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title: "Bojangles', Inc. Expands Its C-Suite with Addition of Panera and McDonald's Veteran"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/df6e4fcb-c12c-4578-9f5f-b79197950a33
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/bojangles-inc-expands-its-c-suite-with-addition-of-panera-and-mcdonalds-veteran-2709176
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2019-02-15T22:17:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:06.470Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8ae6e4547399142a3c55a55b6e70029a2102.jpg
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# Bojangles', Inc. Expands Its C-Suite with Addition of Panera and McDonald's Veteran

**TL;DR:** Bojangles' expands its C-suite with the addition of Kenneth Koziol, a 35-year industry veteran with experience at Panera and McDonald's. Koziol will be responsible for supply chain, quality assurance, strategy, menu development, innovation and information technology.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-02-15. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/bojangles-inc-expands-its-c-suite-with-addition-of-panera-and-mcdonalds-veteran-2709176).*

## Story

Chicken and biscuits franchise Bojangles’ “continue[s] to shore up its executive team with industry veterans who’ve worked at high-profile brands,” according to an article in Nation’s Restaurant News.

Kenneth Koziol will join the executive team with 35 years of previous industry experience in roles with Panera and McDonald’s, the article said.

“In this new role for the Charlotte, N.C.-based chicken and biscuits company, Koziol is responsible for supply chain, quality assurance, strategy, menu development, innovation and information technology,” according to the article.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- Bojangles (company)
- executive team (topic)
- industry veterans (topic)
- c-suite expansion (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/bojangles-inc-expands-its-c-suite-with-addition-of-panera-and-mcdonalds-veteran-2709176). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/df6e4fcb-c12c-4578-9f5f-b79197950a33).