Alcala Named President of Don Pablo's, Senior Vice President of Avado Brands.MADISON, Ga. -- Modesto Alcala has been named president of Don Pablo's Mexican Kitchen restaurants and senior vice president of Avado Brands. Alcala has been a restaurant executive for 23 years. He is the former chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Buca di Beppo Buca di Beppo is an American restaurant chain specializing in immigrant Southern Italian food. The name roughly translates as "Joe's Basement" (Beppo is slang for Joe in Southern Italy and Buca means basement (literally it means "hole") in Italian). (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : BUCA) where he played a critical role in that brand's turnaround -- improving restaurant operations, boosting comparable sales increases, implementing guest satisfaction measurements and developing talent. Prior to that time, Alcala was the president and chief operating officer for Copeland's Famous New Orleans Restaurant and Bar, a 42-unit chain, and served as vice president of Cafe Operations at Barnes & Noble Inc., managing a 600-unit, $300 million business. Alcala also has held leadership positions at Carlson Restaurants Worldwide Inc., operator of such concepts as Timpano Italian Chophouse chop·house n. A restaurant that specializes in serving steaks and chops of meat. Noun 1. chophouse - a restaurant that specializes in steaks steakhouse , Samba Room and Mignon Steak House, and was in management for Romano's Macaroni Grill, a Brinker International Inc. company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : EAT). He earned a B.A. from the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. in 1984. "I have been a guest of Don Pablo's for years and believe in the brand. I'm impressed with the management team Rick Barbrick has put together as well as the many operators who work every day to make a dining difference for the guest. I look forward to joining the Avado Brands' family and leading the team at Don Pablo's," Alcala said. Raymond (Rick) P. Barbrick, president and CEO of Avado Brands, added, "Modesto brings 20-plus years of multi-unit restaurant leadership experience to our team. He has a very strong background in operations with food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. expertise, and a relentless focus on the guest experience -- making him a true restaurateur. He's a well-rounded leader who will be a real asset to our company." Based in Madison, Ga., Avado Brands owns and operates 95 Don Pablo's Mexican Kitchen restaurants in 19 states and 22 Hops Restaurant and Brewery restaurants in eight states. More information can be found at www.avado.com or www.donpablos.com. |
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