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Daniel del Olmo named CEO of SBE’s restaurant arm

Former DineEquity exec to lead Umami Burger, high-end concepts

Lisa Jennings, Executive Editor

September 25, 2017

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Daniel del Olmo, a former executive with Applebee’s and IHOP parent DineEquity Inc., has been named CEO of high-end multi-concept operator Disruptive Restaurant Group, company officials said Monday.

Los Angeles-based Disruptive is the recently relaunched restaurant arm of hotel company SBE, parent to the SLS, Morgan and The Redbury hotel brands. The restaurant group includes a number of high-end concepts, including the José Andrés restaurants, The Bazaar in Beverly Hills, and Bazaar Mar in Miami, as well as Katsuya, and Cleo. 

As CEO of Disruptive, del Olmo will also lead the 26-unit Umami Burger chain — SBE is a majority shareholder — as well as the hotel group’s nightlife division.

Del Olmo served most recently as president of Glendale, Calif.-based DineEquity’s international division, growing the Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar and IHOP chains overseas. 

He served previously as a senior vice president and managing director of Wyndham Hotel Group for Wyndham Worldwide, and he has worked with Amadeus Global Travel Distribution and Melia Hotels International. 

He joins SBE at a time of planned growth. The company is scheduled to open 19 restaurants and five lounges within the next six months, including a third unit for Cleo in L.A. and the brand’s first unit in New York. 

Recent openings by the group include Leynia and Doheny Room at Delano South Beach; new Katsuya locations in Dubai and in the Bahamas; and the fourth Umami Burger unit in New York. 

SBE’s portfolio includes 74 restaurants and 42 lounges around the world, and the restaurant brands generated more than $160 million in gross revenue in 2015, the company said. 

Contact Lisa Jennings at [email protected]

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About the Author

Lisa Jennings

Executive Editor, Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality

Lisa Jennings is executive editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. She joined the NRN staff as West Coast editor in 2004 as a veteran journalist. Before joining NRN, she spent 11 years at The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper in Memphis, Tenn., most recently as editor of the Food and Health & Wellness sections. Prior experience includes staff reporting for the Washington Business Journal and United Press International.

Lisa’s areas of expertise include coverage of both large public restaurant chains and small independents, the regulatory and legal landscapes impacting the industry overall, as well as helping operators find solutions to run their business better.

Lisa Jennings’ experience:

Executive editor, NRN (March 2020 to present)

Executive editor, Restaurant Hospitality (January 2018 to present)

Senior editor, NRN (September 2004 to March 2020)

Reporter/editor, The Commercial Appeal (1990-2001)

Reporter, Washington Business Journal (1985-1987)

Contact Lisa Jennings at:

[email protected]

@livetodineout

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-jennings-83202510/

 

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