{"id":10294,"date":"2017-09-21T09:18:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T09:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom.chainstoreguide.com\/?p=10294"},"modified":"2017-09-21T09:18:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T09:18:14","slug":"datatrac-restaurant-foodservice-september-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2017\/09\/datatrac-restaurant-foodservice-september-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice \u2013 September 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Personnel Updates<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Applebee\u2019s <\/strong>named Stephen Bulgarelli VP and Chief Culinary Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Arby\u2019s Restaurant Group<\/strong> promoted Rob Lynch to President and promoted Jim Taylor to Chief Marketing Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Bloomin\u2019 Brands <\/strong>appointed Beth Scott as President of Fleming\u2019s<\/strong>. Scott replaces the retiring Skip Fox.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Bravo Brio Restaurant Group<\/strong> CFO James O\u2019Connor resigned.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Brinker International<\/strong> promoted Joseph Taylor to CFO.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Brioche Doree<\/strong> now has a President for US operations. Le Duff America Inc. appointed Julie Hauser-Blanner to the post ahead of a rollout of the French bakery and caf\u00e9 concept in the US.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group <\/strong>promoted Brandon Coleman to President of its Grille brand. Coleman takes over for Sarah McAloon who left the company.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>DineEquity\u2019s <\/strong>President for International, Daniel del Olmo, resigned.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Dunkin’ Donuts <\/strong>named Tony Weisman as its new US Chief Marketing Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Fresh Brothers <\/strong>named Houman Iskandani as its new COO.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp. (Souplantation<\/strong> and Sweet Tomatoes) <\/strong>hired John Haywood as its new CEO.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Global Franchise Group <\/strong>named Jeremy Roy Exec VP of Hot Dog on a Stick.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>The Krystal Company<\/strong> appointed Michael Wood as Chief Real Estate Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>MOD Pizza<\/strong> named Tracy Cioffi as Chief Marketing Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>MOOYAH<\/strong> brought in Mike Sebazco as VP of Operations.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>On The Border Mexican Grill <\/strong>hired Tom Pennison as the company’s new CFO.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Papa Murphy\u2019s<\/strong> named CFO Mark Hutchens as its new COO. The company will begin the search for a new CFO.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Real Mex Restaurants <\/strong>named Judd Tirnauer CFO.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Starbucks<\/strong> announced that Rosalind Brewer, formerly Sam\u2019s Club CEO, will join the company as its new COO and Group President on October 2. For those scoring at home, Brewer will be the 2nd<\/sup> in command at Starbucks.<\/p>\n

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Industry Insight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Black Bear Diner <\/strong>opened its 100th<\/sup> restaurant.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Chili\u2019s<\/strong> cut back its number of menu items by 40% to focus on ribs, burgers and fajitas.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Golden Coral <\/strong>unveiled a new, contemporary store design with the opening of a remodel in Greensboro, NC. The company stated that it will incorporate elements of the design into 15 new buildings next year, along with 4 remodels.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Luna Grill <\/strong>received an equity investment intended to spur expansion.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Ruby Tuesday <\/strong>executives announced that the company is nearing the end of its strategic review.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Ruggles Green<\/strong>, a small Houston-based fast-casual chain, is rebranding as Bellagreen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Starbucks <\/strong>was sued by Simon Property Group over its closure of Teavana stores in its mall properties. In response, Starbucks agreed to delay closure of at least 78 locations.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Wahlburgers <\/strong>signed a deal with Hy-Vee that will see the supermarket chain become Wahlburgers\u2019 largest franchisee, with 26 units projected to open. Hy-Vee will also serve Whalburgers\u2019 products in its 80+ instore Market Grilles.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Yogurtland <\/strong>began testing soft-serve ice cream at all 296 locations.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Zoe\u2019s Kitchen <\/strong>plans to open 25 to 30 new locations in 2018 down from the 38 to 40 the company expects to open this year.<\/p>\n

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Mergers and Acquisitions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Blue Bottle Coffee<\/strong> was acquired by Nestle. The acquisition will grow Blue Bottle and provide Nestle (Nescafe and Nespresso) with a point of entry into the high-end coffee market.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Bruegger\u2019s Bagels <\/strong>(parent company Le Duff America) <\/strong>will be sold to Caribou Coffee <\/strong>and parent company JAB Holding Co. The deal is expected to close by the end of September.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Caf\u00e9 Rio <\/strong>has a new private equity owner, Freeman Spogli & Co, which sold its First Watch <\/strong>holding this past summer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Global Franchise Group <\/strong>acquired Round Table Pizza<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>La Madeleine<\/strong> (and parent company Le Duff America) <\/strong>which previously announced plans to sell its corporate-owned locations, sold 26 of its stores to a company led by Amin Dhanani (HZ LM Casual Foods)<\/strong>, a principal in the Dhanani Group, best known for its Burger King <\/strong>holdings.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Fatburger <\/strong>parent company Fat Brands has entered into an agreement to acquire Homestyle Dining LLC<\/strong> and its two chains, Ponderosa<\/strong> and Bonanza<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Real Estate<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>The Capital Grille <\/strong>opened a new location in the greater St. Louis area.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Capriotti\u2019s <\/strong>plans to expand in the mid-Atlantic area and seeks franchise partners for 15 new restaurants in Philadelphia, 20 in Washington DC and 15 in Baltimore.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>FOCUS Brands <\/strong>opened its 600th international location for two of its brands, Auntie Anne\u2019s <\/strong>and Cinnabon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh <\/strong>opened at Minnesota State University, its first restaurant in Minnesota.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Mamoun\u2019s Falafel <\/strong>of NYC has started a franchise program. The first franchised location will open in Dallas in the coming months.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Pei Wei <\/strong>will move its headquarters to Irving, Texas by the end of the year as it prepares for a spinoff from its parent company, P.F. Chang\u2019s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Pollo Tropical <\/strong>closed its final 6 Texas restaurants.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Truluck\u2019s Seafood, Steak & Crab House <\/strong>will open a 12th<\/sup> location in DC.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Tupelo Honey <\/strong>opened its first restaurant in Texas (Frisco). Earlier in the year, the company opened its first Colorado location.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Personnel Updates \u2022 Applebee\u2019s named Stephen Bulgarelli VP and Chief Culinary Officer. \u2022 Arby\u2019s Restaurant Group promoted Rob Lynch to President and promoted Jim Taylor to Chief Marketing Officer. \u2022 Bloomin\u2019 Brands appointed Beth Scott as President of Fleming\u2019s. Scott replaces the retiring Skip Fox. \u2022 Bravo Brio Restaurant Group CFO James O\u2019Connor resigned. \u2022… Continue reading DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice \u2013 September 2017<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"post-template-no-sidebar.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-10294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-restaurant-foodservice","tag-eupdate","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10294\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}