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13 executives on the move at restaurants across the country in October

From Zaxby’s to El Pollo Loco to KFC, these companies saw people change positions last month

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

November 3, 2021

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This month, the big news in the C-suite was Bernard Acoca’s departure from El Pollo Loco. Acoca turned around the formerly struggling brand in his tenure at the company and left abruptly, his resignation effective immediately.

Not even a week later, Acoca was named CEO of another brand, this time a successful one looking to grow.

Pizza Hut U.S. named a new president this month to take the helm in 2022. He was formerly part of the KFC dream team. This appointment is meant to add on to the current refresh of the struggling pizza brand in Yum Brands’ portfolio.

Growing chain Iron Hill Brewery named a new CEO.

Elsewhere, Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s named a new chief operating officer, Farmer Boys and KFC named new chief marketing officers, Zaxby’s added a new supply chain post, Mongolian Concepts appointed a new chief financial officer, The Culinary Edge named a new CEO, and a Papa John’s executive announced their departure from the company.

See which executives were on the move this month.

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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