GLENDALE Calif. Dennis Farrow, senior vice president for operations at IHOP Corp., based here, has resigned as of Jan. 11, the company said in filing with federal regulators. Jim Peros, currently IHOP’s vice president of operations services...
MINNEAPOLIS Caribou Coffee Co. on Friday named former Buca finance chief Kaye O’Leary interim CFO after the resignation of George Mileusnic, who is the second high-level executive in two months to step down from the coffeehouse chain. ...
SEATTLE Following his return to the top posts at Starbucks earlier this week, Howard Schultz on Friday detailed other management changes, including the departure of at least two executives. Schultz said in a release that...
PLANO Texas Metromedia Restaurant Group has appointed Alan Gaylin to the new post of vice president of business development. Gaylin will manage brand growth, development and real estate for the company’s Bennigan’s Grill & Tavern, Bennigan...
CHICAGO Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc. recently named Kate Shehan vice president of human resources for the parent of the 83-unit Morton’s of Chicago upscale steakhouse chain. Prior to joining Morton’s, Shehan was vice president and...
VANCOUVER Wash. Burgerville chief operating officer Jeff Harvey has been promoted to vice president and chief executive of the regional chain. He succeeds Tom Mears, who will move into the chairman’s post at parent company The Holland Inc....
DENVER Quiznos has appointed former Yum! Brands Inc. chief operating officer David Deno as president, effective immediately, the company said Monday. Deno, who will report directly to chief executive Greg Brenneman, will...
MINNEAPOLIS Wallace B. Doolin has resigned as chief executive of casual-dining operator Buca Inc. as part of a 13-percent, $2.1 million cut in the company’s headquarters payroll, Buca said Tuesday. Doolin will continue as chairman, the company...
SEATTLE Promising to “reignite the emotional attachment” with customers, Starbucks Corp. chairman Howard Schultz stepped back into day-to-day operations of the coffee giant on Monday, signaling a back-to-basics shift for the chain. In a...
MINNEAPOLIS Carlson, the parent company of the T.G.I. Friday’s and Pick Up Stix restaurant brands, said Tuesday that Hubert Joly would become president and chief executive on March 1. He succeeds Marilyn Carlson Nelson, who will remain Carlson’s...
