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title: "Mountain Mike’s Hires Jim Metevier as president and COO"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3ff6c6bd-fc50-4c37-8836-a834d78fea17
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/mountain-mikes-hires-jim-metevier-as-president-and-coo-2707859
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2018-09-14T17:12:20.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:31:55.725Z
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# Mountain Mike’s Hires Jim Metevier as president and COO

**TL;DR:** Mountain Mike's Pizza has appointed Jim Metevier as president and COO, bringing industry experience from Biscuitville and Yum Brands' KFC U.S. division. Mountain Mike's Pizza currently has 200 franchise locations throughout California, Nevada, Oregon and Utah.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-09-14. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/mountain-mikes-hires-jim-metevier-as-president-and-coo-2707859).*

## Story

Newport Beach, California-based franchise Mountain Mikes Pizza has appointed Jim Metevier as the brand’s new president and COO, according to an article in Nation’s Restaurant News.

Metevier comes to Mountain Mike’s with a wealth of industry experience, having most recently served as president of Biscuitville Fresh Southern and before that serving as COO for Yum Brands’ KFC U.s. division.

“Not only is Jim extremely passionate about restaurant operations and the potential for the Mountain Mike’s Pizza brand, he has an impressive history of producing remarkable results for world class franchise brands such as KFC,” wrote Chris Britt and Ed St. Geme, co-CEOs and principal owners of Mountain Mike’s Pizza, in a statement.

Mountain Mike’s Pizza currently has 200 franchise locations throughout California, Nevada, Oregon and Utah.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- KFC (company)
- Yum Brands (company)
- qsr industry (topic)
- Mountain Mike's Pizza (company)
- executive hiring (topic)
- Jim Metevier (person)
- Chris Britt (person)
- Ed St. Geme (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/mountain-mikes-hires-jim-metevier-as-president-and-coo-2707859). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3ff6c6bd-fc50-4c37-8836-a834d78fea17).