
Rafik Farouk Heads Business Development at Freddy’s
The fast-casual steakburger franchise has named Rafik Farouk as vice president of business development to oversee the brand's continued growth and franchise expansion.
Jackie Lobdell is a person in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2018. 293 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Jackie Lobdell is the vice president of franchise sales at Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers [[2026-06-17 Jackie Lobdell Leads Franchise Sales at Freddy’s (34264b)]]. * Lobdell brings extensive franchise development experience to the brand [[2026-06-17 Jackie Lobdell Leads Franchise Sales at Freddy’s (34264b)]]. * She joins the company as it approaches its 600th location [[2026-06-17 Jackie Lobdell Leads Franchise Sales at Freddy’s (34264b)]]. * Lobdell's focus is on driving strategic development and building relationships with franchisees [[2026-06-17 Jackie Lobdell Leads Franchise Sales at Freddy’s (34264b)]]. * She was also mentioned in an article about reaching franchise prospects from different generations [[2026-06-06 Jackie Lobdell How Do You Reach Franchise Prospects From Different Generations (d14954)]]. * Lobdell was appointed as part of a pair of key executive moves to strengthen Freddy's leadership team [[2026-04-27 Freddy’s makes a pair of key executive moves (a61e1c)]]. * She was hired along with Rafik Farouk, who was appointed as vice president of business development [[2026-04-28 Freddy’s boosts development team to drive growth (4382e9)]]. * Lobdell's appointment is part of Freddy's efforts to drive global and domestic expansion [[2026-04-28 Freddy’s boosts development team to drive growth (4382e9)]]

The fast-casual steakburger franchise has named Rafik Farouk as vice president of business development to oversee the brand's continued growth and franchise expansion.

The frozen custard and steakburger franchise aims to surpass 600 units by pivoting toward endcap and in-line restaurant models to reduce initial investment costs for franchisees.

The Restaurant Industry Veteran Joins the Fast-Casual Brand as it Approaches its 600 th Location Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, a Kansas-based fast-casual restaurant conce

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The burger chain has appointed Rafik Farouk as VP of business development and Jackie Lobdell as VP of franchise sales to spearhead global and domestic expansion.

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