Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc., parent to Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins, has named Stephanie Lilak as senior vice president and chief human resources officer, the company said. Lilak will report to Dunkin’ CEO Dave Hoffmann, the Canton, Mass.-based Dunkin’ Brands announced. She succeeds Rich Emmett, who retired earlier this year as the company’s chief legal and human… read more
Yum! Brands Inc. has named new CEOs for its Pizza Hut and Taco Bell divisions, the company said. The Louisville, Ky.-based quick-service company said with the appointments of Mark King to head the Irvine, Calif.-based Taco Bell division and Artie Starrs, 42, to head the Plano, Texas-based Pizza Hut that all three of its brands… read more
“We have the meats!” The unmistakable Arby’s tagline is voiced by Golden Globe–winning actor and unmistakable baritone Ving Rhames, who has saved the world time and again by crafting spy gadgets as Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible franchise. For Arby’s, he presents “the meats”—an equally essential weapon in the fast food arms race. “We put a… read more
A federal bankruptcy court has approved the sale of 24 Kona Grill polished-casual restaurants for $20.3 million to Williston Holding, the company headed by former Kona CEO and co-founder Marcus Jundt. The sale would pare the holdings of Kona Grill’s bankrupt parent to three restaurants, according to bankruptcy court documents. But local news reports indicate that… read more
McDonald’s Global Chief Marketing Officer Silvia Lagnado plans to leave the world’s largest restaurant company in October and the Golden Arches will move on without a global CMO, Ad Age has learned. Lagnado’s pending departure was announced Monday morning in a message sent to McDonald’s employees by CEO Steve Easterbrook. Lagnado, an executive VP and… read more
On Feb. 14, 2019, at the International Production and Processing Expo (I.P.P.E.) in Atlanta, the Department of Poultry Science at the University of Georgia and the US Poultry and Egg Association (USPOULTRY) organized the educational session, “Salmonella and Campylobacter Control in Poultry Production and Processing – Meeting Food Safety Goals.” Along with the University of Georgia and USPOULTRY the event was put… read more
When expanding or building a new bakery, don’t forget to involve sanitation staff in the process. Too often, engineering/ operations teams focus on the equipment purchases without thinking about ongoing operating costs. Failure to do so may lead to the sometimes-forgotten sanitation team cleaning a mess from decisions made early in a project. “Making pies… read more
By Vicky Valet – Forbes If you’re searching for a new job, you’re in luck: This is a job hunter’s market. With 51% of American employees looking, there’s a lot of churn out there and so you have a definite advantage. But since the keys to a successful job hunt seem to change more quickly than you… read more
By Dana Brownlee – Forbes My previous post “3 Reasons Why Thoroughbred Leaders Make the Best Bosses” defines the Thoroughbred Leader as that rare breed of leader with both strong task and relationship skills. They’re somehow able to lead with firm focus on the goals (and tasks required to reach them) while simultaneously building strong, authentic connections… read more
By Travis Bradberry – Ladders People get fired all the time for seemingly innocent mistakes. There are so many things that can get good, hard-working people fired. Honest mistakes often carry hard-hitting consequences. A recent study from the ePolicy Institute surveyed more than 300 companies and found that a third of them have fired employees… read more