New York City — Centre Partners, a leading middle market private equity firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles, has sold its portfolio company Captain D’s. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Ann Arbor, Mich. — Domino’s Pizza has promoted its U.S. chief marketing officer, Joe Jordan, to executive vice president – international, reporting to Richard Allison, president of Domino’s International. Jordan will oversee the Domino’s leadership team across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, regions that represent nearly one-half of Domino’s international sales.
Taco John’s Selects Digi Smart Solutions to Provide Food Safety and Operations Management
by Katie Lee
Minnetonka, Minn. — Digi International®, a leading global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) products and services, has been selected by Taco John’s to offer Digi’s task management and food temperature monitoring solution to their entire chain of approximately 400 restaurants throughout the United States.
Nashville, Tenn. — Captain D’s has expanded its leadership team, promoting company veterans Tim Ward and Andy Castle to chief operating officer and vice president of company operations, respectively. Additionally, the company promoted David Rentschler to director of operations for the Nashville-Knoxville-North SC district and Jen Daley to Knoxville area director.
Irvine, Calif. — After more than 15 years learning every aspect of the family business, J.R. Galardi has assumed the role of president of Galardi Group (GGI), the parent company of Tastee-Freez, Hamburger Stand and Wienerschnitzel, the iconic Southern California-based hot dog chain with 331 restaurants in 10 states and Guam.
Dallas — After almost 60 years in business, Pizza Inn has launched a new prototype for a non-traditional licensing model called Pizza Inn Express, or PIE for short, that will give customers a fast, seamless experience when picking up their favorite hot pizza.
Rosemead, Calif. — Panda Express, which first opened on the West Coast in 1983, will open its 2,000th location in New York City on December 7, 2017. For nearly 35 years, the family-owned restaurant has continued to expand its footprint around the world.
Milford, Conn. — Subway® restaurants has hired Len Van Popering to join the company as vice president of global brand management and innovation. Van Popering is charged with driving Subway’s ongoing global transformation through food innovation (including core menu items, snacks and beverages), brand positioning, visual identity and channel development (including delivery, catering and mobile ordering).