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Individuals influencing the direction of the restaurant industry

Leadership

How long-running restaurant concepts stay viable

 By Peter Romeo on Apr. 11, 2019

A brand’s maturity doesn’t have to equate to obsolescence, according to several of the industry’s oldest brands. At the Restaurant Leadership Conference, they and several middle-aged chains explained how they do it.

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Yum Brands CEO: ‘Culture fuels results’

 By Heather Lalley on Apr. 09, 2019

Greg Creed accepts the 2019 Restaurant Leader of the Year award for his visionary brand stewardship.

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Kona Grill names temporary executive

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 08, 2019

Christi Hing, the struggling chain’s current CFO, was named "principal executive officer" of the struggling chain.

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Applebee’s franchisees make exec changes

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 05, 2019

The system’s two largest operators both announced switches in their management ranks.

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Trump eyes Herman Cain for Fed board seat

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 05, 2019

The nomination of the former Godfather’s CEO is controversial because of his abbreviated run for the presidency in 2012.

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Red Robin CEO Denny Marie Post retires

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 03, 2019

Board Chair Pattye Moore will serve as the interim CEO as the company looks for a successor

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Inspire Brands boots up a different sort of website

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 02, 2019

The new site provides a detailed assessment of the company’s economic impact on each state.

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Yum’s 4 business drivers under Creed

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 02, 2019

Greg Creed and his senior team say there are four drivers of same-store sales growth and chain expansion. Everything, they say, relates back to these principles, presented here in the company’s own words.

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How We Got Here 2019

Apr. 02, 2019

The history of the American restaurant industry over the past 100 years is anything but brief.

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The Rule Breaker

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 01, 2019

A distinctive management style, combined with indisputable success in expanding all three of Yum Brands' franchise chains, earned Greg Creed the distinction of being this year's Restaurant Leader of the Year.

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