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Heather Lalley

Managing editor

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Heather Lalley

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Operations

Chipotle sees same-store sales soar 13.4% in Q4

The fast-casual chain credits its continued growth to carne asada, digital efforts and its pickup-only drive-thrus.

Leadership

Roti names a new CEO

Justin Seamonds, formerly president of Dean & DeLuca, replaces Carl Segal, who had held the top post at the Mediterranean fast casual since 2014.

Leadership

Union Square Hospitality hires its 1st CMO

The multiconcept operator also added a new chief people officer.

Emerging Brands

Topgolf debuts its small-footprint concept

Lounge by Topgolf, which recently opened in a Seattle suburb, might allow the eatertainment chain to expand in urban markets.

Operations

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Leadership

Fresh Brothers names a CEO

Industry vet Geoffrey Goodman will be charged with growing the Southern California pizza chain.

Emerging Brands

How a seafood boil chain is preparing for off-premise growth

Angry Crab Shack is testing take-home seafood boil kits while also making sure to focus on the in-restaurant experience.

Leadership

Paris Baguette taps industry vet for CMO

Pete Bell, who previously worked as marketing chief for Twin Peaks, will take over the post with the bakery-cafe chain.

Leadership

MOD Pizza adds president to its COO’s title

The fast-casual pizza chain has ambitious growth plans.

Financing

Will Potbelly be pressured by a new activist?

180 Degree Capital Corp. has raised its stake in the struggling sandwich chain.

Workforce

Chipotle to pay nearly $2M in Mass. child labor settlement

The state’s attorney general’s office uncovered more than 13,000 child labor violations at the fast-casual chain’s 50 locations over the past several years.

Leadership

Building an empire

Boka Restaurant Group— which won the 2019 James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Restaurateur—operates nearly 20 one-off restaurants, bars and coffee shops and has almost 2,000 employees. Here’s how a little luck, lots of hard work and, importantly, thoughtful team-building created a restaurant empire.

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