Human Resources
Kristi Woolrych promoted to KFC SOPAC general manager
Kristi Woolrych promoted to KFC SOPAC general manager
She was chief marketing officer since 2018.
McDonald’s conducts five-minute interviews for 5,000 vacancies in VIC
The chain boasts a workforce of over 28,000 people across its 260 restaurants in Victoria.
Retail Food Group appoints Tom Elliott as corporate store operations head
He was previously general manager of Donut King.
Shane Bracken joins Subway as country director of ANZ
His areas of focus include driving brand growth and profit.
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Geoff Cockerill leaves Subway ANZ
He served in key leadership positions within the company for nearly four years.
Mad Mex aims to produce managers with 18-month training program
The “Graduate Program” is designed to “fast track the future leaders of Mad Mex,” the chain said.
Foodco names Richard Goodman as chief executive officer
Serge Infanti, who has been with the group for over 30 years, is now serving as executive chairman.
Rashays appoints Prakhar Rawat as chief technology officer
He worked with several brands to help achieve digital transformation and optimisation of their business processes.
Bruce Feodoroff returns to Pie Face as CEO
This is the third stint for him at the chain.
Gelatissimo seeking development and franchising head to lead domestic growth plans
It is eyeing an additional 10 new store openings in Australia.
7-Eleven appoints Mark Powell as non-executive director
He replaced Bob Baily, who recently retired from the board after almost 20 years.
Motto Motto COO Matt Fickling joins advisory board of start-up food manufacturer Kitchen Daddy
The business, founded by PLUMM Agency, is currently seeking food service clients for national partnerships.
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Domino’s seeking 7,000-plus staff in latest hiring spree
One applicant will also have the chance to win a year’s worth of free pizza and a Nintendo Switch.
Domino’s Give for Good charity appoints Helen Poropat as newest chairperson
She replaces inaugural chairperson, Helen Darch, who finished with the charity in June 2021 after three years.
Guzman y Gomez offers over 4,200 jobs
It opened 11 restaurants in 2021 and has four more in the pipeline to open before the end of the year.
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