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Several restaurant brands were shaking up the C-suite in the first quarter of the new year

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

February 1, 2024

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In January, several restaurant companies decided to revamp their C-suites including Wendy’s, MOD Pizza, KFC, and Yum Brands.

Last month, three new CEOs were named at restaurant companies big and small, including Wendy’s, MOD Pizza, and Bonchon.

Both the new CEO of Wendy’s and the chief executive of MOD Pizza are taking the position over from two leaders who had been with their respective brands for decades.

In other news, there was also a new role created at IHOP, Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill, and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop parent, Dine Brands. The new chief development role is aimed at leveraging shared resources across its system to continue growing across its 18 international markets.

Dutch Bros, Bloomin’ Brands, Biscuitville, KFC, Scooter’s Coffee, Popeyes, Wendy’s, and Paris Baguette all added more than one executive this month. Paris Baguette promoted five executives in the company to C-suite positions including chief marketing officer, chief financial officer, chief people officer, chief operating officer, and chief supply chain officer.

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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