BATON ROUGE, La. Cafeteria operator Piccadilly Restaurants LLC has hired former Shoney’s executive David Stidham as vice president of marketing. Stidham has more than 10 years of experience in hospitality-industry brand management, sales...
WICHITA Kan. Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Inc. has named Marc Buehler as chief executive of its casual-dining division, overseeing both the flagship 183-unit Lone Star Steakhouse chain and the 28-unit Texas Land & Cattle concept. Buehler...
HOUSTON Mexican Restaurants Inc., which owns and franchises 78 units under such names as Crazy Jose's, Casa Ole and Monterey's Tex Mex Café, said Dennis Vegas would step down July 31 as senior vice president and chief marketing officer to pursue...
MIAMI Burger King has promoted four top-level executives in what it describes as preparation for meeting aggressive expansion targets for fiscal 2008. Moving up to a senior vice president's post within their respective departments are Mike...
DALLAS Romacorp Inc., parent of the 194-unit Tony Roma’s rib chain, said president and chief executive Marc Buehler was leaving the company just two months after being appointed to those posts. The company said Buehler was leaving to...
ATLANTA Multi-concept franchisor Raving Brands has promoted Seth Salzman to senior vice president, with responsibility for strategy development, marketing and operations for two of the company’s youngest brands, The Flying Biscuit Café and...
SAN DIEGO Former Panera Bread operator Steve Fricker has been named president of the 70-unit Daphne’s Greek Cafe fast-casual chain. Fricker, who also has worked with Jack in the Box and the casual-dining brands of OSI Restaurant Partners...
PLANO Texas Ponderosa and Bonanza steakhouses, the 308-unit buffet division of Metromedia Restaurant Group, has hired Jay Sullivan for the new position of culinary manager. Steve Welsh, vice president of marketing for Ponderosa and Bonanza...
SEATTLE Starbucks Coffee Co. promoted the head of its international business to the newly created post of chief operating officer in what the company described as an effort to facilitate expansion worldwide. Martin Coles, currently...
WASHINGTON The National Restaurant Association has named Dawn Sweeney, the head of member services for AARP, as its new president and chief executive officer, effective Oct. 1. She fills the vacancy left by the resignation in January of...
