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title: "Fast Casual: Former Jack in the Box President Named CEO of Boston Market"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ea51e680-cb1a-42c6-9349-837aaa489e9f
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-former-jack-in-the-box-president-named-ceo-of-boston-market-2706418
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2018-05-01T16:11:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:38:37.310Z
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# Fast Casual: Former Jack in the Box President Named CEO of Boston Market

**TL;DR:** Boston Market has hired Frances Allen as its new CEO, replacing George Michel who is set to retire after eight years with the chicken chain. Allen previously served as the president of Jack in the Box and held leadership roles with Denny's, Dunkin' Donuts, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, PepsiCo, and Frito-Lay.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-05-01. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-former-jack-in-the-box-president-named-ceo-of-boston-market-2706418).*

## Story

Boston Market has announced the hiring of Frances Allen as the brand’s new CEO.

According to an article on fastcasual.com , Allen will replace current CEO George Michel, who is set to retire after eight years with the chicken chain. Allen has served as the president of Jack in the Box since October 2014.

Jack in the Box was not Allen’s first franchise venture. The longtime executive was EVP and CMO of Denny’s for four years before joining Jack in the Box. Before Denny’s, Allen worked for Dunkin’ Donuts, where according to Fast Casual, she played a pivotal role in the brand’s emergence as a national franchise brand. Allen has also held leadership roles with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, PepsiCo and Frito-Lay.

“No other restaurant concept is more responsible for the rising popularity of rotisserie cooking and we see significant runway for further building the Boston Market brand," Allen said in a press release. "I am proud to lead a team whose top priority is serving high-quality, delicious, healthy and affordable home-style rotisserie meals to our guests.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- leadership change (topic)
- Jack in the Box (company)
- Denny's (company)
- restaurant chain (topic)
- Dunkin' Donuts (company)
- ceo appointment (topic)
- PepsiCo (company)
- Boston Market (company)
- Frances Allen (person)
- Frito-Lay (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-former-jack-in-the-box-president-named-ceo-of-boston-market-2706418). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ea51e680-cb1a-42c6-9349-837aaa489e9f).