JACKSONVILLE Fla. Firehouse of America LLC, the franchising division for the 372-unit Firehouse Subs chain, has promoted Don Fox to chief executive, succeeding company co-founder Robin Sorensen.Fox had been chief operating officer of Firehouse of...
CYPRESS Calif. Steve Tanner, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Real Mex Restaurants Inc., is planning to step down in February and the company has begun the search for his replacement, Real Mex said this week.Tanner, who is...
SPARTANBURG S.C. Denny’s Corp. has let go of its chief marketing and innovation officer, Mark Chmiel, chief operating officer, Janis Emplit, and senior director of product innovation, Andy Dismore. Replacements have yet to be named. Acompany...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Kona Grill Inc., parent of the 24-unit American grill and sushi bar chain, has named Rachel Phillips-Luther to the new post of vice president of marketing and brand innovation.Phillips-Luther most recently was vice president of...
SEATTLE Seattle’s Best Coffee announced Thursday the appointment of John Wuycheck to the newly created position of vice president of franchise business development. The move follows the recent appointment of Michelle Gass as president of Seattle’s...
ATLANTA Church’s Chicken said Monday that Mel Deane has replaced Harsha V. Agadi as chief executive. Deane has worked for the past 10 years with Friedman, Fleischer & Lowe, the private-equity firm that acquired the 1,700-unit...
SAN JOSE Calif. Hospitality consultant Dennis Lombardi has joined the board of managers of Togo’s Eateries Inc., the sandwich chain's parent said Monday.Lombardi, who is executive vice president of Columbus, Ohio-based WD Partners, where he heads...
SEATTLE John Culver has been named president of Starbucks Coffee International, replacing Martin Coles, who resigned to pursue new opportunities, the coffeehouse giant said Tuesday. Culver, who has been with Starbucks for seven years, most...
SEATTLE Taco Del Mar Franchising Corp. said Tuesday it has named Elizabeth Andreini chief marketing officer of the more than 230-unit quick-service Mexican chain, effective immediately. The appointment is one of a number of executive changes at...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald's Corp. said president and chief operating officer Ralph Alvarez will retire at the end of the month for health-related reasons. Alvarez, who has been with the Oak Brook, Ill.-based company for 15 years, has...
