Restaurant Industry News - Appointments

Spicy Pickle Franchising, Inc. (OTCBB: SPKL), operator of the fast casual restaurant chains Spicy Pickle in the United States and Bread Garden Urban Café in Canada, today proudly announced the significant strengthening of its board of directors with the addition of three members, bringing the total to seven. - More

Calbi Fusion Tacos and Burritos, the high growth five unit Los Angeles based Korean taco truck chain, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Coleen Craig as President. - More

Panera Bread Company (NASDAQ: PNRA) announced that it has appointed Thomas E. Lynch as an independent director on its Board of Directors, effective March 5, 2010. Mr. Lynch will fill the existing vacancy in the class of directors whose term is scheduled to expire in 2012. - More

David Mounts Leaving Domino's to Become CEO of Inmar, Inc. - More

Papa Bello Enterprises (Pink Sheets: PAPA) is pleased to announce that the company has named Sunit Saha President of their Papa Bello Pizza concept. - More

The Quaker Steak & Lube board of directors named John H. Longstreet president and CEO, effective April 1, 2010. He succeeds Ken Cole, who stepped down at the end of February to focus on opening Quaker Steak & Lube franchise restaurants and other business opportunities. - More

Caruso Affiliated CEO and Founder Rick J. Caruso today announced the creation of a new business venture to pursue airport retail opportunities and the appointment of John Cugasi as the company’s first Vice President for Airports to lead the effort. Cugasi served most recently as the Director of Concessions at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Inte... - More

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: RUTH) today announced the promotion of two senior level executives, currently serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Ruth’s Chris Steak House and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Mitchell’s Fish Market, to President and Chief Operating Officer for their respect... - More

According to 'Save the Deli' author David Sax, there is no comparison between an ordinary sandwich and one from a New York delicatessen. No one knows that better than Dan Pool who discovered Gandolfo's New York Delicatessen in, of all places, Salt Lake City, Utah. It took one bite into a Gandolfo's sandwich for Pool to invest and ultimately bec... - More

Company Also Names David M. Gordon as Chief Operating Officer and Dina R. Barmasse-Gray as Senior Vice President of Human Resources - More