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title: "CNBC: Restaurant Industry Hopeful About 2017 In Light of Andy Puzder Nomination"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f46d6679-8d8e-4525-8171-dff0eedba202
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-restaurant-industry-hopeful-about-2017-in-light-of-andy-puzder-nomination-9310
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2017-01-13T20:15:37.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:07:26.844Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/050bbc0bd40dd76f7f0fba365baac705879.jpg
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# CNBC: Restaurant Industry Hopeful About 2017 In Light of Andy Puzder Nomination

**TL;DR:** The restaurant industry is hopeful about 2017 due to Andy Puzder's nomination as Labor Secretary. Andy Puzder was nominated by President-Elect Trump and MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes COO Michael Mabry sees positives in the appointment.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-01-13. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-restaurant-industry-hopeful-about-2017-in-light-of-andy-puzder-nomination-9310).*

## Story

Andy Puzder was recently tapped by President-Elect Trump as his pick for Labor Secretary, and CNBC.com published an article laying out business executive's hopes for a Puzder led Labor Department. The article quotes MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes COO Michael Mabry, who said he sees positives in the appointment.

Said Mabry to CNBC, "I think it's a win. He understands what it takes to run an organization while satisfying investors, the board of directors and team members."

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- restaurant industry (topic)
- MOOYAH (company)
- Michael Mabry (person)
- labor secretary (topic)
- trump nomination (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-restaurant-industry-hopeful-about-2017-in-light-of-andy-puzder-nomination-9310). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f46d6679-8d8e-4525-8171-dff0eedba202).