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Buffalo Wild Wings Names Ahmed Awadallah Chief Operating Officer

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Buffalo Wild Wings has appointed Ahmed Awadallah as Chief Operating Officer of its Sports Bars business, bringing in a restaurant executive with experience spanning...
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Levain Bakery Names Lorna Sommerville and Taya Stenson Co-CEOs

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Levain Bakery is moving to a dual-CEO structure, promoting longtime executives Lorna Sommerville and Taya Stenson to jointly lead the New York-founded bakery as...
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Dave & Buster’s Names Amanda Busby Chief Operations Officer

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Dave & Buster’s has appointed Amanda Busby as its new Chief Operations Officer, adding a veteran restaurant and hospitality operator to the leadership team...
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Wendy’s Names Tariq Hassan Chief Marketing and Customer Growth Officer

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Wendy’s has appointed Tariq Hassan as its Chief Marketing and Customer Growth Officer, bringing in a former McDonald’s marketing executive as the burger chain...
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Jack in the Box Names Taylor Montgomery President, Paving the Way for CEO Transition

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Jack in the Box has appointed Taylor Montgomery as its new president, placing the Taco Bell veteran on a path to become the burger...
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McDonald’s USA Promotes Patrick Gerber to Chief Restaurant Officer

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McDonald's is strengthening its U.S. operations leadership, promoting longtime executive Patrick Gerber to Chief Restaurant Officer of McDonald’s USA as the company looks to...
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Portillo’s Names Kevin Kalicak CFO as Fast-Casual Chain Refocuses on Profitable Growth

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Kalicak will join Portillo’s on September 7, 2026, succeeding Michelle Hook, who left the company in May after approximately five and a half years...
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Dave & Buster’s Names Darin Harper CEO

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Dave & Buster’s has promoted Darin Harper from Chief Financial Officer to Chief Executive Officer, handing the top job to an executive who has...
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McDonald’s Promotes Skye Anderson to President of McDonald’s USA

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McDonald's has appointed Skye Anderson as President of McDonald's USA, elevating a longtime company executive to lead its largest and most influential market. Anderson succeeds...
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Krispy Kreme Strengthens Executive Team with New Chief Commercial and Chief People Officers

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Krispy Kreme has expanded its executive leadership team with the appointment of two senior leaders, naming Raphael Duvivier as Chief Commercial Officer and Lori...
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