---
title: "Fuddruckers Parent Company Luby’s Inc. Names New COO"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/790eb540-a337-4c2f-ba8b-5ee429c80fc3
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fuddruckers-parent-company-lubys-inc-names-new-coo-2708282
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Finance & M&A","People"]
published: 2018-10-24T20:15:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:49:13.534Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/612314ba9a66bc1be49eb760a3c7fd2a1683.jpg
---

# Fuddruckers Parent Company Luby’s Inc. Names New COO

**TL;DR:** Luby's Inc., parent company of Fuddruckers, has named Benjamin 'Todd' Coutee as its new chief operations officer. Coutee brings experience from various executive roles, including senior VP of Operations at Luby's Cafeterias and Fuddruckers.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-10-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fuddruckers-parent-company-lubys-inc-names-new-coo-2708282).*

## Story

Luby’s Inc. , parent company to several brands including burger franchise Fuddruckers , has named Benjamin “Todd” Coutee its new chief operations officer, according to an article in QSR Magazine .

Coutee assumes the role immediately after a long career with the company serving in various executive roles with the brands under its umbrella, including senior VP of Operations at both Luby's Cafeterias and Fuddruckers. He has also served as an executive director of operations for Aramark.

Restaurant Business noted Luby’s Inc. has shuttered eight of its restaurants since May to pay off debt, with more closures expected. Earlier this year, the company revealed it defaulted on some of its $44 million debt load and was in danger of going out of business.

Maddie has spent her career in the media industry, serving in various editorial roles before migrating into a hybrid content strategy and PR role with No Limit Agency. Her passion for storytelling and love of writing help her create meaningful content on behalf of her clients and fulfill No Limit Agency’s mission to tell people-driven stories. Maddie is a graduate of Saint Louis University, where she studied Communications with a focus in journalism and media studies as well as Sports Business.

In her spare time, Maddie can be found exploring Chicago’s food scene, watching an NBA game or lamenting over her middling fantasy baseball team.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- executive appointment (topic)
- Restaurant Business (publication)
- restaurant operations (topic)
- Aramark (company)
- Fuddruckers (company)
- debt management (topic)

---
Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fuddruckers-parent-company-lubys-inc-names-new-coo-2708282). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/790eb540-a337-4c2f-ba8b-5ee429c80fc3).