GRILLiT®, Inc. Appoints Chief Executive Officer
MIAMI, Florida, July 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
GRILLiT, Inc. (OTC: GRLT) (the "Company") today announced that
Mr. Ghazi Hajj was appointed to the position of Chief Executive
Officer, and elected as the Chairman of its Board of Directors.
Mr. Hajj is a highly successful and experienced restaurateur who
is well respected in the fast-casual dining sector. He has
over 24 years of collective experience in leading well-known chain
restaurants to high growth and profitability.
Mr. Hajj stated, "I thank the Board of GRILLiT for electing me
to this position. As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, I
pledge that I will do my utmost to bring the GRILLiT concept to as
large of a market as possible, while being prudent and maintaining
our core values. This has been a dream of mine for many years
- to put together a health-conscious fast-casual restaurant chain,
building one piece at a time, based on all that I have learned over
the past couple of decades."
Ghazi Hajj is recognized as a leader in the fast casual and
quick service restaurant and franchising industry, well known for
his expertise in many areas and impressive track record of
delivering success and profitability to all organizations with whom
he has been affiliated. His expertise and insight comes from years
of having owned and operated many restaurants himself in multiple
markets. Since December 2010,
he has been Head of Operations, Design & Distributions for
Salad Creations Corporate.
Previously, he served as Executive Vice President of Operations
with Cerney Investment/Quiznos Corp from 2009 to 2010. From
2001 to 2008 he was Regional Operations Director and Vice President
of Franchise Support for Quiznos Corporation, and spent almost 2
years prior to Quiznos as a Vice President and consultant for
Chicken Kitchen USA. From
1984 to 1998 Mr. Hajj owned and operated 36 Little Caesars stores
in southeastern Ohio and
South Florida, and served as its
Vice President of Midwest and Southeast Regions From 1989 To 1994,
and V.P of National Operations from 1994 to 1996.
Mr. Hajj was instrumental in the conceptualization and startup
operations for the Company's two pilot store locations in
South Florida.
"I am excited about the initial success of our first two
stores," said Mr. Hajj. "From my experience, it's a good sign
for us, so I am encouraged and feel extremely fortunate to be a
part of, hopefully, something big."
The Company's former CEO, Raymond
Dias, shall remain a director and transition into his new
role as Chief Operating Officer, where he will oversee investor
relations and all corporate operations.
About GRILLiT
GRILLiT (OTC: GRLT) is a growing restaurant concept that marries
fast casual to nutritious and healthy food. The company
opened its first location in Miami
in 2011 and specializes in chef-inspired custom crafted rice bowls,
pasta and wraps as well as salads. GRILLiT utilizes domestic
farmers, and delivers healthy cuisine using only fresh proteins,
such as never-frozen chicken and grass fed beef. The
restaurants offer an inviting and comfortable atmosphere with an
open kitchen and contemporary, industrial design. GRILLiT currently
has two locations and expects to have at least 21 corporate and 58
franchised locations open and operating within the next five years.
The company is targeting Florida,
North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New
Hampshire, Ohio,
Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia for new growth. For more information,
visit http://www.grillitinc.com.
Forward Looking Statements:
Statements in this press release that are not purely historical
facts, including statements regarding GRILLiT's beliefs,
expectations, intentions or strategies for the future, may be
"forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1996. Such statements consist of any
statement other than a recitation of historical fact and can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as
"plan", "may", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate" or
"continue" or the negative thereof or other variations thereof or
comparable terminology. The reader is cautioned that all
forward-looking statements are speculative, and there are certain
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results
to differ from those referred to in such forward-looking
statements. This disclosure highlights some of the important risks
regarding our business. Specifically, the reader should not place
undue reliance on statements regarding our ability to build a chain
of health-conscious fast-casual restaurants. Additionally,
there are number of other risk factors relating to our business
more fully explained identified by us in our filings with the OTC
Markets, which are available through http://www.otcmarkets.com.
Contact:
Robert L. Tucker
Director of Corporate Development
rltucker@grillitinc.com
Tel: +1(305)514-0326
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreshGRILLiT
Twitter@freshgrillit
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