It wasn’t that long ago, mid-February of 2023, that Chipotle announced a farm-to-table concept, Farmesa Fresh Eatery, with the excitement of a baby announcement. It opened in a Kitchen United MIX food hall in Santa Monica, offering customizable protein bowls, which...
Sam Nazarian, CEO of digital restaurant company C3 and sbe hospitality group, has acquired Kitchen United’s IP (intellectual property) and ghost kitchen-related assets. Once a leader in the ghost kitchen space, Kitchen United shuttered its physical locations late...
Meredith Sandland is co-author of “Delivering the Digital Restaurant: Your Roadmap to the Future of Food” and “Delivering the Digital Restaurant: The Path to Digital Maturity.” Meredith is the CEO of Empower Delivery, software that powers off-premise-centric...
Craveworthy Brands CEO Gregg Majewski said he is excited to partner with C3 for the first time and work with Sam Nazarian’s digital restaurant company to launch the franchising platform for an emerging Mediterranean fast-casual brand he is convinced has enormous...
Editor’s note: Brandon Coleman, who TGI Fridays promoted to CEO in August, has resigned for personal reasons, the company announced October 31. Weldon Spangler, a longtime TGI Fridays board member, has been appointed CEO effective immediately. Spangler...
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