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January 28, 2022

Expansion Roundup: Inspire Brands, Dine Brands and More Grow Footprints  

Dine Brands and Inspire Brands announced overseas expansion plans for Applebee’s, IHOP and Arby’s, and Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, Wienerschnitzel and Rise Southern Biscuits and Righteous Chicken are growing domestically. Here’s a look at the details in this week’s Expansion Roundup.

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January 27, 2022

Hardee’s Gets New Senior VP

CKE Restaurants picked up former Boston Market executive Eric Wyatt as its new senior vice president of Hardee’s.

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January 27, 2022

National Restaurant Association, Educational Foundation Announce 2022 Boards

Lance Trenary, president and CEO of Golden Corral, will serve as chair of the association’s board of directors, and Kent Walrack, retired executive vice president and chief strategy officer of Lyons Magnus, will serve as chair of the educational foundation’s board of trustees.

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January 27, 2022

Middleby Taps President of Global and Strategic Accounts

Jaime Nau will oversee the Middleby national account teams that work with global restaurant chains, convenience stores, retail outlets, government programs and other strategic accounts.

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January 27, 2022

Pieology Lands New CEO

Shawn Thompson previously served in executive roles with Supercuts, Tim Hortons and Restaurant Brands Int’l.

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January 26, 2022

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop To Get Drive-Thrus

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop signed an agreement with franchisee Richard Maddox to open 50 new shops throughout the southeast, and each will be constructed to accommodate a drive-thru, a first for the brand.  

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January 26, 2022

How To Collaborate With Service Technicians for the Win-Win

Nick Cribb and John Schwindt offer operators their best tips on how they can collaborate with their service technicians to ensure they’re getting the best service possible while minimizing setbacks for the agents.

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January 25, 2022

Vulcan Brings On New Business Development Manager

The commercial cooking equipment provider Vulcan has hired Mike Conway to serve as business development manager and leading sales expert for fryers, griddles and charbroilers.

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January 25, 2022

Smoothie King Names VP of Franchise Development

The Dallas-based Smoothie King has picked up franchise industry veteran Shawn Caric to serve as vice president of franchise development as the brand works toward “aggressive” long-term growth. 

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January 25, 2022

Alto-Shaam Opens Hybrid Demo Kitchen in Mexico City

Alto-Shaam is now showcasing its commercial kitchen equipment at a new hybrid demonstration kitchen and working restaurant in Mexico City.

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