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title: "Krystal Names Jermaine Walker Vice President Of Operations"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/41e63925-941c-48b8-afcb-cdbb4fcad348
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230207_krystal_names_jermaine_walker_vice_president_of_operations.html
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["People","Operations"]
published: 2023-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:34:34.159Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1450101499163-c8848c66ca85?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Krystal Names Jermaine Walker Vice President Of Operations

**TL;DR:** Krystal Restaurants LLC has named Jermaine Walker as its new Vice President of Operations. Walker brings experience from his previous roles at companies such as GPS Hospitality, Slutty Vegan, and Arby's.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-02-07. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230207_krystal_names_jermaine_walker_vice_president_of_operations.html).*

## Story

“I am honored to join Krystal,” said Jermaine Walker, Vice President of Operations for Krystal Restaurants LLC. “I’ve spent my career supporting companies. This is a very exciting time for Krystal and I am delighted to be part of its evolution!”

In his new role with Krystal, Jermaine Walker will be focused on building solid crews through recruitment, in addition to designing new processes to further improve quality, increase productivity, and profitability. He will also work with key department heads to improve efficiencies in operations.

Jermaine Walker has an understanding of the food and beverage space through his career. His most recent endeavor was Vice President Operations for Slutty Vegan, an Atlanta-based burger brand.

Walker spent nearly 10 years with GPS Hospitality, a franchisee of Burger King, Popeyes and Pizza Hut. He worked alongside founder Tom Garrett in 2012 to set the course for GPS.

He also served as Director of Operations for TGI Fridays.

For more than 14 years, Jermaine Walker served as Area Director for Arby’s. One of his career highlights includes opening the first and only Arby’s/Wendy’s dual concept in the world.

Walker launched his career as a General Manager PepsiCo in Louisville, KY, where he dedicated more than eight years.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- executive appointment (topic)
- Wendy's (company)
- Burger King (company)
- Pizza Hut (company)
- Popeyes (company)
- Arby's (company)
- TGI Fridays (company)
- PepsiCo (company)
- Krystal (company)
- operations management (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230207_krystal_names_jermaine_walker_vice_president_of_operations.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/41e63925-941c-48b8-afcb-cdbb4fcad348).