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Rotolo's names veteran franchisee to COO spot

August 23, 2018

Rotolo has named Ryan Brach as the COO of the Louisiana-based brand. He brings more than 10 years of experience in market development to the chain, a news release said. 

As Rotolo's COO, Brach will update the training program and oversee the chain's training team, restaurant opening team and operations and handle franchisee support systemwide. 

Brach held multiple positions at Planet Beach Franchising Corporation, including most recently, co-owner and COO of Beach Pizza Management. In this position, Brach opened six Rotolo's restaurants in 44 months, managed over 150 employees, becoming Rotolo's largest franchisee by unit count and volume.

"Ryan is a motivated leader with proven success in training, managing, and developing personnel and he's excellent at creating policies, procedures, manuals, and more," Rotolo's founder and CEO Mitch Rotolo said. "He is passionate about Louisiana and the Rotolo's brand. He even created the Garlic Parmesan Bites, Rotolo's best-selling appetizer."