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Leadership

Individuals influencing the direction of the restaurant industry

Leadership

Texas Restaurant Association gets a new chief

Richie Jackson is retiring after 34 years as CEO.

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Marco’s Pizza names Jeffery Rager CFO

The industry veteran had worked with KFC, Ignite and Granite City.

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Mooyah appoints a new president and COO

By Heather Lalley on May 03, 2019

Tony Darden replaces Michael Mabry, who left the burger chain to head development at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop.

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Quick-service pioneer and NFL superstar Gino Marchetti dies at 93

By Peter Romeo on May 01, 2019

The longtime Baltimore Colt co-founded and built the Gino’s Hamburgers chain. It was a dominant brand in the Mid-Atlantic until its conversion to Roy Rogers in the 1980s.

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Momofuku names its 1st CEO

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 30, 2019

Marguerite Mariscal started with the David Chang-founded restaurant company as an intern in 2011.

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Freshii’s CFO resigns

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 29, 2019

Craig De Pratto has been with the Toronto-based fast casual since 2014.

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Panera Bread names Niren Chaudhary CEO

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 26, 2019

The former Krispy Kreme executive will take over for the retiring Blaine Hurst.

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WFF co-founder and former RB editor Peter Berlinski dies at age 72

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 25, 2019

The original “righteous brother” brought together a group of female foodservice executives for a story. They saw the need to become the Women’s Foodservice Forum.

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Milwaukee’s Joe Bartolotta dies at age 60

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 23, 2019

Along with his brother, Paul, Bartolotta built a namesake foodservice empire that extended to 10 restaurants, catering operations and a contract management business.

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Former bakery-cafe CEO heads to Elior North America

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 22, 2019

Olivier Poirot will assume leadership of the contract company in North America.