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title: "Tijuana Flats Names New CEO"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d29dd0c6-2fc1-43ff-9f86-c755c44f4807
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/tijuana-flats-names-new-ceo-2707870
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2018-09-17T14:09:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:44:15.274Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/ef8834da8394161c478abb1415f13d997405.jpg
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# Tijuana Flats Names New CEO

**TL;DR:** Tijuana Flats has named Rick Van Warner as its new CEO, who has a long history with the fast-casual chain. Van Warner has been the interim CEO since March 2018 and has past experience at Parquet Group and Darden Restaurants Inc.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-09-17. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/tijuana-flats-names-new-ceo-2707870).*

## Story

Tijuana Flats, a 135-unit fast-casual chain with 18 franchised locations, has named Rick Van Warner as its new CEO, according to a report in QSR magazine .

Van Warner has a long history with the fast-casual chain. He started off as a consultant in 2001 and became a joint-venture partner at one location. He has also been a longtime board member of the brand, according to the article, and has been the interim CEO since March of 2018.

His past experience includes roles at Parquet Group and Darden Restaurants Inc., according to the article.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- fast casual (topic)
- ceo appointment (topic)
- Darden (company)
- Tijuana Flats (company)
- company leadership (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/tijuana-flats-names-new-ceo-2707870). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d29dd0c6-2fc1-43ff-9f86-c755c44f4807).