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title: "Roland Gonzalez Joins Church’s Texas Chicken® as U.S. Chief Operations Officer"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/2bf844bf-925b-4309-9d4b-59270c8ddb7a
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230314_roland_gonzalez_joins_churchs_texas_chicken_as_us_chief_operations_officer.html
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["People","Operations"]
published: 2023-03-14T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:35:09.665Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/churchschicken.jpg
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# Roland Gonzalez Joins Church’s Texas Chicken® as U.S. Chief Operations Officer

**TL;DR:** Roland Gonzalez has been hired as U.S. Chief Operations Officer at Church's Texas Chicken, bringing over 12 years of industry experience. He previously held senior executive roles at Virtual Dining Concepts and Restaurant Brands International, overseeing operations for brands like Burger King, Tim Hortons, and Popeyes.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-03-14. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230314_roland_gonzalez_joins_churchs_texas_chicken_as_us_chief_operations_officer.html).*

## Story

ATLANTA - (BUSINESS WIRE) - March 13, 2023 - Church’s Texas Chicken® is pleased to announce the hiring of Roland Gonzalez as U.S. Chief Operations Officer. Gonzalez, who has held various senior executive roles in the quick-service industry, brings a wealth of experience in franchising, operations, P&L management, global business strategies and process improvement.

In his new role, Gonzalez will focus on collaboratively driving core business metrics for Church’s Texas Chicken®, achieving strong operational results and growth for the iconic brand.

“I’m thrilled to join this team of strategic, hard-working industry leaders and team members. I look forward to a strong partnership with our incredible franchisees to further drive profitability, growth and exceptional service for our guests,” said Gonzalez.

In his previous roles – including Executive Vice President, Operations at Virtual Dining Concepts and Head of Global Operations Standards and Strategy at Restaurant Brands International – Gonzalez has established himself as an innovative and results-driven senior executive. Managing and overseeing large teams of executives, he successfully led many global business initiatives and strategy for Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes.

“Roland is an exceptional leader who understands all aspects of the industry and is joining us with critical skills gleaned from his past roles,” said Joe Guith, CEO, Church’s Texas Chicken® and Texas Chicken™. “We look forward to working with Roland, whose experience and knowledge will be a great asset to our team and the brand as a whole.”

Born in San Antonio, TX in 1952, Church’s® is a quick-service restaurant famous for handcrafted, hand-battered fried chicken, homestyle Southern sides, and Bold Texas Flavor®.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchising (topic)
- Burger King (company)
- Popeyes (company)
- executive hiring (topic)
- Tim Hortons (company)
- Restaurant Brands International (company)
- Roland Gonzalez (person)
- quick-service industry (topic)
- Joe Guith (person)
- Virtual Dining Concepts (company)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230314_roland_gonzalez_joins_churchs_texas_chicken_as_us_chief_operations_officer.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2bf844bf-925b-4309-9d4b-59270c8ddb7a).