From Potbelly to Kitchen United to the National Restaurant Association, many brands changed their top executive this year
2020 – while unlike any other year – still had some consistencies with years past. Restaurant brands went bankrupt, mergers and acquisitions abounded, chains went public and new CEOs were named – 31, to be exact.
Some companies, like ghost-kitchen provider Kitchen United, Boston Market, Sysco and Punch Bowl Social, saw big public exits from the top roles. Boston Market’s former CEO Frances Allen and Sysco’s former CEO Tom Bené moved on to large and visible jobs at two other companies, Checkers and Rally’s and the National Restaurant Association, respectively.