Livingston, N.J. — McAlister’s Deli recently opened at The Shoppes at the Livingston Circle in Livingston, N.J. The restaurant, which occupies approximately 3,000 square feet, marks the fast-casual chain’s first location in New Jersey.
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Baltimore — PANDORA Jewelry, one of the world’s largest jewelry brands, has opened a new owned-and-operated store in Lincoln Road Mall, South Florida’s premier outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment destination in Miami Beach, Fla. The grand opening took place on April 30, 2016.
Denver — Tom Ryan, a Smashburger co-founder and food industry icon, will assume the role of chief brand officer, spearheading brand evolution as the company expands its operations and global ambitions. Ryan and partner Rick Schaden co-founded Smashburger in 2007; Ryan has since served as chief concept officer.
Canton, Mass. — Paul Twohig, president of Dunkin’ Donuts U.S. and Canada, has decided to retire at the end of the first quarter of 2017. Dunkin’ Brands, the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, plans to name a successor before the end of the year.
Batavia, Ill. — ALDI will successfully take its California footprint from 0 to 25 stores in less than 3 months with the grand opening of seven new locations on Thursday, May 19, 2016. ALDI will open its newest stores in San Diego, Kern and Imperial counties.
Oakland, N.J. — Amerlux has appointed Ted des Enfants to vice president of commercial lighting sales. In his new position, he oversees the commercial sales team including the firm’s network of sales agencies across North America while upgrading support for agents, specifiers and customers to exceed the latest in service requirements, and create new programs that are user-friendly, scalable and will satisfy their lighting needs.
Kansas City, Mo. — Beth Ward, managing director of Hallmark’s Asia Pacific procurement organization, has been named senior vice president – supply chain, effective April 1, 2016. Ward will replace Pete Burney who retired after 25 years with the company.
Fort Worth, Texas — East Coast Wings & Grill, a fast-growing casual dining chicken wing franchise, has partnered with customer analytics firm Buxton. The new partnership will focus on helping East Coast Wings & Grill identify growth opportunities and optimize site selection decisions.