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title: "QSR: Retail Food Group Names Sam Ferreira President of U.S. Business"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b7657cde-876d-44aa-bc23-c0b06e3a2b91
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-retail-food-group-names-sam-ferreira-president-of-us-business-2706578
category: "QSR"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "QSR"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2018-05-21T16:11:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:42:28.778Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/0dada02313afa331a7c34169d9b138989410.jpg
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# QSR: Retail Food Group Names Sam Ferreira President of U.S. Business

**TL;DR:** Retail Food Group has hired Sam Ferreira as president of its U.S. business, where he will develop brand initiatives for Gloria Jean's Coffees and It's A Grind Coffee House. Ferreira has 25 years of experience in the retail industry, including senior roles at Peet's Coffee and Tea, Blockbuster, and Subway.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-05-21. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-retail-food-group-names-sam-ferreira-president-of-us-business-2706578).*

## Story

Retail Food Group, a global food and beverage company and the largest multi-brand retail food franchisor in Australia, has announced the hiring of Sam Ferreira as president of U.S. business.

According to an article on qsr.com , Ferreira’s duties in the new role will include developing U.S. brand initiatives for Gloria Jean’s Coffees and It’s A Grind Coffee House, the franchisors two stateside-operating brands.

Ferreira arrives at Retail Food Group after working for loan company Oportun, where he served as senior director of retail operations/sales & services. He also has experience in the franchise industry, having previously held senior roles at Peet’s Coffee and Tea, Blockbuster and Subway.

“We are thrilled to welcome Sam to the Retail Food Group leadership team to drive the growth of our U.S. business,” said Mike Gilbert, Chief Executive—International, Retail Food Group. “Sam’s passion for delivering positive results with a focus on process, people and innovation, paired with his 25 years of experience driving results across multiple retail disciplines, will position our brands to compete in the ever-growing coffee segment.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Subway (company)
- executive hiring (topic)
- us expansion (topic)
- Peet's Coffee (company)
- coffee segment (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-retail-food-group-names-sam-ferreira-president-of-us-business-2706578). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b7657cde-876d-44aa-bc23-c0b06e3a2b91).