Chuck E. Cheese

CEC Entertainment Announces New CFO Amid Leadership Changes

by | May 31, 2024
Scott Drake—a financial guru with over 30 years of experience at companies such as Farmer Bros., Gamestop, and 7-Eleven—is now the CFO of CEC Entertainment, parent company of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza. CEC announced a retirement and three promotions.
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‘Top Chef’ Producers To Develop Chuck E. Cheese TV Game Show for Grownups
by | Jan 16, 2024
The potential TV series will feature teams of two adults facing off in "supersized games"—including pinball, air hockey, alley roller, and the human claw, says North Texas-based Chuck E. Cheese and its CEC Entertainment arm.
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CEC Entertainment Taps Veteran Exec for Chuck E. Cheese’s Chief Insights and Marketing Officer
by | Nov 10, 2023
The company said Mark Kupferman, a former Six Flags executive, is a marketing leader with expertise in brand development, digital media, menu innovation, as well as in leading high-performing teams to deliver transformational growth.
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Chuck E. Cheese Taps Former D&B Marketing Veteran as CMO Amid ‘Aggressive Brand Transformation’
by | Apr 14, 2023
Irving-based CEC Entertainment, a national leader in family entertainment and dining, has announced that Sean Gleason has been appointed as the new Chief Marketing Officer for Chuck E. Cheese and its virtual kitchen brands, including Pasqually's Pizza & Wings.
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Eatertainment Innovators: Dave & Buster’s to Buy Main Event in $835M Deal

by | Apr 6, 2022
Coppell-based Dave & Buster's is set to acquire Dallas-based Main Event Entertainment, which will continue to operate as a distinct brand. The combination of the family entertainment innovators is a "transformational opportunity," the companies say.
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L.A.’s Two Bit Circus Expands to Dallas with Arcade Games, VR and AR Experiences, Robot Bartenders, and More
by | Mar 14, 2022
With investors including Capital Factory and TopGolf's executive chairman, the venue will feature 35,000 square feet of tech-enhanced entertainment. Attractions will include arcade games; VR, AR, and "extended reality" experiences; "story (escape) rooms"; reimagined carnival games, and more.
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