Staffing

Zalat Pizza names CFO, CDO

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July 8, 2021

Dallas-based, Zalat Pizza, recently named new chief executives to lead the brand's financial and development functions, according to a news release.

Former EYM Group CFO Adrian Saide joins Zalat as its CFO, while Restaurant Development Group former CEO and CCO Dennis Minchella joined the brand as chief development officer.

At EYM Group, Saide is credited with growing the brand more than 400% to include 300 stores across brands like Panera, Pizza Hut and KFC across eight states. Minchella brings more than 30 years of experience at brands like Chi-Chi's, Boston Market and Restaurant Development Group to his Zalat position.

"We have an aggressive expansion plan for our brand over the next few years, so it was imperative to find the best talent when filling these two crucial roles at Zalat," Zalat CEO Khanh Nguyen, said in the release. "Both Adrian and Dennis bring a wealth of industry knowledge and experience to the table and have immediately risen to the occasion since joining our team. We are absolutely thrilled to have Adrian and Dennis become part of our Zealot family."