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title: "QSR: Philly Pretzel Factory Appoints First Chief Development Officer"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c6717c07-998e-4b73-bc96-06eea85e8ac4
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-philly-pretzel-factory-appoints-first-chief-development-officer-1734
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit","People"]
published: 2015-06-03T19:14:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:53.374Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc4708.png
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# QSR: Philly Pretzel Factory Appoints First Chief Development Officer

**TL;DR:** Philly Pretzel Factory has appointed Tom Monaghan as its first Chief Development Officer to expand the brand globally. Monaghan's role is to significantly grow the number of outlets domestically and globally.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-06-03. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-philly-pretzel-factory-appoints-first-chief-development-officer-1734).*

## Story

Booming pretzel chain Philly Pretzel Factory has created the role of chief development officer specifically for Tom Monaghan, whose job will be to expand the growing brand both throughout the U.S. and internationally.

“He has literally spent his entire life in franchising,” Dan DiZio, CEO and co-founder of Philly Pretzel Factory, was quoted as saying. “He grew up the son of a franchisee and spent the last 25 years working for four other national franchise brands in various capacities, from operations and marketing to franchise development and executive leadership.”

Meanwhile, Monaghan said his new role encompasses no less than “world domination” for the brand.

“My job is to help the brand significantly grow the number of outlets domestically in the short term and globally in the long term,” he said.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- executive appointment (topic)
- global expansion (topic)
- Philly Pretzel Factory (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-philly-pretzel-factory-appoints-first-chief-development-officer-1734). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c6717c07-998e-4b73-bc96-06eea85e8ac4).