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Heather Lalley

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Heather Lalley

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Leadership

BurgerFi’s chief legal officer resigns

Ross Goldstein had been with the fast-casual burger chain for nine years. He receives 7,500 shares of BurgerFi stock as part of his exit package.

Marketing

With Facebook and Instagram down, restaurant marketers get creative

Chain social marketers from Dunkin’ to Cava delivered some humor to Twitter Monday to engage with customers during the outage.

Emerging Brands

Oath Pizza readies for a franchising push

The fast casual, with two former Chipotle Mexican Grill execs in its C-suite, said it doesn’t want to be the “Chipotle of pizza,” although there are some notable similarities.

Technology

Ghost kitchen All Day Kitchens raises another $65M

The company, which operates satellite kitchens for emerging brands in San Francisco and Chicago, said it plans to expand to Texas and Southern California.

Emerging Brands

Savory Fund launches $1M contest for independent restaurants

Savory Fund launches $1M contest for independent restaurants

Technology

Chipotle adds nutrition filters to its app

The move expands on the success of the fast casual’s diet-specific Lifestyle Bowls, whose sales have grown 484% since being introduced in 2019.

Financing

'South Park' creators to buy landmark Casa Bonita restaurant for $3.1M

Pending bankruptcy court approval, Trey Parker and Matt Stone become the new owners of the beloved 47-year-old Denver-area roadside attraction they’d featured in their animated series.

Operations

Caribou looks to build its brand with coffee delivery subscriptions

The Minneapolis-based chain on Wednesday launched home delivery for weekly or monthly subscriptions of coffee, tea and ready-to-drink, canned beverages.

Leadership

Luna Grill taps Tony Reaman as CFO

Reaman comes to the Mediterranean fast casual after five years in finance for Corner Bakery Cafe.

Financing

Portillo’s details ambitious growth goals

In its IPO filing, the 67-unit fast casual known for hot dogs and Italian beef sandwiches, said it was “well-positioned for global growth.”

Marketing

Chipotle signs two college athletes to marketing deals

The fast casual is taking advantage of a relatively new NCAA policy that allows student athletes to be paid by brands under “name, image and likeness” contracts.

Leadership

Freddy’s names Laura Rueckel CMO

The marketing veteran joins the fast-growing fast-casual concept six months after its sale to Thompson Street Capital Partners.

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