SAN DIEGO Former Panera Bread operator Steve Fricker has been named president of the 70-unit Daphne’s Greek Cafe fast-casual chain. Fricker, who also has worked with Jack in the Box and the casual-dining brands of OSI Restaurant Partners...
PLANO Texas Ponderosa and Bonanza steakhouses, the 308-unit buffet division of Metromedia Restaurant Group, has hired Jay Sullivan for the new position of culinary manager. Steve Welsh, vice president of marketing for Ponderosa and Bonanza...
SEATTLE Starbucks Coffee Co. promoted the head of its international business to the newly created post of chief operating officer in what the company described as an effort to facilitate expansion worldwide. Martin Coles, currently...
WASHINGTON The National Restaurant Association has named Dawn Sweeney, the head of member services for AARP, as its new president and chief executive officer, effective Oct. 1. She fills the vacancy left by the resignation in January of...
JACKSONVILLE Fla. Firehouse Subs, a 283-unit fast-casual sandwich chain based here, has named Mary Rawlins corporate controller. In her new position, Rawlins manages accounting and auditing functions for 32 corporate-owned restaurants and...
AUSTIN Texas Carmelo Mauro of Carmelo’s Italian Restaurant in Houston and Austin was named president of the Texas Restaurant Association for the 2007-2008 term now underway. Other newly appointed TRA officers include: Gerard Cace of Johnny...
SAN ANTONIO Phil Costner has left his position as T.G.I. Friday's vice president of food and beverage to become vice president of purchasing at H-E-B, a 320-unit supermarket chain based in San Antonio that operates in Texas and Mexico. ...
NEW YORK As expected, activist investor Nelson Peltz has resigned as chairman of Arby's parent Triarc Cos. and surrendered his chief executive's title to Roland Smith, chief executive of the holding company's lone remaining business, Arby's...
DALLAS Romacorp Inc., parent to the 220-unit Tony Roma’s casual-dining chain, has promoted Phil Heckathorne to vice president of company operations and Randy Steinbrenner to vice president of marketing. Both are new positions. Heckathorne...
INDIANAPOLIS Steak n Shake said it has hired Omar Janjua as executive vice president of operations. Janjua previously led operations services at Pizza Hut and earlier worked in restaurant finance, concept development, and franchise...
