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Fun-and-food chain raids CPK for new CEO

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 26, 2018

Chris Morris' successor as president of California Pizza Kitchen has yet to be named.

2018 shaping up to be full of restaurant CEO shake-ups

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 06, 2018

This year hasn't been a safe one so far for chief executives in the restaurant industry. Here's a look at the many companies that have made changes in the corner office.

Bennigan's CEO buys chain, plans rebound

Feb. 17, 2015

Paul Mangiamele and his wife have purchased the struggling chain with plans to grow its Steak and Ale brand, introduce a smaller-size Bennigan's and a nontraditional concept called Bennigan's on the Fly.

How Ed Doherty picks a franchise

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 14, 2016

The franchised concepts run by Doherty Enterprises range from giants like Applebee’s to relative newcomers like Noodles & Company, but they sport similar traits.

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4 unlikely lessons from top leaders

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 21, 2017

If there’s one thing to be learned from interviewing top restaurateurs, it’s that leadership isn’t built on fortune cookie-style doctrines.

Applebee's parent names a new CEO

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 10, 2017

DineEquity, which also franchises IHOP, has reached outside the restaurant industry for Julia Stewart's successor.

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Fazoli’s makes changes in the C-suite

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 16, 2017

The chain has named a new CFO and chief development officer.

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A modern franchisee finds success with an old idea

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 18, 2018

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.

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