THE COLONY Texas Tim Taft has resigned as president and chief executive officer of Pizza Inn Inc. to “pursue other interests,” the operator or franchisor of 360 namesake pizzerias said late Wednesday. Taft’s duties have been...
SANTA FE N.M. K-Bob’s USA Inc., franchisor of the 18-unit K-Bob’s Steakhouse chain, has named Michael W. Myers chief operating officer. The COO position is a new post. Myers has worked with such restaurant companies as MCap Restaurant Group...
CALABASAS HILLS Calif. The Cheesecake Factory Inc. on Tuesday named Russ Bendel president and chief operating officer of its restaurant division, effective Sept. 3. Bendel, 52, resigned last week as president and chief executive of the...
THOUSAND OAKS Calif. Craig Hopkins has been named vice president of franchise development and real estate for Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, based here. Hopkins will be responsible for attracting franchise operators for both the 300-unit Baja...
INDIANAPOLIS Almost two months after an investment group said it would use a newly purchased interest in Steak n Shake to push for an acquisition or other means of boosting the company's value, Peter Dunn has resigned as president, chief executive...
DALLAS The La Madeleine Bakery, Café and Bistro chain has named menu-development veteran Philip Costner chief operation officer. Costner most recently was vice president of food and beverage for Carlson Restaurants Worldwide of Carrollton...
NEW YORK Goldman Sachs Group, the publicly traded investment giant whose revenues grew 60 percent in 2006 to $69.35 billion, said its Urban Investment Group will team with former Quiznos Canada president and Popeyes COO James E. Boyd Jr. to ...
TUSTIN, Calif. Russ Bendel is stepping down as president and chief executive of the Mimi’s Cafe midscale chain at the end of August to pursue another opportunity, which he has declined to disclose until next week. Daniel Dillon, who has...
GLENDALE Calif. John Isbell, IHOP Corp.’s director of training and development since 2001, was named president-elect of the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers, or CHART, at the 74th Semi-Annual Hospitality Training Conference, which ends...
PLANO Texas Buffet Partners Holding Co. parent of the 54-unit Furr’s Fresh Buffet chain, has named Greg Buchanan chief executive. Buchanan most recently was president of La Madeleine Bakery Café and Bistro in Dallas.Before La Madeleine, he...
