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Financing

Laxman Narasimhan gets $8.8M to take the Starbucks CEO job

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2023

The coffee giant’s “CEO elect,” who takes over the full-time job in April, received a sign-on bonus and stock awards. Howard Schultz, the interim CEO, was paid $1.

Leadership

Friendly's parent promotes Sherif Mityas to CEO

 By Peter Romeo on Nov. 15, 2022

BRIX Holdings also raised Dawn Petite to president of Friendly's after a 40-year affiliation.

Operations

In their search for labor, restaurants turn to ex-offenders

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 03, 2022

A new program works to ease the industry's labor problem, and lighten a societal problem, by getting people who've run afoul of the law into restaurant jobs. Operators praise the results.

Leadership

Long-time exec Stephanie Callihan named CFO of Cotton Patch Café

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 13, 2022

Todd McEvoy was named chief operating officer for the Dallas-based casual dining restaurant chain.

Leadership

Danny Meyer on the challenges all leaders face

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 02, 2022

In an interview conducted two months after the IPO of Shake Shack, a spin-off he serves as chairman, Meyer shared his take on the challenges of transitioning from entrepreneur to corporate chief.

Operations

Here's where Indiana Jones should have looked for a Whopper

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 02, 2022

Restaurant Rewind: Here's how a mothballed Burger King was hidden for 13 years.

Operations

Keeping cool in the kitchen: How to beat the summer heat

By Reyna Estrada on Jun. 30, 2022

Chefs provide some key tips for staying cool in hot restaurant kitchens while temperatures hit the triple digits.

Workforce

How Delaware is using restaurants to prevent opioid deaths

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 09, 2022

A new program teaches workers how to reverse an overdose and help a teammate who may be in danger.

Leadership

Krispy Kreme promotes Josh Charlesworth to president, COO

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 08, 2022

He will oversee the company's major markets and global growth. The doughnut chain has started a search for a new CFO.

Workforce

Group takes aim at restaurants' substance abuse problem

By Peter Romeo on May 20, 2022

Ben's Friends provides a forum for addicts (and those who suspect they may be) to support one another in their quest for sobriety.

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