RIDGELAND Miss. McAlister’s Corp., operator and franchisor of the 230-unit namesake deli chain, has appointed Ken Green to the new post of senior vice president of operations. Green most recently was senior vice president of operations for...
COLUMBUS Ohio Max & Erma’s, a casual-dining operator and franchisor, has named BJ's and The Cheesecake Factory veteran Michael Nahkunst to succeed Jim Howenstein as chief operating officer. Howenstein is vacating the post after two years to...
ATLANTA Industry veterans Dick Holbrook and Sam Haddock have teamed up with the founders of the 16-unit J. Christopher's chain to accelerate expansion of the breakfast-and-lunch concept. Under an arrangement disclosed Monday morning...
ATLANTA Arby’s parent Triarc Cos. Inc. said Tuesday that it has made several executives changes as part of its corporate restructuring to become a “pure-play” restaurant company. The revamp comes as the company is expected to review proprietary...
NASHVILLE Tenn. O'Charley's Inc. said that J. Harold "Jay" Allen has joined the casual-dining company as vice president of design and construction. Allen oversees the design and construction of company-operated and franchised restaurants...
POTOMAC Md. Accuvia, a technology consulting, events and publishing firm, has named Mark Ozawa president. Ozawa will report directly to Accuvia chairman and chief executive Robert Grimes. In his new post, Ozawa will oversee day-to-day...
NEW ORLEANS Al Copeland Investments Inc. is ramping up a franchising push for Copeland’s of New Orleans and its other casual-dining concepts under the new leadership of Fred Thimm. Thimm, previously president of Martini Park of Bethesda...
LOS ANGELES Full-service operator Grill Concepts Inc. said it has reinforced its infrastructure for an expansion push by hiring a veteran of the Rite Aid drugstore chain as the restaurant company's first vice president of construction and...
GOLDEN Colo. Rick Arras has succeeded Michael Andres as president and chief executive of Boston Market following completion of the fast-casual chain's purchase from McDonald's Corp. by private-equity firm Sun Capital Partners Inc. Terms of...
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. said it is realigning operations following the resignation of vice president of operations Jeff Jervik, who said he was leaving to pursue private business interests. The troubled doughnut-shop...
