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Individuals influencing the direction of the restaurant industry

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Robert Gibbs to leave McDonald’s

The chain’s chief communications officer is reportedly leaving the company amid continued restructuring.

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Noodles & Co.’s chief brand officer to depart

Chas Hermann joined the chain in 2018, just before it mounted an impressive turnaround.

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Kona, former CEO Kuhn drop legal cross actions

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 24, 2019

The parties withdrew their lawsuits against each other, clearing the way for a sale of Kona to proceed.

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Barron Hilton, longtime head of Hilton Hotels, dies at 91

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 23, 2019

For 30 years, he ran the lodging and foodservice empire founded by his father, shifting it into gaming and franchising.

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Carl Ruiz, celebrity chef and restaurateur, dies

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 23, 2019

The owner of La Cubana in New York started several restaurants and made frequent appearances on Food Network.

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Del Taco names Chad Gretzema COO

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 17, 2019

The Mexican chain says that the newly created position will help it focus on “four-wall operations.”

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Yum Brands names Clay Johnson chief digital and technology officer

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 17, 2019

Gavin Felder was promoted to chief strategy officer as the owner of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut looks to bolster its digital strategy.

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Talk about a CEO hot seat

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 16, 2019

As the new CEO of Red Robin, Paul Murphy is walking into one of the industry’s more remarkable leadership challenges. Here’s why.

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Restaurants sit out a new effort to curb gun violence

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 12, 2019

A sizable swath of the business community is leaning on the Senate to pass potential safeguards, but restaurants are not part of it.

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For Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, rejuvenation is a process

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 12, 2019

At a time when many chains are searching for a magic bullet, the venerable casual-dining brand has found a reinvigoration takes time and a multitude of efforts.

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