Leadership

Individuals influencing the direction of the restaurant industry

Leadership

Who was this James Beard guy?

Restaurant Rewind: No, he’s not the person who started the awards program of the same name. Nor did he turn his home over to visiting chefs. The industry pioneer’s contributions are far more nuts-and-bolts.

Leadership

Famed Chef David Bouley dies at age 70

Among the vanguard of chefs who redefined French fine dining, Bouley also believed food had an important role in good health.

Executive Summary: Plus, Sunny Street Cafe promotes a veteran leader to president and more restaurant industry leadership shifts.

Perry Miele, former CEO of Nestlé Professional, will help steer WonderWorks as it looks to quadruple its footprint this year.

SEIU President Mary Kay Henry said she will not seek re-election, ending a 14-year tenure of unprecedented union activity within the industry.

Restaurant Rewind: In the era of Jim Crow, the namesake of Darden Restaurants refused to segregate dining rooms, even in the Deep South of 1935. Here's how the industry pioneer made a difference.

The lifestyle icon has long had a keen eye on food and design trends and will share her outlook during a fireside chat.

Executive Summary: Christian Kuhn is the new CMO at Blaze. Veteran chain executive Starlette Johnson becomes interim CEO at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, and more.

Amanda Clark, who has helped boost the pizza chain’s development in the U.S. and globally, is leaving to take a CEO role “at another company in the franchise industry.”

Executive Summary: Restaurant brands large and small added new corporate employees this week.

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