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AutoQuotes Appoints New CEO And Board Members
AutoQuotes Inc. has named Susannah Albright as CEO. She succeeds AutoQuotes founder Kent Motes, who takes on the title of Chairman Emeritus. In addition, the Jacksonville, Fla., company has named Motes’s three children, Kate (Motes) Schmidt; Kent Motes Jr.; and Alex Motes to the board of directors; Schmidt will succeed her father as the board’s chair.…
In Memoriam: Phil Keiser, CEO Of Culver’s
Phil Keiser, Culver’s president and CEO and a veteran of 20 years at the chain, passed away on October 15. Co-founder Craig Culver will assume the role of interim CEO until a successor is named. “Culver’s would not be what it is today without Phil’s influence,” Craig said. “Yet as great a loss as this…
Global Restaurant Traffic Shows Mixed Results In Second Quarter
In the second quarter of 2016, restaurant traffic counts were strongest in the United Kingdom, even as it was voting to leave the European Union, and weakest in Brazil, despite the impending Summer Olympics, according to the latest CREST data from The NPD Group, a U.S.-based research practice. Traffic in the other 10 major foodservice markets…
Calm Before The Storm? Update On Brexit Impact On UK Foodservice
Bob O’Brien, senior v.p. of global foodservice for The NPD Group, caught our attention with a recent blog post about restaurant traffic in the United Kingdom. Traffic growth continued positive in the second quarter 2016 in the U.K. (the Brexit vote was June 23), following equally strong growth in the first quarter of this year.…
Manitowoc Makes Executive Shifts In Asia Pacific Region
American equipment manufacturer Manitowoc Foodservice has announced a number of leadership shifts in its overseas business executive team. Phil Dei Dolori has been promoted to Senior V.P. and General Manager EMEA and APAC, and assumes oversight for the APAC region in addition to his current EMEA responsibilities. Dei Dolori has been with Manitowoc Foodservice for nine years…
Marmon Buys Italy’s Dominioni, Pasta Equipment Maker
Three months after acquiring Angelo Po, Marmon has added a second Italy-based foodservice equipment manufacturer. The assets of Dominioni Punto & Pasta S.r.l., a leading Italian supplier of commercial pasta equipment, have been purchased by Marmon Pasta Solutions S.r.l. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1968 by Pietro Dominioni, the family-run business designs and produces…
Wimpy Owner Buys Gourmet Burger Kitchen
Famous Brands, which owns two dozen quick-service and casual-dining brands including Steers and Wimpy, has acquired Gourmet Burger Kitchen for UK£120m. The South African-based company announced an agreement in September to buy 97% of GBK from YellowWood Group and the remaining 3% from management. GBK now comprises 75 restaurants across the UK. It was founded…
Irish Burrito Chain Grows Footprint
Boojum Mexican Burrito Bar has opened its third—and largest restaurant to date—in Belfast, Northern Ireland, while also releasing plans for further expansion in the Republic of Ireland. The new 95-seat Belfast outlet is the first of four stores in the pipeline for Belfast, Dublin, and a city yet to be named. There are now seven…
Marka Expands Reem Al Bawadi Across Gulf
The UAE’s Marka PJSC is opening Bahrain’s first Reem Al Bawadi Restaurant and Café, the latest in a series of expansions for the restaurant across the Gulf Coast Countries. The franchise in Bahrain marks the 11th branch of the chain, which offers traditional Middle East cuisine and cocktails, throughout the region and is the fifth…
Comptoir Rolls Out Six Sites In UK
Comptoir, marketed as a purveyor of affordable and healthy Arab cuisine, has opened six new sites in the U.K. Founder Tony Kitous has 16 locations of the Comptoir Libanais canteen and delicatessen chain already in London, as well as restaurants such as Pasha in South Kensington and Levant on Wigmore Street. This autumn, the Comptoir…
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