LAKE FOREST Calif. Del Taco, the 485-unit quick-service Mexican chain based here, has named Barry Barnhart as its new vice president of franchise operations. Barnhart comes to Del Taco after eight years at Yum! Brands Inc., most recently as a...
CULVER CITY Calif. Sizzler USA, the 226-unit chain based here, eliminated the position last week of vice president of company operations, which was held by David Hixenbaugh. The same week, Dudley McMahon, vice president of product development...
CARPINTERIA Calif. CKE Restaurants has named Anne Blumenstein, a former Jack in the Box executive, as vice president of regional marketing and media for its Carl's Jr. brand. Blumenstein replaces Renae Scott, who left CKE last year. She...
GREENWOOD VILLAGE Colo. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., the more 345-unit chain based here, has hired industry veteran Wes Garnett as vice president of Team Member Resources. Garnett, who has more than 25 years of experience in human...
LOS ANGELES Industry veteran Arich Berghammer has been named president of the three-unit Pink Taco casual-dining chain, officials announced Wednesday. Berghammer was previously chief operating officer of SBE Restaurant and Nightlife Group...
WILBRAHAM Mass. Friendly Ice Cream Corp. named Dunkin’ Donut’s veteran George M. Condos president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 8. He filled the post that was left vacant when John L. Cutter resigned as Friendly CEO in September 2006...
DALLAS The 48-unit Dave & Buster’s Inc. on Monday named Brian Jenkins as chief financial officer. Steve King, chief executive of the company, had been acting CFO after the resignation last year of W.C. Hammett in the wake of the company going...
SPARTANBURG S.C. The Denny’s family restaurant chain has hired Louis Laguardia, a veteran of Pepsico’s diversity-focused Frito Lay North America operation, to serve in the newly created post of vice president of talent acquisition and diversity. ...
CHICAGO An experienced hand at selling private companies to the public has been named chief financial officer of Potbelly Sandwich Works, the 140-unit, privately-owned fast-casual chain based here. James Hirshorn assumes the CFO’s title...
