Dear Loyal Readers: It is hard to believe that it is Labor Day already! Where has the summer gone? I hope you all had a great Holiday and are getting ready to head into the final quarter with renewed enthusiasm. Since it is around Labor Day that started me thinking about labor in general and… read more

To Our Valued Subscribers: Here it is the middle of July and I hope your business is as hot as the weather. I also hope you had a great and safe 4th. the Cubs are fighting for the Division lead. It will be a great race until the end. From the Real World, according to… read more

Grill Eggs Up Grill, a chain of franchised breakfast and lunch restaurants located throughout the South, has named a new chief executive officer—restaurant industry veteran Ricky Richardson—as the company embarks on an aggressive growth plan under new ownership. In March 2018 the company was acquired from Skip Corn and founder Chris Skodras by WJ Partners,… read more

CKE Restaurants Holdings, the parent company of fast-food chains Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, this week named Charles Jemley the company’s new CFO. Kerry Olson, meanwhile, was named chief legal officer and general counsel of the Franklin, Tenn.-based company. Both executives “bring valuable food industry experience that will help guide the growth and evolution of our… read more

Dunkin’ Brands, the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has named David Hoffmann CEO effective immediately, the company said. He will also serve on the company’s board of directors and remain president of Dunkin’ Donuts U.S, a role he has held since 2016, according to a news release from the Canton, Mass.-based company. Hoffmann… read more

Tender Greens has named president Denyelle Bruno, left, to the additional role of CEO, replacing co-founder Erik Oberholtzer, who was named executive chairman of the fast-casual brand. The 28-unit “slow food done fast” concept from Los Angeles said Bruno will serve in her new dual role effective immediately.  The company said it was “always the… read more

John Schnatter, founder and chairman of the board of Papa John’s International, Inc., has resigned in the aftermath of reports that he made a racial slur during a meeting in May with the pizza chain’s media agency. Schnatter on Wednesday admitted to making the slur in an email to Forbes magazine. Forbes said the meeting… read more

Dear Loyal Followers: Here it is the middle of June and we have crowned the NBA & NHL Champions and a Triple Crown Winner. Baseball is in full swing, (nice huh!) and the races for the most part are fairly close. My Cubs are just about tied for the top spot in their division and… read more

It’s the end of an era for Dave & Buster’s. Since going public in 2014, chief executive officer Stephen M. King and chief financial officer Brian Jenkins have been the face of the company for investors. One part of that management team, which doubled the entertainment-dining brand’s store count in the past 12 years, is… read more