Houston — Salata, a leading built-to-order salad kitchen with 90 locations, has named Briton Smetzer as vice president of information technology. With a background in a variety of industries, including fast-casual restaurants, construction, ATM and technology services, Smetzer brings his expertise to the growing concept to lead the modernization of Salata’s IT infrastructure. Smetzer most recently served as director of ATM management & software deployment at NCR, an information technology company that manufactures self-service kiosks, point-of-sale terminals and automated teller machines. Smetzer will be the first to hold the vice …
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— By Paige Ward — Women who lead from executive-level positions are bringing much needed diversity, strength and stability to a rebounding restaurant industry during uncertain times. With the quick-service restaurant industry drastically shifting as a result of post-pandemic consumer trends, many brands are searching for innovative ideas that will keep up with the rapid change of pace. Four brands — Mongolian Concepts, Wetzel’s Pretzels, On the Border and Salata — are altering the very way their corporate suites think by diversifying their teams to place more …