Sbarro has appointed Mario Bojorquez as its president, North America, in accordance with a press launch.
Bojorquez, a seasoned restaurant government, joins Sbarro from Restaurant Manufacturers Worldwide the place he spent the final 11 years. Most lately, he served as head of Asia-Pacific operations for Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons and Firehouse Subs, primarily based in Singapore. In that position, he guided the corporate by means of the pandemic, oversaw speedy restaurant enlargement and carried out operational enhancements that boosted buyer satisfaction and franchisee profitability.
“Mario is a proficient restaurant government with a confirmed observe report of outcomes and a strong understanding of franchising in our trade,” David Karam, Sbarro CEO and chairman of the board, mentioned within the launch. “He is a good cultural match for Sbarro. His sturdy folks focus and trade experience will complement the expertise and abilities of our management workforce as we proceed to develop and strengthen our model.”
Previous to his position in Asia, Bojorquez served as head of promoting for Burger King Europe, Center East, and Africa, and held numerous home positions at RBI, together with common supervisor of the Midwest division the place he oversaw 1,500 Burger King eating places. He additionally has expertise as a restaurant entrepreneur, having co-founded a sandwich idea in Miami.
“I’m honored to be becoming a member of an iconic model with a wealthy legacy of serving handmade, freshly ready, high quality merchandise. I could not be extra excited in regards to the alternative to work with David and the workforce to assist proceed rising Sbarro by supporting our firm operators and franchisees and bringing the very best meals to our company; each shift, each day,” Bojorquez mentioned within the launch. “Regardless of already being the chief within the impulse pizza class, there’s a large house to proceed scaling our footprint, and I’m wanting ahead to accelerating our restaurant improvement, supporting our operations, and strengthening our model.”
Sbarro has skilled important development lately, opening over 200 new eating places globally up to now two years, together with enlargement into new markets like Colombia, Panama, Poland, Denmark, and North Macedonia. The model is on observe to open over 100 new eating places in North America alone in 2024.