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BECOME A MEMBER NOWThe Bottom Line: After a year of brutal inflation, operators worry that consumers will change their spending. But data at the moment remains inconclusive.
The Mexican fast-food chain was doing pretty well when King took over as CEO in 2019, even though he had no experience in restaurants or franchising. Then, the 2023 Restaurant Business Restaurant Leader of the Year pushed the company to do even better.