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Former Red Robin CEO Denny Marie Post named co-president of Nextbite

Post has served as an advisor to the virtual-dining company since last fall

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

June 30, 2022

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Denny Marie Post has been named co-president of Nextbite alongside current president Paul Allen, the company announced Thursday. Post will oversee marketing, operations and culinary innovation and provide a strategic focus on Nextbite’s restaurant fulfillment partners.

Post, who served as CEO of casual-dining chain Red Robin for three years between 2016 and 2019, has been with the virtual-dining concept company since joining last September as an advisor.

“Working as an advisor for Nextbite gave me a front row seat to an amazing company with a tremendous opportunity to re-imagine the restaurant industry,” said Post in a statement. “I look forward to joining the team as co-president, helping to lead its next phase of growth.”

Post’s storied career includes time as interim CEO at the Women’s Foodservice Forum and in leadership positions at Starbucks, KFC and Burger King, where she served in a marketing capacity.

“We have sharpened our focus to make it easy for multi-unit restaurants to be successful with virtual brand offerings and Denny is the ideal executive to lead us in this next phase of growth,” said Alex Canter, CEO and co-founder of Nextbite, in a statement. “Her depth of restaurant leadership experience, innovation track record and vision for the future is already proving to be invaluable as we ramp up our business.”

Nextbite’s virtual brands include George Lopez Tacos, CraveBurger, ‘Wichcraft and more.

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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