Photo Credits: Biscuit Belly, Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop and Wing Zone, Chuck E. Cheese, Church’s Texas Chicken, Dine Brands Global, Inspire Brands, McDonald’s, Playa Bowls and Restaurant Brands International.
BRIAN KRAUSE Chief Development Officer Focus Brands
TARAH FREESTONE Biscuit Belly
MICHAEL MECHE Chief Restaurant Officer Capriotti’s and Wing Zone
SCOTT WESSEL CTO
Capriotti’s and Wing Zone
SEAN GLEASON Chief Marketing Officer Chuck E. Cheese
ROLAND GONZALEZ U.S. COO Church’s Texas Chicken
SARAH CANNON -FOSTER Chief People Officer Dine Brands Global
STEPHANIE SENTELL Senior Vice President Arby’s
PHIL ALBANESE Senior Vice President Buffalo Wild Wings
VANS NELSON Senior Vice President Inspire Brands
MICHAEL GONDA Vice President McDonald’s
SANDY RODRIGUEZ Vice President McDonald’s
JAMI GUTHRIE Vice President McDonald’s
CHIEF OPERATOR CHANGES
Biscuit Belly Biscuit Belly, a Kentucky based craft casual brunch restaurant, welcomed Tarah Freestone as vice president of operations. Boasting an extensive background working with both
emerging and large brands in the restaurant franchising space, Freestone will help shape the systems and processes in place for future franchise partners and management, with the goal of developing a team of strong operators to assist in the support of Biscuit Belly’s franchise system as the brand grows. “I am a true believer that treating your guests and teams like family will always lead to a successful brand, and Biscuit Belly does just that,” Freestone said. “There’s more to the brand than just the amazing menu that made this the right fit for me.” Freestone has more than 15 years of expertise working in
the restaurant franchise industry across several different brands. Most recently, she served as vice president of learning and development at Bubbakoo’s Burritos where she developed all the company’s systems, processes and procedures for operations and training.
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DAN HARMON CEO
Playa Bowls
MIKE HANCOCK President Firehouse Subs
Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop and Wing Zone Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop and Wing Zone announced the hiring of industry veterans Michael Meche as chief restaurant officer and Scott Wessel as CTO in an effort to further support both brand’s growth. Meche comes from 30 years spent working with one of the
nation’s most successful pizza companies, Papa Johns, where his most recent role was serving as their head of franchise operations.
“I had no ambition of leaving the company I’d been with for decades,” Meche said. “But the prospect of joining a brand as value and purpose-driven as Capriotti’s and Wing Zone, whose current trajectory and market presence remind me of Papa Johns from 20-years ago, was a clear opportunity to have a hand in the success of a franchise that could benefit far more from my experience and input.” Wessel is a seasoned and very accomplished hospitality technology executive with more than 20 years’ experience in providing direction for large technological, infrastructure,
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