Exec behind 'Best Sports Commercial' of all time is new Marco's CMO

April 3, 2017

Marco's Pizza has named veteran marketing executive Steve Seyferth as its new CMO, according to a news release. Seyferth has a background that includes leading…

Dunkin' Brands names interim CFO, begins search for next financial leader

March 24, 2017

Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins parent company, Dunkin' Brands, said that its Vice President of finance and treasurer, Kate Jaspon, will step into the…

Trumpcare yanked before vote, Affordable Care Act remains ... for now

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Trumpcare was pulled from consideration in a vote by Congress, despite an ultimatum from the President to vote on the measure. For now, the Affordable Care Act…

NRA to Congress: 'Press go on health act but fix it later'

March 22, 2017

National Restaurant Association Policy and Government Affairs EVP Cicely Simpson today told Speaker of the House and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan to press forward with…

Former KFC president replaces embattled CEO at Hardee's parent company

March 22, 2017

With hardly a mention of the resignation of its CEO of 16 years and former U.S. Labor Secretary nominee, Andrew Puzder, CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.

KFC U.S. names president, chief concept officer

March 21, 2017

Yum Brands has promoted Kevin Hochman to president and chief concept officer for KFC U.S., according to a news release. The 43-year-old exec joined KFC three…

Villa Restaurant Group names COO

March 16, 2017

Multi-brand QSR restaurant operator and franchisor, Villa Restaurant Group, has promoted Andrew Steinberg to chief operating officer, according to a news…

Reader Poll: Restaurant confrontations - are they happening more often?

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The news is filled with a constant flow of incidents demonstrating the worst in human behavior often happening at the chains this website's readers oversee. It…

New marketing VP joins Culver's

March 1, 2017

Culver's has named a former insurance industry branding and marketing executive as its new vice president of marketing, according to a news release. 

Yum boosts leave time for corporate moms who give birth

February 27, 2017

A major player in the quick-service and pizza industries, Yum Brands,  is expanding its parental leave and other flexible work policies as part of a new…

4 metrics every restaurant should track

You may be running a well-structured training program for new staff in the hopes that they’ll learn quickly and become more productive, but you might be…

Church's promotes purchasing exec to VP of supply chain

February 16, 2017

Church's Chicken has promoted its senior purchasing director, Chris Ward, to the office of vice president of supply chain, according to a news release.  Ward…

Marco's names COO

February 14, 2017

Marco's Pizza has promoted its EVP of operations and former Burger King executive, Tony Libardi to chief operations officer, a news release said. In the new…

Former VP returns to Church's to oversee operations

February 10, 2017

Church's Chicken has named Pete Servold as its executive vice president of U.S. operations, succeeding Joseph Christina after his promotion to CEO last…

NYC restaurateur proposes 3-tier minimum wage to 'help small business owners'

by Cherryh Butler — editor, fcc

CEO Willie Degel thinks the industry should have a specific minimum wage for private companies with less than $25 million in revenues, a higher wage for…

Yoshinoya America names former Rally's leader to top operations role

February 9, 2017

 Yoshinoya America is tapping into new leadership, appointing the former Checkers/Rallys brand turnaround and operational leader, Jim Stevens, as its chief…

Captain D's promotes 2 execs to key roles

February 8, 2017

Captain D's leadership has announced that Janet Duckham and Nancy Ward have been promoted to chief supply chain officer and vice president of training…

Gutting the 'gut feelings' from hiring: 2 restaurant companies' $40M story

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Who knew technology could help restaurateurs get the right human touch tableside? Two large restaurant companies tell their highly profitable story.

3 Ways to Optimize Labor Efficiencies and Cut Costs

Operators are facing high turnover rates and new regulatory pressures, making the task of managing labor costs increasingly more difficult. There are steps…

Webinar: How Which Wich engages frontline employees

January 26, 2017

Technology trends are continually launching that have the power to drastically affect your business model as well as how you communicate with and engage…