Applebee's Names Kurt Hankins VP of Research & Development.Business Editors OVERLAND PARK Overland Park, city (1990 pop. 111,790), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1960. There is printing and publishing, and the manufacture of apparel, aircraft parts, cement, prepared foods, salt, chemicals, marine accessories, and signs. , Kan Kan, river, China: see Gan. .--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2001 Applebee's Applebee’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPB) is a United States company which develops, franchises, and operates the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar restaurant chain. As of Feb. International, Inc. (Nasdaq:APPB APPB Array Processor with Pipelined Bus APPB Application Builder ) announced today that Kurt Hankins will join the company later this month as Vice President of Research & Development. Hankins has 21 years of industry experience, including 17 years of food development and culinary cu·li·nar·y adj. Of or relating to a kitchen or to cookery. [Latin cul  n management experience in the casual dining
segment. Over the last eleven years, he served in progressively more
responsible 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. positions with Red Lobster and most
recently was Vice President of Food & Beverage, their top culinary
position. In addition, Hankins has franchising experience having served
in a variety of food and beverage positions during his ten-year tenure
with Chi-Chi's, Inc. Hankins will report to the company's
recently appointed Chief Marketing Officer, John Cywinski.
"Kurt is an excellent addition to the Applebee's management team," said Lloyd Hill, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "His depth of experience in all aspects of food and menu development is a tremendous resource for this critical position. Kurt's strategic thinking, operations focus and menu creativity will be invaluable in continuing to execute on our core strategies of enhancing the food quality, menu appeal and brand positioning of the Applebee's concept." John Cywinski said, "Kurt's balanced approach to meeting the needs of the guest as well as his keen operations sense and collaborative style will serve him well in his new position. I look forward to partnering with Kurt in the continued evolution of the Applebee's brand." Applebee's International, Inc., headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., currently develops, franchises and operates restaurants under the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill Grill may refer to: In food:
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