Huddle House announced the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Phil Greifeld. Huddle House, Inc., is an Atlanta-based 400-plus-location full-service family diner chain. The 46-year-old franchise has locations in 19 U.S. states, primarily in the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest.

Greifeld joined Huddle House in 1995 and spent nearly 12 years leading the Huddle House brand as its CEO. Greifeld stepped down from his role as President and CEO to pursue other opportunities.

Ken Keymer, current Huddle House Board Director and former CEO of VICORP Restaurants, Inc. (parent company of Village Inn and Baker’s Square) and former CEO of AFC Enterprises, (parent company of Popeyes’ Famous Fried Chicken) will take over as interim CEO.

Huddle House ended its fiscal July with a 3.5 percent same store sales increase in its franchised stores as well as a 2.1 percent increase in its Company Store Division.

The restaurant chain also released its new prototypes at its annual franchise convention. Two options have been released: A retro fit model that existing franchisees can apply to exteriors and interiors while expanding menus offerings, and a new larger prototype that showcases the evolution of the American diner, featuring a deeper menu including home meal replacement options; preemptive cooking technology; new interior and exterior color schemes; and the first ever Huddle Thru (drive-thru).

This entry was posted on Friday, August 27th, 2010 at 8:08 am and is filed under News.