June 25 - Panera hires transformation expert for new role | Jack in the Box brings back COO position

Jack in the Box brings back COO position; Bojangles debuts new support center in North Carolina; It’s the summer of chicken for QSRs

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Panera Bread hires transformation expert in newly created role

Nikka Copeland will oversee the execution of the chain’s three-year growth plan as senior vice president of the Office of Transformation & Strategy.

Jack in the Box brings back COO position

Shannon McKinney returns to the chain to oversee operations less than a year after it eliminated the position as part of a corporate restructuring.

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Bojangles debuts new support center in North Carolina

The headquarters in Charlotte brings all of its corporate employees under one roof and will include a full-scale test kitchen.

Rewriting the playbook: How a new generation of restaurateurs is beating rising costs

With costs soaring, the old strategies have hit a wall. Hear from restaurateurs rewriting the rules.

It’s the summer of chicken for QSRs

Chains including Culver’s, McDonald’s and Taco Bell hope to attract customers with new poultry lineups this season.

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