Santa Monica, Calif. — Veggie Grill, the go-to destination for plant-based, chef-inspired food, will launch its first-ever restaurant in New York City. Now operating 31 locations in California, Oregon, Washington and Illinois, Veggie Grill is slated to open its Flatiron District location in spring 2019.
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Dallas — CEC Entertainment, Inc., a nationally recognized leader in family dining and entertainment, has appointed Mahesh Sadarangani to president of Peter Piper Pizza, effective immediately. Sadarangani joins a strong and tenured leadership team, which includes operations led by Mark Eastham and finance led by Rex Moffett. In this role, he will oversee strategic business development and growth.
Dallas — Boston’s Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar, a national casual dining brand, has named two franchise industry veterans to its leadership team. Ryan Reeves will assume the role of vice president of sales, and Adam Garner will become vice president of operations.
Canton, Mass. — Dunkin’ continues to focus on growth and development efforts outside of the Northeast, recently signing six development agreements for nearly 20 new units in Colorado. Over the next few years, 15 Dunkin’ restaurants will be developed throughout the state, along with three multi-brand Dunkin’/Baskin-Robbins locations and one standalone Baskin-Robbins location.
Cancun, Mexico — Grupo Anderson’s, a Mexican hospitality industry leader, plans to sell its iconic fun themed restaurant brand Señor Frog’s in the U.S. The group owns and operates restaurants and bars located in the main cities and tourist destinations in Mexico, the United States and the Caribbean. Currently they have five Señor Frog’s business units in the country: Myrtle Beach, Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando and San Juan (Puerto Rico).
Lexington, Ky. — Fazoli’s has signed two multi-unit development agreements for eight new locations in Georgia and Arkansas; additionally, the company has welcomed franchise and foodservice veteran Kathy Davidson as its new senior director of franchise sales.
New York — FM Restaurants HoldCo, LLC, an affiliate of Z Capital Group, LLC, a leading alternative asset manager of opportunistic, value-oriented private equity and credit funds, has appointed Randy Sharpe as chief executive officer and Ned Algeo as chief financial officer.