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Fernando Machado is leaving Burger King owner RBI

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 02, 2021

It’s uncertain where the chief marketing officer is heading. He had been with the company since 2014.

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Hard Rock names Kim Boerema president of cafe operations

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 31, 2021

The longtime restaurant veteran was previously COO of California Pizza Kitchen.

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Pizza Hut U.S. makes some management changes

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 31, 2021

Chief Marketing Officer George Felix is leaving the company, which also named a new marketing structure and said that Lynne Broad will become CFO in May.

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McDonald’s names Desiree Ralls-Morrison general counsel

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 29, 2021

She will oversee legal operations at the burger giant, coming from the medical products company Boston Scientific.

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Shake Shack CFO Tara Comonte is stepping down

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 29, 2021

She is leaving to take the CEO job at a private company outside the restaurant industry, while the burger chain looks for a replacement.

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Topgolf names Pizza Hut chief Artie Starrs CEO

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 16, 2021

He will focus on continuing the golf-focused “eatertainment” concept’s growth under new owner Callaway Golf.

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Burger King names former Domino’s executive Tom Curtis COO

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 12, 2021

Domino's Pizza is losing another executive to a burger chain. This time, Tom Curtis will become chief operating officer of Burger King Americas to help lead the implementation of technology inside its restaurants.

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