Pedro Voyer has joined CHURCH’S CHICKEN as global chief development officer. Voyer’s responsibilities at the 1,700-unit chain include franchising, international and domestic market development, re-imaging, construction, facilities and real estate management. He joins the San Antonio, Texas, chain from Burger King Corp., where he was senior v.p.-franchising and development for North America and Canada. Voyer…
MOREThree executive changes at tabletop supplier LIBBEY INC.: Stephanie Streeter has been appointed CEO; her manufacturing and service business background includes Banta Corp. and the U.S. Olympic Committee. William Foley, who has been a Libbey director since 1994, has been named chairman of the board. And current Libbey chairman and CEO John Meier is retiring.…
MORESheila Palinkas has joined LEER INC. USA as national sales manager. Prior to joining Leer, Palinkas was director of specialty markets at W.A. Brown. Also, Leer has named Patrick McNeely as customer service manager. The New Lisbon, Wis., company manufactures walk-in coolers and freezers under the Leer and Carroll Cooler brands.
MOREICE-O-MATIC has appointed Terry Hoelle its director of sales. She will focus on leading U.S. sales efforts in distribution and channel development. Hoelle joins the Denver-based company after nine years with Structural Concepts, where she served as sales director and helped build its foodservice division. She currently serves on NAFEM’s board of directors.
MOREDebbie Hanson has been promoted to group v.p.-sales and marketing of STAR HOLDINGS INT’L./MIDDLEBY. Hanson most recently held the title of v.p.-sales and marketing for Pitco and MagiKitch’n, based in Concord, N.H. She will manage sales and marketing activities for Star commercial equipment brands, including Bloomfield, Holman, Lang, Toastmaster and Wells. Before joining Middleby in…
MOREMichael Tinsley is the new CEO at GRINDMASTER-CECILWARE CORP. Tinsley most recently served as CEO of Permian Holdings, but spent much of his early career in the foodservice equipment industry, including executive posts at American Metal Ware and H&K Int’l. During that time, he was a member of the NAFEM board. Grindmaster-Cecilware is headquartered in…
MORETwo new faces at HATCO CORP.: Steve Everett Jr. will join the Milwaukee-based manufacturer as business development manager, overseeing product line strategies and new product development. Everett is a veteran of Manitowoc Foodservice brands including Frymaster, Lincoln, Merco and most recently, Merrychef. Mark Pumphret will join Hatco in December as dealer sales manager to work…
MORESalad and sandwich chain Tossed has inked a deal to develop new outlets throughout Boston. The chain opened its first unit there in 2007. In addition to its original New York store, Tossed counts units in Houston and Morrisville, N.C. Tossed also has signed franchise development agreements in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and will…
MOREThe cupcake craze sweeps the South. Beautiful Brands Int’l. has inked its first multiunit deal for its Smallcakes Cupcakery: 25 stores will open in North and South Carolina. Currently, the chain has 10 outlets, including some co-branded with FreshBerry Yogurt stores. BBI expects to open tri-branded Smallcakes/FreshBerry/Rex’s Chicken stores in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina,…
MOREContinuing its goal of becoming the primary quick-service chain in convenience stores, Quiznos plans to open restaurants in 53 Tampa, Fla.-area Hess Corp. gas stations. The Denver chain unveiled its strategy last year, and began a pilot program in nine Hess locations earlier this year. All 53 units will open by December. Quiznos has locations…
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