
Buffalo Wild Wings Names Lyle Tick as President
Buffalo Wild Wings has appointed Lyle Tick as president, replacing John Bowie in the role.
Arby's is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 374 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * AES Restaurant Group has become the world's largest Arby's franchisee after acquiring 23 restaurants in Knoxville, Tennessee, bringing its total to 362 restaurants across 20 states [[2026-10-27 AES Restaurant Group Becomes World's Largest Arby's Franchisee (35c793)]]. * Arby's is introducing new menu items for winter, including skillets, cheesesteaks, and warm bowls, designed to be comforting and warming for the colder weather [[2026-10-19 Menus get ready for chillier days ahead (1f82cc)]]. * KBP Brands' Arby's franchise business, KBP Inspired, has been named Operator of the Year for the entire Arby's system, and has raised over $750,000 for local grants since 2022 through its partnership with the Arby's Foundation [[2026-09-30 KBP Brands Earns Arby’s Operator of the Year Award (ecf832)]]. * Red Door Brands, a portfolio company operating Arby's, McAlister's Deli, and Little Caesars, is setting the stage for a comeback after a difficult year with new COO and majority partner Kayla Edidin [[2026-09-04 After Difficult Year, Red Door Brands Sets Stage for Comeback (30ef70)]]. * Arby's brought back its Steak Nuggets for a limited time, accompanied by a new Horsey Ranch dipping sauce, and introduced new bowls featuring steak and potatoes or mac and cheese [[2026-08-13 Arby’s Steak Nuggets return to the menu, paired with potatoes in a new bowl (e0404e)]]. * Arby's added the Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sandwich to its Meat & 3 value box lineup for $7.99, which includes a choice of entrée, small Curly Fries, 2-Piece Mozzarella Sticks, Peach Cobbler Roll, and a small drink [[2026-08-03 Arby’s Adds Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sandwich to Meat & 3 Value Box Lineup (1a734d)]]. * Laddi Singh, a veteran multi-brand franchisee with over 50 Popeyes, Burger King, and Arby's restaurants, is investing in Retro Fitness to expand in the New York area [[2026-08-19 Retro Fitness Taps Restaurant Franchise Vet to Drive New York Expansion (0685d0)]]. * Inspire Brands, the parent company of Arby's, debuted its first co-branded Buffalo Wild Wings Go and Jimmy John’s restaurant in Palmetto, Florida [[2026-08-13 Inspire Brands debuts first Buffalo Wild Wings Go, Jimmy John’s co-branded restaurant (bef088)]]. Filed under Restaurants / Sandwich & sub.

Buffalo Wild Wings has appointed Lyle Tick as president, replacing John Bowie in the role.

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In a new organizational restructuring, Buffalo Wild Wings has appointed experienced franchise industry executive Seth Freeman as its new chief marketing officer in charge of culinary, digital, advertising and guest experience activities.

Arby's expands to South Korea with 100 new restaurants, set to open in 2019, through a partnership with S. Fresh Co., Limited.

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A new company, Inspire Brands, has been formed through the merger of Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings, highlighting the trend of consolidation in the restaurant industry.

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