Foodservice industry sales are exceeding pre-pandemic levels for the first time since last summer.
Chick-fil-A recently began piloting autonomous delivery robots at an Austin, Texas, location and will expand the test to another restaurant in the city in late June.
The manufacturer has added Adam Dyer to its team as group culinary and regional vice president of sales for the Southwest and Midwest.
Spaceman added the manufacturers’ representatives Pro Rep Marketing, Excelsior Marketing and Daly and DeRoma Group.
Vittorio Ricci worked for LF, a European distributor of spare parts for professional kitchens, coffee machines and bar equipment, from 1982 to 2018.
Marlowe Parker will take on an expanded leadership role and greater responsibility for the company’s overall strategic direction.
Wendy’s biggest investor, Trian Fund Management, is considering acquiring the entire burger chain, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Walter Bates will manage and develop field sales managers and manufacturers’ representative groups from Maine to Florida.
As chief development officer, Patrick Coelho will accelerate brand growth and elevate franchisee success.
Slight increases in workforce participation rates for 16- to 24-year-olds would significantly add to the labor pool.
The quick-service brand appointed industry franchising veteran Mike Mettler as chief development officer.
The private equity firm previously sold the chain to Sentinel Capital Partners in 2017.