Sally Smith, president and chief executive of Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., on Monday night was bestowed with the Gold Plate Award by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association.

Following the resignation of the chief executive from Kona Grill Inc. last week, Mill Road Capital L.P. of Greenwich, Conn., Monday again offered to buy the company in a deal valued at $27.9 million.

After months of shareholder unrest, Kona Grill Inc. said Friday that Marcus Jundt had resigned as chairman, president and chief executive of the casual-dining chain.

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc. executives on Thursday outlined several upcoming new products, including coffee-flavored Frosties and boneless wings and other chicken products at Wendy’s, and more Roastburger varieties and value offerings at Arby’s.

Fazoli’s said it has named Monte Jump vice president of marketing and Scott Deibert vice president of supply chain management and quality assurance.

Papa John’s Pizza’s founder and chief executive, John Schnatter, is hitting the road, the airwaves and the Internet highway as part of a new ad campaign celebrating the chain’s 25th anniversary.

Nation’s Restaurant News, in partnership with HVS Executive Search, will release a ground-breaking executive compensation study for the chain restaurant industry this November.

As the 2009 proxy season begins for the restaurant industry’s publicly traded companies, observers say executive compensation is sure to be a top shareholder concern.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. said Friday it named Sandra B. Cochran executive vice president and chief financial officer effective April 6.

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