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Peter D'Amelio has also served as president of Cooper's Hawk and CEO of Matchbox.
Paul Malazita was named interim CFO to replace Dexter Newman.
The acquisition aims to boost growth of the polished-casual Mexican chain.
The family-dining chain is confident in the future of its takeout business.
The longtime marketing and menu-development executive has been promoted to president.
Management says the venerable Italian chain will use the filing to renegotiate leases on 37 closed sites.
The owner of Bravo Cucina Italiana and Brio Tuscan Grille will be acquired in an all-cash deal.
A true challenger to the Cronut appears, along with signs of a deeper dive into groceries by The Cheesecake Factory, less yelling at Red Robin, a return to crazy restaurant theming and crow being added to the menu of Jack in the Box.
The chain has promoted its vice president of operations.
The 27-unit chain is one of the first operations to try a new federally sanctioned program for developing restaurant management.