https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/portillos-hires-tony-darden-coo/734416/
Portillo’s names Jack in the Box exec as COO | Restaurant Dive
Tony Darden joins Portillo’s as the chain focuses on improving operations and building restaurants with high AUVs.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/shift-change-wingstop-appoints-cto-sweetgreen-hires-coo/577986/
Shift Change: Wingstop appoints CTO, Sweetgreen hires COO | Restaurant Dive
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/burger-king-hires-dominos-exec-as-coo/596622/
Burger King hires Domino's exec as COO | Restaurant Dive
Tom Curtis, who has worked at the pizza chain for 35 years, will join the QSR in May in the midst of Burger King's ongoing drive-thru modernization and...
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/qdoba-hires-former-applebees-exec-kevin-carroll-coo/730863/
Qdoba hires Applebee’s exec as COO | Restaurant Dive
Kevin Carroll has over 30 years of restaurant experience and most recently served as COO at Applebee's overseeing 1,600 units.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/popeyes-hires-us-president-peter-perdue-burger-king-us-coo-nicolas-henrich/804717/
RBI appoints new Popeyes US president, Burger King US COO | Restaurant Dive
Peter Perdue has been promoted to Popeyes U.S. and Canada president, and Nicolas Henrich is now Burger King U.S. chief operating officer.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/blaze-pizza-hires-jaime-denney-chief-operations-officer/749818/
Blaze Pizza appoints Starbucks vet as COO | Restaurant Dive
Jaime Denney, who has over 25 years of restaurant experience, will oversee company and franchise operations and work to boost speed, profitability and...
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/shift-change-logans-roadhouse-parent-hires-ceo-panera-appoints-coo/585020/
Shift Change: Logan's Roadhouse parent hires CEO, Panera appoints COO | Restaurant Dive
This week's Shift Change includes Bojangles adding its first chief people officer, Zaxby's hiring a chief development officer and Popeyes appointing a...
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/smokey-bones-appoints-hal-lawlor-to-joint-role-of-president-coo/654231/
Smokey Bones names Hal Lawlor to joint role of president, COO | Restaurant Dive
Lawlor, who has served as the chain’s COO since 2019, takes on the added role following CEO James O’Reilly’s departure earlier this month.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/fuzzys-taco-shop-patrick-kirk-president-marshall-claycamp-coo/730360/
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop names new president, COO | Restaurant Dive
The Dine Brand chain promoted Patrick Kirk to the dual role of president and CMO and hired Marshall Claycamp from sister brand IHOP as its COO.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/tropical-smoothie-cafe-hires-jonathan-biggs-coo-promotes-chris-sasser-cfo-karen-wickliffe-gc/739771/
Tropical Smoothie Cafe hires Baskin-Robbins vet as COO | Restaurant Dive
Jonathan Biggs joins the company during a rapid growth period. The chain also promoted Chris Sasser to CFO and Karen Wickliffe to general counsel.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/Walk-Ons-Sports-Bistreaux-appoints-kendall-ware-COO/689833/
Walk-On’s hires Kendall Ware as COO | Restaurant Dive
Ware, whose experience includes Carvel, Cinnabon and Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt, will help the brand drive expansion as it nears its 100-unit mark.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/shake-shack-appoints-stephanie-sentell-coo/719075/
Shake Shack hires Arby’s vet as COO | Restaurant Dive
Stephanie Sentell, who has over two decades of restaurant experience, will oversee operations at company-owned restaurants.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/Churchs-Texas-chicken-Roland-Gonzalez-US-Chief-operations-officer/644850/
Church’s Texas Chicken hires Burger King vet as US COO | Restaurant Dive
Roland Gonzalez, who has over a decade of restaurant experience, joins the QSR amid a C-suite hiring spree, including CFO, CMO and CEO hires within the past...
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/first-watch-eliminates-coo-dan-jones/816115/
First Watch cuts its COO | Restaurant Dive
As part of an operations leadership restructure, the company let Dan Jones go on Friday after he served four years in that position.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/taco-johns-hires-jackie-secor-coo-former-gotofoods-exec/750181/
Taco John’s hires GoTo Foods vet as COO | Restaurant Dive
Jackie Secor, who has over 25 years of restaurant experience, joins the 350-unit chain as it expands into new and existing markets.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/black-bear-diner-hires-coo-art-kilmer/725548/
Black Bear Diner appoints P.F. Chang’s vet as COO | Restaurant Dive
Art Kilmer brings decades of restaurant experience at P.F. Chang’s and Steak and Ale to his new position.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/uncle-julios-ceo-scott-lawton-president-coo-rj-thomas/699562/
Uncle Julio’s hires CEO, COO | Restaurant Dive
Scott Lawton adds the CEO role at Uncle Julio's to his resume, while RJ Thomas, former CEO of King's Seafood Company, becomes president and COO.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/ascent-hospitality-management-promotes-blain-shortreed-coo/744999/
Ascent Hospitality promotes Blain Shortreed to COO | Restaurant Dive
Shortreed, who joined the company in 2023 as Huddle House president, will focus on strategic growth, operations and franchise relations in his new role.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/sweetgreen-coo-rossann-williams-resigns/745737/
Sweetgreen COO Rossann Williams resigns | Restaurant Dive
Williams will remain with the chain until June as an advisor after stepping down from a role she held for over a year.
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/aw-restaurants-promotes-betsy-schmandt-coo-ceo/741488/
A&W promotes COO to CEO post | Restaurant Dive
Betsy Schmandt, who has been with the company for 18 months, will work on enhancing the brand’s position, focus on value and continue the chain’s growth...
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https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/Papa-Johns-COO-Max-Wetzel-resigns/642501/
Papa Johns COO resigns | Restaurant Dive
Max Wetzel, who has held his current title since May, will leave the pizza chain on March 17 to become CEO at another company.
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