ATLANTA Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits parent AFC Enterprises Inc. said it has named KFC veteran Ralph Bower chief operations officer and appointed Richard Lynch chief marketing officer. Bower replaces James W. Lyons, who resigned in December...
TAMPA Fla. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. said it has reorganized its executive management team to better supports its restaurants and franchisees and prepare for growth. Checkers appointed Todd Lindsey senior vice president and chief...
DENVER Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is promoting two executives and reorganizing its regional divisions, the 670-unit fast-casual chain said Thursday. Rex Jones, currently executive director of development, will become chief development...
MIAMI Burger King Corp. said it has named Ivette Diaz director of corporate social responsibility for the company. In the newly created position, Diaz will serve as executive director of the Have It Your Way Foundation, Burger King’s...
SAN DIEGO Greg Hernandez has been named vice president of operations for the fast-casual Daphne’s Greek Café chain. Hernandez is the former executive vice president of operations for Hamlet Restaurant Group in Los Angeles, formerly known as the...
WOODLAND HILLS Calif. Mastro’s Restaurants LLC, which owns five steakhouses and two seafood restaurants in Arizona and California, has named Jake Hickton senior vice president of operations. Hickton most recently was vice president of...
MIAMI King Corp. said it has hired former Sony BMG Music human resources executive Robert Perkins as vice president inclusion and talent management. In the newly created position, Perkins will oversee the burger chain’s internal and...
HOUSTON Joe's Crab Shack, the 119-unit casual-dining seafood chain based here, has named Matthew Dunn, an understudy of famed chef Stephan Pyles, as its new executive chef and director of culinary. The announcement coincided with the chain’s...
SEATTLE Tully’s Coffee Corp. on Tuesday named former Albertson’s executive vice president Carl Pennington Sr. president of the chain to replace CEO John Buller, who resigned along with CFO Kristopher Galvin. Controller...
