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Condado Tacos names Natalie Harden CFOCondado Tacos names Natalie Harden CFO

The former Chuy’s Holdings executive has over 20 years of restaurant experience

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

February 22, 2024

1 Min Read
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Condado Tacos is known for its innovative food offerings.

Ohio-based emerging restaurant chain Condado Tacos named Natalie Harden as its chief financial officer, the company announced on Wednesday.

“We are pleased to welcome [Harden] to the Condado team. As a results-driven leader, she brings a dynamic, data-based approach to growth, financial planning and business strategy,” said John G. Troiano, CEO of private-equity firm The Beekman Group and chairman of the board of Condado Tacos, in a statement. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to have someone who is so highly skilled and also an incredible fit for the Condado culture.”

Headshot.jpegHarden, left, joins the fast-casual taco brand from Chuy’s Holdings, where she served as vice president of finance and investor relations. Before Chuy’s, she held leadership and corporate finance positions at Worldwide Clinical Trials, EZCorp, Neiman Marcus, and Ernst & Young.

“I’m looking forward to assisting Condado Tacos as they enter their next chapter of growth and continue to innovate and expand the Condado brand in new and existing markets,” Harden said in a statement. “Condado’s ‘Come As You Are’ culture along with its focus on fresh ingredients and craveable flavors is unparalleled in its industry. I’m excited to work alongside some of the most passionate and dedicated people I have met in the industry.”

In 2023, Condado Tacos was named the winner of the Nation’s Restaurant News Taco Showdown. The growing chain is known for its innovative food items that Chris Artinian, then-president and CEO, said have “the coolness of Taco Bell flavors” but “on steroids.” 

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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