McDonald's general counsel: 'Challenges are complex, but opportunities are significant'

McDonald's has named former Boston Scientific Corporation General Counsel Desiree Ralls-Morrison, a Black corporate leader, to head its global legal operations…

Wendy's expands chief comms officer role

March 24, 2021

Wendy's is expanding the responsibilities of its chief communications officer to include not just communications for the brand, but also quality assurance…

Webinar: How to hire, train and retain great pizzeria employees

March 15, 2021

The ever-present, but always vexing problem of hiring for restaurant industry in-store positions has only seemed to deepen, despite the layoffs of the…

Domino's promotes executive to leadership team

March 15, 2021

Frank Garrido has been promoted to executive vice president, U.S. operations and support, at Domino's Pizza Inc. Garrido, who had previously served as a senior…

Burger King names former Domino's leader as COO

March 12, 2021

Burger King Americas has named former Domino's executive, Tom Curtis, as COO, where he'll oversee field operations, restaurant development and restaurant…

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Golden Chick names franchise ops leader

March 9, 2021

Texas-based Golden Chick has added a franchise operations district director to its corporate team.

4 leading QSR women discuss how things are, how they want them to be

Female leaders across quick-service today know they owe a lot to their predecessors for the positions they've attained today. But that doesn't mean they're…

Wendy's names first diversity officer

March 8, 2021

Wendy's has named the former diversity officer of its home base city, Columbus, Ohio, Beverly Stallings-Johnson, to head it diversity, equity and inclusion…

McDonald's CEO: Sexual harassment 'will not be tolerated'

March 2, 2021

McDonald's is facing a new onslaught of criticism, following Sunday's CBS Sunday Morning show report of alleged widespread sexual harassment among employees.

Pizza execs will discuss how to hire, train, retain great employees

March 1, 2021

A restaurant brand is only as strong as its employees, which is why QSRWeb has tapped Hotbox Pizza Founder Gabe Connell and Mary Kay Haas, Pizza Factory's…

Little Caesars promotes SVP to COO

February 24, 2021

Little Caesars Pizza has promoted its senior vice president of international, Paula Vissing, to the newly created COO's post, where she will oversee worldwide…

Subway names former Dunkin' exec to top development post

February 22, 2021

Subway has named a former Dunkin' development leader, Steve Rafferty, as its senior vice president of Development for North America, a news release said.

McDonald's speaks on diversity, equity, inclusion efforts

February 18, 2021

In the same week that one of McDonald's largest Black franchisees filed a civil rights suit against it alleging that the company has shown systemic racial bias…

Restaurant operators: 'Not the right time for wage boost'

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February 16, 2021

Leaders of Dickey's Barbecue, Firehouse Subs, Mooyah, Famous Toastery and Teriyaki Madness discuss when and if it's time to raise the federal minimum wage to…

NY restaurant workers eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

February 15, 2021

New York restaurant employees, as well as Uber drivers in the state, are eligible to receive COVID-19 vacinnations even if the county in which they work hasn't…

DoorDash partners with Cellex on COVID-19 testing kit effort

February 10, 2021

DoorDash and Cellex, which specializes in point-of-care testing, are teaming up to help restaurant employees get faster access to COVID-19 testing kits at a…

The Lash Lounge CEO helping to grow Frios Gourmet Pops

February 10, 2021

Frios Gourmet Pops' parent company, FGP Holding LLC, has added franchising veteran Meg Roberts to its board, a news release said.

Largest US Burger King franchisee names former NPC exec as COO

February 9, 2021

The nation's largest Burger King franchisee, as well as a Popeyes franchisee, Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., has appointed former NPC International Wendy's…

Yum Brands names company leader to COO role

February 3, 2021

Yum Brands Inc. has named its former chief transformation and people officer, Tracy Skeans, to COO, according to a news release. She served in the previous…