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Lisa Jennings

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Lisa Jennings

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Operations

MOD Pizza amps up mission to find jobs for those with barriers to employment

The fast-casual chain is launching a new coalition with non-profits to broadly expand job placement and support for the previously incarcerated and workers with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Marketing

6 marketers-turned-CEOs share how they made it to the C-suite

Restaurant marketers bring to leadership a guest-first mindset, a certain fearlessness and an understanding that brand essence can include butt-burning sauce.

Operations

Move over baseball. A cricket-themed entertainment concept is coming to Dallas

The London-based Sixes Social Cricket is scheduled to debut this summer as Major League Cricket attempts a launch across the U.S.

Operations

Madison Square Garden Entertainment agrees to sell Tao Group Hospitality

Under the proposed deal, co-founders Noah Tepperberg and Jason Strauss will return to ownership in partnership with luxury investment firm Mohari Hospitality, founded by an online poker billionaire.

Financing

Everytable wins $8M investment to help hourly workers become operators

The Los Angeles-based mission-driven chain is preparing its first crop of franchise operators in the program designed to bridge the racial wealth gap.

Emerging Brands

Bobby Flay-created fast food burgers may be coming to a city near you

The Bobby's Burgers concept is already in six nontraditional locations, in casinos and Yankee Stadium. Now the first multi-unit franchisee agreement will bring a street side version to Chicago.

Operations

This Raising Cane's does it the Post Malone way

The rapper/singer/songwriter has designed a unit in Utah with his own flair, including pervasive pinkness, collectible merch and medieval-themed restrooms.

Leadership

Pollo Tropical parent names Dirk Montgomery president and CEO

He has served as interim CEO since December 2022 and was previously chief financial officer for the Dallas-based company.

Operations

New Twisted by Wetzel's readies for debut as pretzel snacking wonderland

This new concept from Wetzel's Pretzels is designed as a standalone that will take the brand out of malls with a new whimsical identity.

Financing

Craveworthy Brands to absorb sister company Mongolian Concepts

With veteran operator Gregg Majewski as common thread, Genghis Grill, BD's Mongolian Grill and Flat Top Grill will join the Craveworthy portfolio.

Leadership

Dan Harmon named CEO of Playa Bowls

The former Smoothie King exec replaces co-founder Rob Giuliani, who will serve as chief innovation officer and focus on strategic development.

Operations

Chipotle moves away from gas with all-electric restaurant design

New Responsible Restaurant format is part of an ongoing move to cut greenhouse gas emissions and operate more efficiently as the chain more than doubles in size.

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