Stellarton, Nova Scotia — Empire Company Limited, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary Sobeys Inc., has made key leadership appointments as the company focuses on the next phases of its 3-year transformation plan.
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Houston — On June 6, 2018, Pizza Inn opened its new convenient grab-and-go unit, PIE, inside a 24-hour travel center near the Hobby Airport in Houston. The non-traditional location gives customers a fast, convenient experience when picking up their favorite hot pizza.
Saginaw, Mich. — Duro-Last, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of custom-fabricated single-ply roofing systems, celebrated its 40th anniversary with an Open House on May 16, 2018 at its Saginaw, Mich., headquarters. More than 100 guests attended the event — including local contractors, community members and organizations, and vendor partners — and had the opportunity to tour the Duro-Last, EXCEPTIONAL® Metals and Plastatech® Engineering manufacturing facilities.
Toronto — UNIQLO, the global casual apparel retailer, plans to open four new Canadian stores in fall 2018, including three new stores in the greater Toronto area at Vaughan Mills, CF Markville and Square One Shopping Centre and one new store in the greater Vancouver area at Coquitlam Centre.
Boston — B.GOOD, which offers great tasting, locally sourced burgers, bowls, salads and smoothies, has appointed Chris Fuqua as the company’s new chief executive officer. He assumes day-to-day leadership of the company following more than 8 years at Dunkin’ Brands, where he served in a variety of leadership roles including marketing, operations, supply chain and strategy.
Denver — Chipotle Mexican Grill plans to relocate its headquarters, currently in Denver, to Newport Beach, Calif. Functions within the current Denver office will either be consolidated in Chipotle’s existing office in Columbus, Ohio, or moved to the new headquarters in Newport Beach.
Mooresville, N.C. — Lowe’s Companies, Inc. has named Marvin R. Ellison as president and CEO, effective July 2, 2018. He will also join Lowe’s board of directors at that time. Ellison succeeds Robert A. Niblock, who previously announced his intention to retire. The Lowe’s board has also appointed Richard W. Dreiling, a director of Lowe’s since 2012, as chairman, effective July 2, 2018.
Alexandria, Va. — Fransmart, the leading global franchise developer behind the explosive growth of The Halal Guys and Five Guys Burgers & Fries, has brought on industry veteran Michael D’Arezzo. As part of the Fransmart team, D’Arezzo will assist Fransmart’s founder and president, Dan Rowe, in developing and growing the company’s existing portfolio of emerging restaurant brands.