Bojangles’ Inc. has named McDonald’s Corp. veterans Jose Armario as CEO and Brian Unger chief operating officer, the company announced. The Charlotte, N.C.-based chicken and biscuits company made the executive changes as it completed its sasle to Durational Capital Management L.P. and The Jordan Company L.P., a going-private deal announced in November. Board director James “Randy”… read more
Gibbs, a 29-year veteran of the fast-food brand operator, will retain his CFO title until the company can find his replacement. He will also assume operating leadership of the company’s global KFC division as well as the U.S. and international businesses of Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. The respective leaders of the three brands will… read more
San Diego-based superfood and smoothie chain Everbowl has secured $3 million in funding from a Toronto-based private-equity group, the company said. The 17-unit Everbowl said the company plans to use the investment from International Franchise Inc., or IFI, a subsidiary of Serruya Private Equity, or SPE, to accelerate growth. By the end of 2019, the… read more
Chick-fil-A is in the business of selling chicken but its prime ingredient for making that happen is data — data about customers, data about sales, data about menu items, data about customer traffic — and using data to make faster, better and more intelligent decisions. The knowledge of how important data is driving sales, boosting customer… read more
Georgia State University’s Regynald G. Washington Masters in Global Hospitality Management Program, has been named the second-best graduate hospitality program in the United States by Eduniversal Group. The GSU program ranks only behind Cornell University’s Masters programs. The top-rated program was also ranked 15th in the world. Located in the Cecil B. Day School of… read more
The Women’s Foodservice Forum announced new executive committee leaders and incoming board members for 2019. Each noted leader represents a global brand collaborating under the expanded, bold WFF mission to equip the food industry with data-driven strategies to eliminate barriers to women’s advancement and Lead The Way to gender equity. WFF continues to serve as… read more
There’s a popular saying in Japan, “toriaezu nama,” or “let’s start with a draft beer.” People often say this when arriving at an izakaya, a Japanese-style pub. First comes beer. Then comes food. Across Asia, there is a strong connection between beer and food, and a growing number of Asian-cuisine restaurants in the U.S. highlight… read more
In Datassential’s Creative Concepts we explore how cruise lines and airlines are adapting to meet consumers’ evolving needs. Half of Americans flew in 2017, according to Airline for America, and in 2018 roughly 26 million passengers were carried on cruise ships worldwide, according to Cruise Market Wath. Even if airlines and cruise lines aren’t your… read more
Less than a year after taking over as CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Brian Niccol has helped reshape the once beleaguered burrito chain, improving sales and fueling the company’s best stock performance in five years. Niccol told investors at the ICR Conference in Orlando that he hopes he’s making the brand more visible and reminding… read more
By Lillian Childress – Glassdoor As much as we wish, our dream job isn’t always in our backyard. Often, scoring an awesome position will require us to take a longer commute, or sometimes, to move cities, states, or even countries. A growing number of companies recognize that in order to ease the transition for new… read more