Leadership
Giordano's CEO steps down, and a Portillo's exec steps in
Yorgo Koutsogiorgas is leaving the Chicago deep-dish pizza chain after 13 years. His replacement is Portillo’s CMO Nick Scarpino, a fellow longtime Chicagoan.
Financing
Fired Pie driven to bankruptcy by double punch of pandemic and inflation
The 13-unit fast-casual chain in Arizona was overleveraged. The restructuring will likely include the closure of underperforming locations.