James O'Reilly

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For nearly a decade, the most requested return product by customers, franchisees, and Flatheads, is the Cheeseburger Taco.

“Our flatheads and our franchisees never stopped asking for Cheeseburger Tacos and as we move forward on our Bigger.

Latitude Food Group CEO James O’Reilly is implementing a centralized platform model to drive operational discipline and unit growth for &pizza and Tijuana Flats.

O’Reilly brings considerable experience to the two chains. In addition to his tenure at Ascent, O’Reilly led Smokey Bones and Long John Silver’s as CEO, according to his LinkedIn profile.

- Fast Casual - Executives - News James O’Reilly named CEO of &pizza, Tijuana Flats parent company He takes over the leadership spot about eight months after Latitude Food Group wa

Latitude Food Group (LFG), an operator-led restaurant group built to accelerate bold fast‑casual brands, today announced James O’Reilly as its next chief executive officer.

“As we celebrate 60 incredible years, we lay the foundation for the next 60 in a big way, stepping confidently into our evolution,” said James O’Reilly, CEO of Ascent Hospitality Management, the parent company of Huddle House.

Ascent Hospitality appoints Toni Ronayne and Steven Roach to key roles.

Huddle House named Blain Shortreed as its new Brand President, overseeing company operations and franchise system management.

Ascent Hospitality Management names James O’Reilly as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective June 19, 2023.

Long John Silver's selected former Pizza Hut executive Blain Shortreed as its new chief operating officer, effective January 1st.

Golden Corral Franchisee Eric Holm leads effort to serve 20,000 Thanksgiving meals through his non-profit organization, Helpings from the Heart.