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Individuals influencing the direction of the restaurant industry

Leadership

Who was this James Beard guy?

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 13, 2024

Restaurant Rewind: No, he’s not the person who started the awards program of the same name. Nor did he turn his home over to visiting chefs. The industry pioneer’s contributions are far more nuts-and-bolts.

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Famed Chef David Bouley dies at age 70

 By Lisa Jennings on Feb. 13, 2024

Among the vanguard of chefs who redefined French fine dining, Bouley also believed food had an important role in good health.

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More C-suite changes come to Perkins parent

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 09, 2024

Executive Summary: Plus, Sunny Street Cafe promotes a veteran leader to president and more restaurant industry leadership shifts.

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Wonder taps former Nestlé exec as advisor for its growing B2B business

By Joe Guszkowski on Feb. 08, 2024

Perry Miele, former CEO of Nestlé Professional, will help steer WonderWorks as it looks to quadruple its footprint this year.

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A longtime labor adversary of the restaurant business is stepping down

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 06, 2024

SEIU President Mary Kay Henry said she will not seek re-election, ending a 14-year tenure of unprecedented union activity within the industry.

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Remembering a social crusader named Bill Darden

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 06, 2024

Restaurant Rewind: In the era of Jim Crow, the namesake of Darden Restaurants refused to segregate dining rooms, even in the Deep South of 1935. Here's how the industry pioneer made a difference.

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Martha Stewart to headline Restaurant Leadership Conference in April

By Lisa Jennings on Feb. 02, 2024

The lifestyle icon has long had a keen eye on food and design trends and will share her outlook during a fireside chat.

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Blaze, Rocky Mountain Chocolate, Swig and more shake up their executive ranks

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 02, 2024

Executive Summary: Christian Kuhn is the new CMO at Blaze. Veteran chain executive Starlette Johnson becomes interim CEO at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, and more.

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Papa Johns' international chief is leaving the company

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 29, 2024

Amanda Clark, who has helped boost the pizza chain’s development in the U.S. and globally, is leaving to take a CEO role “at another company in the franchise industry.”

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Walk-On's, Swig and more add to their leadership ranks

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 26, 2024

Executive Summary: Restaurant brands large and small added new corporate employees this week.

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