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Yum brands
Wanda Williams [Composite photo; original: Nothing Bundt Cakes]
Nothing Bundt Cakes Welcomes Former Yum Brands Exec as New COO
by Lance Murray | Sep 13, 2024
As the fast-growing specialty cake brand aims for 1,000 locations by 2027, the company looks to turbocharge its operations and franchise growth.
by Lance Murray |
Jul 9, 2024
The nation's "first and only" African American franchise symposium and trade show will take place at Yum! Restaurants International in Plano on August 16 during Black Business Month. This year's theme: Own Your Future: Franchising as a Path to True Independence.
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by Lance Murray |
May 10, 2024
Felder spent the last 16 years at global restaurant giant Yum! Brands, most recently serving as chief strategy officer where he led corporate strategy, investor relations, M&A, and Yum’s store innovation efforts.
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by Glenn Hunter |
May 2, 2024
Dallas Innovates, the Dallas Regional Chamber, and Dallas AI have teamed up to launch the inaugural AI 75 list. The 2024 program honors the most significant people in AI in DFW in seven categories—the visionaries, creators, and influencers you need to know.
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Tarji Carter, also known as "The Franchise Player." [Photo: PR Newswire]
The Franchise Game, an African American Franchise Symposium and Trade Show, Is Coming to Plano
by Lance Murray | Aug 24, 2023
Led by Tarji Carter—also known as "The Franchise Player"—and marketing maven Dessie Brown Jr., the inaugural event is a symposium aimed at bringing together experts and industry leaders to discuss the secrets to success, challenges, and opportunities in franchising.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 17, 2023
Dallas Innovates and D CEO celebrated 68 honorees and revealed the winners of our fourth-annual Innovation Awards at an event held at On the Levee in the Dallas Design District.
Here's a full list of winners and finalists.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 29, 2022
Dallas-headquartered Smoothie King announced three new additions to its C-suite leadership team.
Chief Marketing Officer Marianne Radley; Chief Information Officer Juan Salas; and Chief People Officer Laura Scavone have been added to company’s C-Suite and will be responsible for leading effective, cross-functional teams to achieve Smoothie King’s strategic business goals, Smoothie King said in a statement....
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 3, 2022
Now in its fourth year, the program from Dallas Innovates and D CEO honors 68 disruptors and trailblazers driving a new vision for innovation in North Texas.
Finalists will be recognized in the January/February issue of D CEO magazine and online at DallasInnovates.com. Winners will be revealed at an exclusive awards event in January.
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FoodBev innovation
Site Selection Ranks DFW No. 1 Most Competitive in Food & Beverage
by David Kirkpatrick | May 25, 2018
The impact of the more than 15,000 food and beverage businesses in DFW is substantial, accounting for roughly 370,000 local jobs. And, DFW remains a center of invention in one of the most competitive sectors in the nation.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
May 14, 2018
Technology leaders gathered Friday to discuss the latest trends, legislations, and opportunities across industries including cybersecurity and protecting growing amounts of data.
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