Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

The company recently hired Brian Wallunas, former CTO at Smokey Bones, as its first chief technology officer. “I The nature of the trade areas that we see growing Huddle House into, and the type of technology we’ll be using in new assets, points us to the need for more off-premise options,” O’Reilly said.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

Not quite yet Exclusive Content Premium Technology From acqui-hire to vaporware: The new restaurant tech ABCs Tech Check: These six terms are popping up more often in industry conversations, providing a glimpse at the next wave of trends.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 24, 2025

Premium Technology From acqui-hire to vaporware: The new restaurant tech ABCs Tech Check: These six terms are popping up more often in industry conversations, providing a glimpse at the next wave of trends.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

JUNE 24, 2025

The growth capital firm behind the food-and-games brands Puttshack, F1 Arcade and Flight Club has added more restaurant industry firepower to its leadership team. brings unmatched expertise and a proven track record of leadership across some of the most well-known brands in the restaurant industry,” said Focht, in a statement.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 25, 2025

market Subway names Jonathan Fitzpatrick CEO The late chef Michael Chiarello's estate files lawsuit to prevent alleged hostile takeover of assets by investors Leadership BJ’s Restaurants, Shake Shack, Bonchon and more make executive moves Executive Summary: Here are the latest leadership changes in the restaurant industry.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

Its complicated Premium Technology From acqui-hire to vaporware: The new restaurant tech ABCs Listen to your daily news: RB Podcasts New episodes weekdays Restaurant Daily A Deeper Dive Menu Talk The Week in Restaurants Working Lunch More on this Topic Financing How is Roark Capitals track record?

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Restaurant Business

JULY 11, 2025

In addition, Beans & Brews has hired Carrie Cohen as senior manager of digital marketing. Outback Steakhouse parent Bloomin’ Brands has hired Rafael Sanchez as CIO. By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 11, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Staff illustration. And Rachel Day is the new senior manager of social media for the brand.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 8, 2025

The move comes just about 18 months after Tanner, a former executive with PepsiCo, was hired to lead the 7,000-unit chain. Wendy’s named Ken Cook interim CEO. The Dublin, Ohio-based chain named CFO Ken Cook interim chief executive while the company searches for a permanent replacement. Tanner’s departure will be effective July 18.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 15, 2025

The hiring comes eight months after the Dallas-based food-and-games chain ousted Chris Morris amid a brutal sales slump that would only worsen in January and February. He will oversee a food-and-games chain that is seeing improving sales after a brutal start to the year. By Jonathan Maze on Jul. Photo: Shutterstock.

Leadership

Embrace the Suck

MAY 24, 2023

Step 3: Scout for Personality, Not Just Skills During the hiring process, we sometimes over-emphasize experience while undervaluing the importance of personality. While experience is certainly crucial for specific roles, personality should carry substantial weight in our hiring decisions.

Recruiting

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2024

This word-of-mouth advertising encourages people to try you out. That means the owner must lead by example and make sure the managers manage the team with the same positive leadership. Then, they usually tell 10 people who will each tell 10 more people. If you are positive then your team will be positive.

Restaurant Law

Gecko Hospitality

JULY 8, 2025

Beyond the Swipe In today’s fast-paced hiring world, finding the right match often starts with a quick decision just like modern dating apps. The sheer volume of candidates and job openings can overwhelm hiring managers, often prioritizing speed over quality. But unlike dating, great recruitment goes beyond surface-level compatibility.

Recruiting

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Dunkin' Hirin' As more of America opens up, Dunkin’ franchisees are seeking to hire up to 25,000 new restaurant employees at Dunkin’ locations, from front-counter to restaurant management, creating immediate jobs that offer long-term education benefits and key career skills for people all across the U.S.

Franchising

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This unique approach puts our employees first because we believe that attracting, hiring, and nurturing the right people is what sets our businesses apart. Here are examples of each: Strengths : Combined 30+ years of restaurant experience from the leadership team. Hiring is routinely one of the most difficult tasks in food service.

Point of Sale

7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

You're responsible for tactical duties like training new hires, conducting performance reviews, disciplining rule breakers and poor performers, and handling compensation changes—in addition to more interpersonal tasks like mentorship and ensuring professional growth. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

Management

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

We had leadership from the heart program, Hog Heaven University, a certified Pitmaster program and a train the trainer program. You used to have to hire an advertising agency to market to your customers. Today, your customers are your advertising agency on social media. How is tech incorporated into operations?

Social Media

Restaurant Business

JANUARY 17, 2023

The former Wieden+Kennedy director will take on the newly created role as Chili’s ramps up its marketing efforts.

Advertising

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's People & Places column features news of company hires and promotions, charitable efforts and product introductions. Field Day , the enterprise field-marketing solution for retail and restaurant brands, added Byron Duncan to its growing leadership team. Byron Duncan.

Coaching

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Third, the onslaught of opioid, vaping, and alcohol combinations have forced the restaurant industry to begin hiring completely different generations of rock star employees, in both the front and back of the house. For this reason, a lot of restaurants are going to start hiring delivery staff, even if they never did before.

Mobile Ordering

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Restaurant management covers several duties and responsibilities—from hiring team members, to dealing with customer complaints, to making on-the-fly decisions to control labor costs. 7 Core Restaurant Management Responsibilities Staffing : Hire, fire, train, and manage employees. What is Restaurant Management?

Management

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 13, 2019

We are grateful for his leadership as we brought these businesses together to create a global champion in the restaurant and hospitality software industry.” Ordermark hired Charlie Jeffers, a 25-year industry veteran and award-winning expert on point of sale (POS) integration, into the newly created position of Head of Innovation.

Mobile Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 7, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's People & Places column features news of company hires and promotions, charitable efforts and product introductions. “They have both displayed thought leadership and an unwavering commitment to driving results and performance throughout their careers.

Food

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Del Taco was recognized for adding multiple Beyond Meat items to its menu in 2019 and for heavily advertising these offerings to meat-lovers, vegetarians, and vegans alike. Impossible Foods has hired biotech executive Brian Miller as Chief People Officer. Recent executive hires include: Jessie Becker, SVP of Marketing.

Hospitality

7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

You're responsible for tactical duties like training new hires, conducting performance reviews, disciplining rule breakers and poor performers, and handling compensation changes—in addition to more interpersonal tasks like mentorship and ensuring professional growth. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

Management

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Nathan’s Famous, Inc, hired two industry veterans, Erik Mallon and Jim Hicks, to bolster its franchise sales and development teams. "Hiring these two industry veterans helps us close out 2019 strong, and prepare for our growth plans beginning in 2020. Nathan's Brings On Franchise Experts. " Black Bear Diner Adds CMO.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

Under his leadership, iPayment closed an initial public offering in 2003 and then went private in 2006. The delectable offering was conceptualized by Alex Rabino and Ana Silva of Netspot USA, along with all logistical procedures to support the special needs team members they hire. and Kard Financial Inc. He graduated with a B.A.

Fast Casual

The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

To thrive in the restaurant business in the USA, you need to hire cooks and create a talented culinary team that can create exceptional cuisines. You might be wondering, how to hire a cook for rush hours, that too at night? You might be wondering, how to hire a cook for rush hours, that too at night? How To Hire Night Cooks? .

Hiring

The Restaurant Times

MARCH 14, 2022

The process to hire a talented chef for your restaurant might be difficult, but it’s an important aspect of your company’s potential to prosper. Hire A Chef With The Following Characteristics. Chefs must possess management and leadership abilities in addition to being excellent cooks in their own right.

Hiring

Bar and Restaurant Coach

MARCH 2, 2020

The HR department has many jobs: hiring the right people, making sure that employees are treated in accordance with the company’s ethics, code of conduct, and culture statements. Glassdoor: The average US company will spend 52 days and $4,000 to hire for a position. The Actual Cost of Hiring a New Employee. 1 bar manager.

Coaching

Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 5, 2021

A competitive hiring landscape. Many workers are resentful of leadership, due to what they perceive as unfair compensation and subpar working conditions. But hiring too many people can hurt the bottom line. Access to client-only quarterly State of the Industry webinars and thought leadership events.

Recruiting

Bingage

JANUARY 15, 2020

This point doesn’t mean you shouldn’t hire people, the human being is important. Staff Hiring always should be done 3 weeks prior to opening. Everyone takes time to be comfortable in the new atmosphere, if you hire staff prior to opening, it will make them adjust to the business climate. Hire the best restaurant staff.

Food Truck

The Restaurant Coach University

MARCH 2, 2017

The majority of restaurants tend to post the same thing: An advertisement of their latest special or featured menu item. And also, are you hiring people who are capable of a hospitality mindset, or are you just trying to fill the schedule? Always hire for personality over skill. They hire friendly people. Leaders inspire.

Bar

Sling

MAY 14, 2022

Career development is a foundational element of every good employee value proposition and can include activities such as: Leadership training Technical training Promotions Mentoring programs Tuition reimbursement Paid educational courses Travel opportunities. 1) Career development. 4) Communicate your employee value proposition.

Management

Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 5, 2021

A competitive hiring landscape. Many workers are resentful of leadership, due to what they perceive as unfair compensation and subpar working conditions. But hiring too many people can hurt the bottom line. Access to client-only quarterly State of the Industry webinars and thought leadership events.

Recruiting

Embrace the Suck

JUNE 13, 2022

In leadership, and you and I both agree on this, leadership is critical, especially right now in restaurants. Leadership again, what's your feeling or belief on, do you believe in self care for leaders? They're hiring people to do this sort of thing here in California. Donald Burns: Definitely. Donald Burns: Yeah.

Retail

Lavu

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Team and Management: Introduce your team, and share a brief bio about each member of your leadership team. Advertising: Share information about the advertising channels you will leverage and the average cost associated with each platform. Also, include a list of the positions you will need to fill at your restaurant.

Loyalty Program

Notch

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Or do you feel like there is a lack of vision and poor leadership that’s contributing to inconsistent food and unhappy diners? Or is there a lack of vision and poor leadership that’s making the food inconsistent and the guests unlikely to make a return visit? It’s a lot of work to fire and hire new staff.

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