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title: "QSR: Flynn Restaurant Group Names Jeffrey Kent SVP of Information Technology"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/cba718a9-8545-475a-a501-949de8b5b299
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-flynn-restaurant-group-names-jeffrey-kent-svp-of-information-technology-2706520
category: "QSR"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "QSR"
topics: ["Finance & M&A","Technology","People"]
published: 2018-05-11T18:13:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:49.623Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/042e7149263a06af60b926cea45a2eae391.jpg
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# QSR: Flynn Restaurant Group Names Jeffrey Kent SVP of Information Technology

**TL;DR:** Flynn Restaurant Group has hired Jeffrey Kent as its new Senior Vice President of Information Technology. Kent will oversee IT operations for all of the holding group's restaurants, including Applebee's, Taco Bells, and Panera Bakery Cafes.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-05-11. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-flynn-restaurant-group-names-jeffrey-kent-svp-of-information-technology-2706520).*

## Story

Flynn Restaurant Group has hired a new Senior Vice President of Information Technology.

According to an article on qsr.com, the restaurant group announced the hiring of Jeffrey Kent for the executive-level IT role on Thursday. Kent will oversee IT operations for all of the holding groups restaurants, which include Applebee’s Taco Bells and Panera Bakery Cafes.

Flynn Restaurant Group is the largest restaurant franchisee operating in the United Sates, and Kent comes well-prepared to head up the company’s expansive IT operations. The industry veteran has more than 25 years of senior IT leadership experience.

“We are thrilled to have Jeff join Flynn’s senior leadership team,” said Ron Bellamy, Chief Improvement Officer for Flynn Restaurant Group. “Throughout his career, Jeff has consistently demonstrated a unique knack for developing high performing teams and the capabilities required to successfully execute large-scale projects, both of which are essential to our continued evolution within the restaurant industry.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Taco Bell (company)
- Applebee's (company)
- executive hiring (topic)
- restaurant franchisee (topic)
- it operations (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-flynn-restaurant-group-names-jeffrey-kent-svp-of-information-technology-2706520). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/cba718a9-8545-475a-a501-949de8b5b299).