Global Foodservice News
Starbucks Appoints Mellody Hobson as Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors
Mellody Hobson — the co-chief executive officer of Ariel Investments LLC who has served as the Starbucks vice-chair of the executive board since 2018 — has been appointed as the coffee company’s next non-executive chair of the board of directors starting in March 2021, Starbucks announced Wednesday. When she assumes the board chair position, she…
Read MoreJack in the Box Reports 12.2% Same-Store Sales Jump and Prepares to Expan
With a two-year-old dispute with franchisees resolved and restaurant profitability up, Jack in the Box is poised to start growing again, CEO Darin Harris told investors Thursday while discussing the San Diego-based quick-service chain’s performance in the fourth quarter, ended Sept. 27. It was a good quarter. Same-store sales were up by 12.2%, the best…
Read MoreMcDonald’s Corp. Names Tiffanie Boyd U.S. Chief People Officer
McDonald’s Corp. named Tiffanie Boyd to the role of U.S. Chief People Officer, the company announced Monday. Boyd, who comes to the chain from General Mills, starts Jan. 4. She is among several new executive hires made under Chris Kempczinski, who was named president and CEO last year when Steve Easterbrook was abruptly fired. Kempczinski…
Read MorePapa John’s Reveals its new Atlanta Headquarters
Papa John’s on Tuesday revealed its new Atlanta facility, a 60,000-square-foot space in a shopping and entertainment area in the Northwest part of the city that is also home to an increasing number of corporate headquarters. The pizza chain, which will maintain its offices in Louisville, Ky., as well as London, U.K., plans to employ…
Read MoreDozens of Buyers are Eyeing Bankrupt NPC International Restaurants
More than 50 potential buyers are eyeing at least a piece of the massive number of restaurants operated by the bankrupt Wendy’s and Pizza Hut franchisee NPC International, setting a stage for a remarkably competitive set of auctions that start later this month. One of those bidders is the biggest restaurant franchisee in the U.S.,…
Read MoreKFC to Sell Chicken in Replica ‘Holiday Buckets’ from the 60’s/70’s
Fried chicken in an old bucket from the ‘60s? Where do we sign up? In what would seem to be an ongoing global quest to conflate Colonel Sanders with Santa Claus, KFC has announced that restaurants in the U.S. will be serving up fried chicken in replicas of its “iconic” holiday-themed buckets from 1966 and…
Read MorePizza Hut partners with Beyond Meat on two new Pizzas
Pizza Hut has joined forces with Beyond Meat, Inc. to develop two new pizzas featuring plant-based sausage. The collaboration will make plant-based meat pizzas “more widely available to the masses,” the Yum! Brands, Inc. subsidiary said. New Beyond Pan Pizzas were co-created by the Pizza Hut and Beyond Meat culinary teams to mimic the taste…
Read MoreFamous Dave’s to Acquire Granite City Food and Brewery
BBQ Holdings Inc., the parent company of Famous Dave’s, announced Thursday a purchase agreement to acquire the assets of craft beer chain Granite City Food and Brewery. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move is BBQ Holdings’ first foray outside of the barbecue sector. Its other two brands are the recently created Clark…
Read MoreJINYA Ramen Bar Names Tom Cardenas Director of Hospitality and Beverage
Cardenas brings more than 25 years of industry experience to JINYA. For nearly 20 years, Cardenas worked for Innovative Dining Group, where he served as opening general manager for Sushi Roki and Katana Restaurant. After being promoted to director of operations and then vice president of operations, Cardenas added several domestic and international brands to…
Read MoreChick-fil-A Gets Modular with Restaurant Construction
This past month, Chick-fil-A quietly opened a location that could reimagine its construction for years to come. The company’s Restaurant Development team spent the past several years looking into modular growth as it explored ways to improve Chick-fil-A’s remodeling and rebuilding plans. In October, the first location rebuilt using modular construction opened outside of Atlanta…
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