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Individuals influencing the direction of the restaurant industry

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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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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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Kona Grill CEO Marcus Jundt to resign

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 29, 2019

Jundt is leaving the company as the board brings on a new member to explore a possible sale.

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Papa John’s names Karlin Linhardt CMO

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 28, 2019

The former McDonald’s and Subway executive will take the marketing reins at the pizza chain.

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The last time McDonald’s professed no opposition to a wage hike

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 27, 2019

In the 1980s, executives remarked offhandedly that an increase would be no big deal. Not everyone sat back in passive acceptance.

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El Pollo Loco hires Starbucks vet as COO

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 26, 2019

Miguel Lozano is the chicken chain’s third C-suite hire in the past 12 months.

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Marriott’s Fred Malek dies at age 82

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 26, 2019

In a career that shifted from politics to business and back, the West Point graduate headed one of the industry’s largest foodservice operations and later invested in several others through The Carlyle Group.

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Inspire Brands names Raghu Sagi chief information officer

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 25, 2019

Darla Morse will become the CIO of another Roark Capital-owned company, CKE Restaurants.

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Panera’s parent voluntarily owns up to its Nazi past

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 25, 2019

The family controlling JAB Holding Co. acknowledges that an earlier version of the company used slave labor during World War II and that two predecessors were guilty of unprosecuted war crimes.

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True Food Kitchen names Shannon Keller chief marketing officer

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 19, 2019

The company's first CMO is the latest in a series of management moves at the fast-growing chain.

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