This week on Nation's Restaurant News the top story was TOMS King bankruptcy yields bids for 82 of its 90 Burger King units. DC Burger led in bids for 37 restaurants in Virginia. Karali Group won the auction for 27 restaurants in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Corporate Burger King was the winning bidder on 17 locations in Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Restaurant Concepts bid on one location in Pennsylvania.
In other news, McDonald’s has added two appointments to its U.S. senior leadership team, including Michael Gonda, who has been promoted to senior vice president and chief impact officer, North America.
According to a company announcement, Gonda is responsible for “driving the holistic impact strategy across communications, state and local government relations, sustainability and ESG, and philanthropy” in the U.S. and Canada. The company adds that his cross-functional team is responsible for engaging stakeholders to protect and enhance the McDonald’s brand and efficiently partner with other markets.
Also, NRN editors discuss the legal battle between Sweetgreen and Chipotle, McDonald’s layoffs and pizza drive-thrus.
See what else was trending on NRN.com this week.
