Leadership

Individuals influencing the direction of the restaurant industry

A modern franchisee finds success with an old idea

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 18, 2018

Acquisitions have made KBP Foods one of the largest and fastest-growing franchises in the restaurant business. But the key to absorbing the expansion has been a notion that harkens back to the earliest days of KFC.

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Bojangles’ CEO resigns abruptly

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 05, 2018

The chicken chain’s board named former CEO James “Randy” Kibler to the interim post.

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McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook was paid $21.8M last year

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 12, 2018

The chain’s executives all received pay hikes after a strong 2017 for the fast-food burger chain.

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Franchisee of the Month: Mark Snyder

By Dana Tanyeri on Mar. 01, 2012

Capping off a night out with his wife last winter, Mark Snyder ducked into a local bakery craving a little something sweet.

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Leon Panetta to keynote RLC 2015

May 29, 2014

The leader of the successful hunt for Osama bin Laden will share what he’s learned during a career that began in a restaurant and ended in a Cabinet seat.

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