Hyphen’s first product, The Makeline, automates the assembly of digital orders. The company says the system can produce 350 meals per hour while improving order accuracy.
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Craig Dunaway was promoted from president to COO, while Lance Vaught was promoted from senior vice president of operations to president.
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Wingstop increased its domestic unit target to 4,000, up from the previous goal of 3,000. The international target of 3,000 stores remained, setting the brand up for potentially 7,000 global restaurants.
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Israel Wolner will be responsible for growing and managing the contract sales team nationwide and expanding the dealership’s current branches in Las Vegas, Florida and South Carolina.
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For the fifth time in the last six weeks, restaurant sales once again fell into negative territory, but signs of relative improvement showed as the last two weeks fared slightly better, according to Black Box Financial Intelligence’s latest Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse.
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DeAnna Thompson was named marketing manager for North and South America, and Christine Stillinger was promoted to marketing coordinator for Europe, South Africa and the Middle East.
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The company says the new locations at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Ga., and Kennesaw State University in Marietta, Ga., will increase the brand’s accessibility to on-the-go students, staff and faculty members.
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The expansion comes as part of the brand’s goal to double its network of restaurants in Asia Pacific to over 6,000.
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The National Restaurant Association has announced the appointment of Michelle Korsmo as its new CEO and president, effective May 1.
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White Castle is getting 100 new fry cooks—in the form of robots. The fast-food hamburger chain announced it’s installing robots at 100 standalone locations after the success of a pilot program.
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