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HARRISON N.Y. Zane Tankel, the chief executive and founder of Apple-Metro Inc., one of Applebee's largest franchisees, was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Metro New York region. Tankel, whose company operates 25...

WINSTON-SALEM N.C. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has hired McDonald’s veteran Cindy Bay as its new senior vice president of company store operations, the company said Wednesday. Bay most recently was vice president of operations for McDonald...

LAKE FOREST Calif. Del Taco announced the promotion of two executives on Tuesday. Steve Brake has been named vice president, treasurer and controller, and Pete Honer has been named vice president of business insights and planning. ...

RIDGELAND Miss. The McAlister’s Deli fast-casual chain has promoted Ken Green to the new post of chief operating officer. Green, who joined McAlister’s last September, retains his duties as senior vice president for operations at the 260...

GOLDEN Colo. The current credit crunch in financial markets has forced Good Times Restaurants Inc., the parent of the 54-unit Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard, to scale back its expansion plans into the Midwest, the company said Thursday. ...

CHICAGO Aylwin Lewis, the former chief executive officer of Kmart and its parent company, has joined Potbelly Sandwich Works as president and CEO, officials of the fast-casual chain said Thursday. Founder and former CEO Bryant Keil said he...

INDIANAPOLIS Activist shareholder Sardar Biglari has assumed the chairmanship of Steak n Shake Co., a 502-unit family restaurant operator that he has long criticized as being mismanaged and undervalued. He assumes the responsibility from interim...

CALABASAS HILLS Calif. The Cheesecake Factory Inc. said it has assigned responsibility for day-to-day operations of its flagship casual-dining brand to David Gordon, a former regional vice president for West Coast operations. Gordon’s...

MEMPHIS Tenn. Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc. has promoted several of its executives, the operator of franchisor of more than 600 family restaurants said Monday. Pete Pascuzzi, most recently senior vice president for corporate restaurant...