Shakey’s On Solid Ground

Pizza Marketplace:

At first glance, the departure of Tim Pulido from the CEO post at Shakey’s USA – after less than 2 years on the job – seemed to be another sad chapter in the tale of a company whose best days were long past.

Pulido, who left Shakey’s at the beginning of December to take over as president of Mimi’s Café, was the 14th person to hold the top Shakey’s position in the past 17 years. However, the company is still on a path to revitalization, said Joe Remsa, who was appointed Shakey’s interim president and CEO following Pulido’s departure.

Remsa had been serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the company since Shakey’s franchisee Jacmar Cos. bought the company from Singapore-based Inno-Pacific Holdings in 2004…