Global Foodservice News
Fazoli’s Ramps up National Expansion with Six new Franchisees and 12 new Locations
Lexington, Ky.-based, fast-casual Italian-American chain Fazoli’s announced a major national expansion Thursday, with the addition of six new franchisees, totaling 12 new locations across Iowa, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas. Additionally, a current Fazoli’s franchisee is opening two locations in Georgia. Currently, with 220 restaurants in 28 states, Fazoli’s is planning to begin opening this…
Read MoreArby’s Enters Mexico, and Pandemic Pushes new U.S. Customers to try its Sandwiches
Arby’s is privately owned by Inspire Brands, which is backed by private equity firm Roark Capital. Its sister chains include Jimmy John’s, Buffalo Wild Wings and Sonic. Arby’s first Mexican restaurant opens Thursday in Guadalajara, with another location in the country slated to start serving customers early next year. Key Spot Group, a division of…
Read MoreSysco Hires New Chief Commercial Officer
In her new role, Ms. Sansone will lead Sysco’s overall commercial strategies, including responsibility for merchandising, marketing, pricing, digital sales enablement, customer loyalty program development, customer personalization, and exploring new channel sales development. She will be tasked with coordinating company-wide efforts to grow sales with merchandising, marketing, and personalized engagement. Ms. Sansone also will work…
Read MoreWendy’s Brings Aboard New CIO
In his new role, Mr. Vasconi will assume responsibility for all aspects of Wendy’s global technology efforts, the company said, including consumer-facing digital, restaurant technology, enterprise architecture and technology, and information security. Mr. Vasconi joins Wendy’s from Domino’s Pizza, where he spent the last eight years as executive vice president and CIO. Prior to his…
Read MoreUber Founder Turns Real-Estate Mogul for Ghost Kitchen Startup
Travis Kalanick’s CloudKitchens rents out delivery-only kitchens, which have gained popularity after the coronavirus pandemic closed restaurants. he former chief executive of Uber Technologies Inc. has been quietly assembling a mini real-estate empire over the past two years, acquiring closed restaurants, auto-body shops and warehouses for use in his new ghost kitchen venture. Entities tied…
Read MoreMcDonald’s Franchisees Are Working On Ways To Fix The Chain’s Broken Ice Cream Machines
We love McDonald’s over here. Their fries? Perfect. Their Big Macs? CLASSIC. Their fountain Diet Cokes? Arguably my reason for living at this point. But you and I both know even the biggest McDonald’s fans bring up one gripe with the chain, and it’s that the ice cream machines seem to be broken constantly. This…
Read MoreHow This Problem-Solving CEO Is Keeping Her Restaurants’ Doors Open
Dawn Lafreeda is President, CEO and founder of Den-Tex Central, Inc. dba Denny’s Restaurants. In 1984, she opened her first Denny’s and since then, has built an incredible 85-location operation. Lafreeda, like so many business owners in the restaurant space, has been massively impacted by the pandemic but has found a way to manage her…
Read MoreTomorrow’s Owners Wanted for Work Today: Jersey Mike’s Quicks off a new Recruitment Campaign
Jersey Mike’s Subs is launching a nationwide crew-level recruitment campaign aimed at entrepreneurial spirits who might want to become store operators or owners—if not heads of a multi-billion-dollar operation. A new TV commercial features CEO and chain father Peter Cancro, whose affiliation with the brand began when he bought the original unit at age 17…
Read MoreDomino’s Quarterly Sales Surge but Pandemic Costs hit Earnings; Shares Tumble
The pizza chain reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $99.1 million, or $2.49 per share, up from $86.4 million, or $2.05 per share, a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv were expecting earnings of $2.79 per share. While the pandemic lifted sales, it also boosted costs for the company. Higher wages for front-line workers, personal…
Read MoreSearching for the “Just Right” Leadership Approach in this Era
For hundreds of years, individuals known as alchemists searched in vain for the mythical Philosopher’s Stone, a substance that was imagined to have the properties essential for turning basic medals into gold or generating the elixir of immortal life. Today’s equivalent search is for that one leadership style capable of turning crisis into survival and…
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