Robert Rodriguez is gearing up to assume his new responsibilities as chief operating officer of the Denny’s Corp. later this month. Rodriguez comes to Denny’s from the Pick Up Stix chain for whom he was president and chief operating officer.
Foodservice operators on the front line every day probably won’t be surprised that the National Restaurant Association’s comprehensive index of restaurant activity remained essentially flat in July. (Story includes link to video with NRA’s Hudson Riehle.)
Michael Gibbons is the president and chief executive of Mainstreet Ventures, Inc., in Ann Arbor, Mich., a regional restaurant chain that began as a single restaurant venture.
With an updated look, a return to its product roots and a royalty-free franchise incentive program, Pizza Inn has announced an expansion campaign designed to add several new restaurants nationwide over the next year.
FoodChannelPRO Editor-in-Chief Ellen Koteff gets personal with Which Wich Chief Vibe Officer Jeff Sinelli as part of the Leaders with Guts video series.
The Food Channel caught up with Jim Ruhling of Michael Foods at the School Nutrition Association’s Annual National Conference in Dallas. Jim brought us up to date on the company’s new products including a pizza omelet which we got a chance to taste.
Lorna C. Donatone is chief operating officer and education market president for Sodexo, where she leads Sodexo’s business at 600 college and university campuses and nearly 500 public school districts and private schools in the United States.
Former Cold Stone Creamery CEO Doug Ducey has won Arizona’s Republican primary for State Treasurer. It’s Ducey’s first foray into state politics but many Arizona political insiders think it could lay the groundwork for a subsequent run for higher office.
As the oil cleanup continues, restaurant operators on the Gulf Coast are girding for a fight to ensure the survival of their businesses. FoodChannel PRO, working with our sister site, The Food Channel, will be chronicling the Gulf Coast comeback.
As Baby Boomers age the bold is beautiful mantra has taken up residence in a myriad of places, including restaurant menus across the country. Now that food trend has entered the snack daypart.
