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title: "Fast Casual: NRA puts Coca-Cola leader in development, industry relations post"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ed51bce4-7311-4cb6-a903-37b06b83edbf
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-nra-puts-coca-cola-leader-in-development-industry-relations-post-2705884
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2018-03-12T16:11:36.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:34.537Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/cdb285ea8d473d203f6f70b2010cf183674.jpg
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# Fast Casual: NRA puts Coca-Cola leader in development, industry relations post

**TL;DR:** Roy Jackson has been appointed executive vice president of development and industry relations at the National Restaurant Association, bringing his expertise from years at Coca-Cola. He will handle membership growth, leading alliances, and strategic development for the organization.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-03-12. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-nra-puts-coca-cola-leader-in-development-industry-relations-post-2705884).*

## Story

Roy Jackson is no stranger to the food industry, having spent years gathering experience at Coca-Cola. According to a recent article in Fast Casual, the retired executive will be bringing this expertise to a new role at the National Restaurant Association. He will serve as executive vice president of development and industry relations.

"Roy brings to our team such diverse and insightful experiences and engagement with the foodservice industry, we know he will add further momentum to the transformative changes we've already begun to deliver," said COO Terry Erdle.

Jackson's responsibilities will range from membership growth to leading alliances within the industry. He will also handle strategic development for the organization.

The NRA works with a vast pool of restaurants–both franchise and non-franchise. According to the company's website, they strive to " empower all restaurant owners and operators to achieve more than they thought possible."

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- executive appointment (topic)
- Coke (company)
- National Restaurant Association (company)
- membership growth (topic)
- industry relations (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-nra-puts-coca-cola-leader-in-development-industry-relations-post-2705884). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ed51bce4-7311-4cb6-a903-37b06b83edbf).