul Bower chief development officer, effective immediately. Bower most recently was vice president of development for Redbox, a DVD rental company with more than 7,000 locations developed as a...
SPARTANBURG S.C. Denny’s Corp., in the most recent change to its executive ranks, has named Michelle Hunt to the newly created position of director of supplier diversity. In her new role Hunt will make sure that minority and women-owned...