RISE - Menu Monitor

Menu Development |
Tony Roma’s plans to remove trans fats from its menus by mid-summer. The chain tested trans-fat-free products in its test
restaurants during the past year. It has already incorporated trans-fat-free oils and products into several of its corporate
locations. (Company Release 4/19/07; Nation’s Restaurant News Online 4/19/07)
International Activities |
Romacorp Inc. opened four new Tony Roma restaurants in Glasgow, Scotland; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia; and Maui, Hawaii. The Glasgow location is inside a mall with an indoor ski hill and is the second for the company in the
U.K. The Kuala Lumpur unit is the second unit in that country; two more are planned. The unit in Hawaii is on the second floor
of a historic building with a view of the Pacific Ocean. (Company Release 5/15/07)
Personnel |
Bob Gallagher, Executive Chef
Kenneth (Ken) Myres, CEO
Randy Steinbrenner, V.P. of Marketing
Rich Schwarte, VP of Accounting
Phil Heckathorne, V.P. of Company Operations
Romacorp Inc., parent of Tony Roma’s, promoted Marc Buehler to President and Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Buehler
served as Chief Operating Officer for the company. Buehler takes the place of David Head, who left the company last year to
take the top job at Captain D’s Seafood. (Nation’s Restaurant News 5/14/07 p68)
Tony Roma parent, Romacorp Inc., promoted Phil Heckathorne to Vice President of Company Operations and Randy
Steinbrenner to Vice President of Marketing. Previously, Heckathorne served as Director of Operations for Tony Roma’s and
Steinbrenner served as Senior Marketing Manager for Applebee’s International. (NRN Daily NewsFax 7/3/07)
News & Other |
BD’s Mongolian Grill franchisee, Tarpon Springs, FL-based Mongrill LLC, acquired a former Tony Roma’s unit in Altamonte
Springs, FL, from Romacorp Operating Co. Inc. (Food Institute Report 9/24/07)
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