Whataburger

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 25, 2024

A Deeper Dive: The current and future CEOs of the burger chain discuss the transition, the chain’s history, and what’s in store for its future.

Financing

A look at the past, and future, of Whataburger

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 18, 2024

A Deeper Dive: Retiring CEO Ed Nelson, and future CEO Debbie Stroud, join the Restaurant Business podcast to talk about the burger chain, its success and where it goes from here.

Leadership

Whataburger enters a new era

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 12, 2024

Ed Nelson guided the venerable Texas-based burger chain through its transition to new ownership and the pandemic. He now prepares to hand over control to Debbie Stroud.

Leadership

Ed Nelson is retiring as Whataburger CEO

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 03, 2024

COO Debbie Stroud will take over for the longtime executive at the end of the year when Nelson will end a 20-year career with the San Antonio, Texas-based fast-food chain.

Operations

Whataburger makes a move on Las Vegas

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 08, 2024

The San Antonio-based burger chain opened the largest number of new restaurants in its history last year and now operates more than 1,000 restaurants.

Technology