AUSTIN Texas Retailing veteran Kelly Roddy has been named president of 365-unit Schlotzsky’s , replacing Steve Romaniello, who remains president and chief executive of the sandwich brand’s parent company, Focus Brands Inc. Romaniello had been at...
DUBLIN Ohio Wendy’s International Inc. said Monday that chief marketing officer Ian Rowden has resigned for personal reasons and that the company has launched an “aggressive” national search to replace him. Rowden, who joined Wendy’s in...
ATLANTA Frank J. Belatti, founder of AFC Enterprises Inc., which is now parent to the Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits brand, is retiring as chairman of the company, according to a Dec. 3 statement. AFC board member John M. Cranor, a former leader of...
COLUMBUS Ohio Carl Howard has stepped down as president and chief executive of Damon’s Grill parent Damon’s International Inc. after 17 months in the job, citing unspecified personal reasons. But the company said Howard would serve as a consultant...
EAGAN Minn. Buffets Holdings Inc. has named industry veteran Steven Layt chief operating officer of both Buffets Holdings and its subsidiary Buffets Inc., effective Dec. 31. The appointment marks a new position, said A. Keith Wall, chief financial...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s Corp. chief marketing officer William Lamar Jr. said he plans to retire at the end of the first quarter in 2008, capping a career at the burger chain that lasted more than 20 years. Neil Golden, currently vice president...
LOS ALTOS Calif. Bruce MacDiarmid has been named president and chief operating officer of the Black Angus Steakhouse chain, officials said Tuesday. MacDiarmid, who has been the chain's chief operating officer for two years, succeeds Ralph...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s Corp. has appointed Peter J. Bensen chief financial officer, effective Jan. 1, the company said Tuesday. He succeeds Matthew Paull, who said earlier this year that he is retiring. Bensen, 45, is currently senior...
