TBG Food Investors, a franchise company focused on acquiring and growing restaurant units of consumer brands in the quick service restaurants industry and a portfolio company of the Beekman Group, has added Jorge Salvat as chief executive officer.
Salvat, will be responsible for overseeing the company’s network of approximately 80 Dunkin’ restaurants and will lead TBG Food’s strategic initiative to acquire and grow additional restaurant locations of consumer brands in the QSR industry. He joins the company with over 35 years of QSR industry experience. He recently served as regional vice president, operations and development at Dunkin’ Brands, where he was responsible for overseeing over 2,500 restaurants in the mid-Atlantic, midwest and southeastern U.S. Prior to Dunkin’, he served as vice president of franchising and operations at McDonald’s, where he led the franchise and operations for the Philadelphia and North Carolina regions and had oversight of nearly 800 restaurants.
“Jorge brings a unique skillset, from specific operating expertise with Dunkin’, to managing large and growing networks of restaurants around the country with McDonald’s and Burger King, while operating at the highest level,” comments John Troiano, Beekman’s managing partner and CEO.