Buyers Edge acquires Arrowsteam

August 3, 2022

Buyers Edge Platform, a digital procurement platform with over $20 billion in total foodservice spend, has acquired ArrowStream, a provider of supply chain…

Focus Brands International, Auxis team up on support center

May 20, 2022

Focus Brands International, a developer of global multi-channel foodservice brands, is teaming up with consulting and outsourcing firm Auxis, on an…

Focus Brands, Wing Shack, Jamco leaders talk data control, loyalty strategies

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Regaining control of data is paramount for restaurant brands after two years of data collection being in the hands of third-party delivery partners.

Focus Brands International leader talks success in the post-COVID world

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Focus Brands International President Beto Guajardo shared his insight, as well as personal and professional lessons in business growth, during his keynote…

Domino's promotes executive to leadership team

March 15, 2021

Frank Garrido has been promoted to executive vice president, U.S. operations and support, at Domino's Pizza Inc. Garrido, who had previously served as a senior…

Kat Cole joins Slice board

January 12, 2021

Former Focus Brands President Kat Cole has joined the board of directors for Slice, a technology platform for pizza brands that has surpassed $1 billion in…

Kat Cole keynoting 2020 Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit

December 19, 2019

Kat Cole, COO and president, North America of FOCUS Brands — parent company of Jamba, Carvel, Cinnabon, Schlotzsky's, Moe's Southwest Grill, Auntie Anne's, and…

Free webinar: Optimize operations by running a data-driven restaurant

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Is your brand's data doing all that it can for you? If you have a sneaky suspicion you might be missing out, check out this March 7 webinar with Focus Brands…

Presidents of Krystal, Schlotzsky's, Auntie Anne's, Huey Magoo's make up 'Franchising Think Tank'

The Franchising Think Tank is part of the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, March 11-13, in Louisville.