leadership

Leadership

Why did Chipotle give top executives retention bonuses?

The Bottom Line: The payments to the CFO and CMO to stick around during a CEO transition were probably not necessary.

Leadership

A modern franchisee finds success with an old idea

Acquisitions have made KBP Foods one of the largest and fastest-growing franchises in the restaurant business. But the key to absorbing the expansion has been a notion that harkens back to the earliest days of KFC.

it’s a homespun idea older than Mike Kulp himself that enabled his KBP Foods to morph into an enterprise rivaling many brand owners in size and financial might.

The former Ruby Tuesday executive will take over for the retired G.J. Hart.

The CIA called him the Chef of the Century. His influence may have been to show that fashion and classic culinary techniques were not incompatible.

The casual-dining chain operator also named Dan Kiernan president of Olive Garden.

Restaurant Brands International also named Matt Dunnigan CFO.

Operators mitigate the risk of stale, inbred ideas by refusing to stay insular.

The top three officers were drawn from the independent community.

Some CEOs are turned off by activist investors and their short-term focus, says RB's The Bottom Line.

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