CHARLOTTE N.C. Randy Kibler has been named chief executive of Bojangles’ Restaurants Inc., which last week was acquired by franchisee Jerry Richardson and private-equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners. Kibler replaces Joe Drury, who has...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Cold Stone Creamery has named Dan Beem president, succeeding Jim Flaum, who left recently to work on his family-owned Teakwoods Tavern & Grill. Beem most recently was Cold Stone’s vice president of profitability, and he has...
ANN ARBOR Mich. Domino’s Pizza has promoted Patrick Doyle to the newly created position of president of Domino’s U.S.A. as part of what the company described as a series of key management changes. But chief executive David Brandon stressed that...
LAKEWOOD Colo. Bagel specialist Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. has hired Mike Serchia away from the regional Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf beverage chain to serve as vice president of human resources. Los Angeles-based Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf...
RIDGELAND Miss. McAlister’s Corp., operator and franchisor of the 230-unit namesake deli chain, has appointed Ken Green to the new post of senior vice president of operations. Green most recently was senior vice president of operations for...
COLUMBUS Ohio Max & Erma’s, a casual-dining operator and franchisor, has named BJ's and The Cheesecake Factory veteran Michael Nahkunst to succeed Jim Howenstein as chief operating officer. Howenstein is vacating the post after two years to...
ATLANTA Industry veterans Dick Holbrook and Sam Haddock have teamed up with the founders of the 16-unit J. Christopher's chain to accelerate expansion of the breakfast-and-lunch concept. Under an arrangement disclosed Monday morning...
ATLANTA Arby’s parent Triarc Cos. Inc. said Tuesday that it has made several executives changes as part of its corporate restructuring to become a “pure-play” restaurant company. The revamp comes as the company is expected to review proprietary...
NASHVILLE Tenn. O'Charley's Inc. said that J. Harold "Jay" Allen has joined the casual-dining company as vice president of design and construction. Allen oversees the design and construction of company-operated and franchised restaurants...
POTOMAC Md. Accuvia, a technology consulting, events and publishing firm, has named Mark Ozawa president. Ozawa will report directly to Accuvia chairman and chief executive Robert Grimes. In his new post, Ozawa will oversee day-to-day...
