Minneapolis — Alissa Partee, chief people officer (CPO) at Restaurant Technologies, has transitioned into a new role as the company’s chief operations officer (COO).
In her previous role, Partee led the human resources team at Restaurant Technologies and joined the company as CPO in 2020. During her tenure, the company grew from 1,000 employees to over 1,500 nationwide. In addition to her role as CPO over the last year, Partee led the implementation of a new 9-person operations excellence team — a team that she will continue to lead in her new role.
“Alissa has proven the ability to successfully overcome any business challenge thrown her way. This includes successfully leading the organization through tremendous change following the global pandemic where she adapted to meet the needs of the company and its workers quickly,” says Jeff Kiesel, president and CEO. “We look forward to Alissa carrying over her understanding of human resources, business and operations to the COO role and continuing to deliver on our brand promise to customers.”
To prepare for her transition to COO, Partee visited most of the 41 depots to better understand what they need to be successful and how those at corporate headquarters can best support depots that operate on a local level.
As COO, Partee will lead all operations with five direct reports, who lead over 1,100 operations team members and managers, as well as chair the RT safety committee. The search for a new CPO is underway.
Before joining Restaurant Technologies, Partee spent 3 years at Caribou Coffee & Einstein Bros. Bagels with her last 2 years as CPO.
Headquartered in Mendota Heights, Minn., Restaurant Technologies is privately held and operates 41 depots nationwide with more than 1,500 employees. Restaurant Technologies is a leading provider of commercial kitchen solutions. Since 1999, its Total Oil Management and AutoMist® solutions help “Control the Kitchen Chaos” for quick-service and full-service restaurant chains, independent restaurants, grocery stores, hotels, resorts, casinos, hospitals and more. For more information, visit www.rti-inc.com.
SOURCE: Restaurant Technologies