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title: "Nation's Restaurant News: Captain D’s promotes Brad Reed to chief development officer"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8f794dff-9cf3-4266-9058-2eea90d71b77
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-captain-ds-promotes-brad-reed-to-chief-development-officer-2706218
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2018-04-09T14:09:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:31:58.990Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/e89d12cf674ef7f62604094dd1969c551617.jpg
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# Nation's Restaurant News: Captain D’s promotes Brad Reed to chief development officer

**TL;DR:** Captain D's has promoted Brad Reed to chief development officer, citing his work in boosting the brand's expansion progress. Reed is a veteran of the industry with a background including work at Salsarita's Fresh Cantina and Texas Roadhouse.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-04-09. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-captain-ds-promotes-brad-reed-to-chief-development-officer-2706218).*

## Story

Leadership has shifted at Captain D's. According to a recent article in Nation's Restaurant News, the brand has promoted the former VP of Operations, Brad Reed, to the position of Chief Development Officer. He will be the first to hold this new position for the company.

Reed is a veteran of the industry, with a background including work at Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina and Texas Roadhouse. His time at Captain D's began in 2010 and the brand credits his work with boosting the brand's expansion progress.

“Over the past several years, Captain D’s has experienced a surge in franchise development, and Brad has been a driving force behind the strategies that have fueled this ongoing success,” said CEO Phil Greifeld.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- leadership change (topic)
- Captain D's (company)
- Texas Roadhouse (company)
- Brad Reed (person)
- Phil Greifeld (person)
- expansion progress (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-captain-ds-promotes-brad-reed-to-chief-development-officer-2706218). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8f794dff-9cf3-4266-9058-2eea90d71b77).