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title: "QSR: 16 Young Restaurant Leaders to Watch"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/bff6e73d-9c4e-45ae-b78a-2841bfe63a58
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-16-young-restaurant-leaders-to-watch-2707184
category: "QSR"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "QSR"
published: 2018-07-17T22:17:22.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:47.295Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/e1c36a1a45760ada3e107ee26a11663f5667.jpg
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# QSR: 16 Young Restaurant Leaders to Watch

**TL;DR:** QSR Magazine lists 16 young restaurant leaders, including Marc Torres, CEO of Cheba Hut Toasted Subs, who led the brand to double-digit same-store sales growth. Torres is leading the charge to enhance new-store expansion and opening corporate-owned stores without outside funding.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-07-17. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-16-young-restaurant-leaders-to-watch-2707184).*

## Story

*QSR Magazine* details 16 restaurant leaders who are making a name for themselves in the restaurant industry. From developing international brands to having ownership stake in established brands, these millennials are showing us what the future of the industry looks like.

Marc Torres, CEO of Cheba Hut Toasted Subs makes the list at number 5 after making his way from hourly employee to leading the brand to double-digit same-store sales growth and doubling system-wide sales over the last three years. Torres, 33, is leading the charge to enhance the new-store expansion and opening corporate-owned stores without outside funding.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- brand expansion (topic)
- restaurant industry (topic)
- sales growth (topic)
- Cheba Hut (company)
- young leaders (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-16-young-restaurant-leaders-to-watch-2707184). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/bff6e73d-9c4e-45ae-b78a-2841bfe63a58).