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title: "Freddy’s Announces New COO and VP of Finance"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ec6a4f2b-5050-4c6b-9205-5dd79a376c90
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220830_freddys_announces_new_coo_and_vp_of_finance.html
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit","People"]
published: 2022-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:35:05.294Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/freddysfrozencustard.jpg
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# Freddy’s Announces New COO and VP of Finance

**TL;DR:** Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers has appointed Brian Wise as Chief Operating Officer and Jerry Kunz as Vice President of Finance. Brian Wise brings valuable franchisee perspective to his new role, having previously spent 15 years with a Freddy's franchise group.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-08-30. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220830_freddys_announces_new_coo_and_vp_of_finance.html).*

## Story

Fast-casual restaurant concept Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers announced today it has named Brian Wise as Chief Operating Officer and Jerry Kunz as Vice President of Finance. Brian Wise brings valuable franchisee perspective to his new role as Freddy’s COO, having previously spent 15 years with a Freddy’s franchise group before joining the corporate team. Over the past year, Wise has led the restaurant innovation team in delivering technology & operational improvements. As COO, he will oversee the Freddy’s training team and both franchise and corporate operations.

“Freddy’s success comes from our delicious food, dedication to guests and strong relationships with our franchisees. During the past 20 years, the Freddy’s team has worked together to build it into the national restaurant concept it is today,” said Chris Dull, President & CEO of Freddy’s. “We are thankful that Brian will be continuing his great work with our brand as COO, and that Jerry decided to join our team for this next chapter of accelerating development.

With our seasoned operations team having a vast array of knowledge and expertise, we’re on a solid path to the brand’s continued success and growth.”

Serving as Freddy’s Vice President of Finance, Jerry Kunz specializes in financial planning & analysis, budgeting & forecasting, corporate & operational finance, business intelligence reporting and more. Prior to Freddy’s, Kunz was most recently the Director of Finance & Treasury for First Watch Restaurants.

Freddy's is one of the fastest-growing burger and frozen custard franchises, offering premium ingredients, world-class support, and an impressive AUV of $2.6M*. Learn more.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- executive appointment (topic)
- franchise operations (topic)
- Freddy's (company)
- First Watch (company)
- Chris Dull (person)
- restaurant finance (topic)
- Brian Wise (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220830_freddys_announces_new_coo_and_vp_of_finance.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ec6a4f2b-5050-4c6b-9205-5dd79a376c90).