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International Dairy Queen Hires New Research and Development Executive

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Dienstag, April 23, 2024

International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ) today announced Jane Friedrich joined the company as executive vice president, research and development, reporting to the president and CEO.

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  • International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ) today announced Jane Friedrich joined the company as executive vice president, research and development, reporting to the president and CEO.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240423449772/en/
    Jane Friedrich, executive vice president, research and development at International Dairy Queen (Photo: Business Wire)
    “Our success is built upon developing and innovating new treat and hot food products that attract new customers and keep existing fans coming back for more,” said Troy Bader, president and CEO at International Dairy Queen.
  • “Jane’s decades of increasingly successful research and development experience paired with leadership in food safety and quality, position her well to lead and grow our global business to the next level.”
    “I am excited to join International Dairy Queen at a time when growth is a strategic business priority,” said Jane Friedrich, EVP, research and development at International Dairy Queen.
  • Friedrich is a published researcher, holds several patents, and serves as the executive chair of the Food Fortification Initiative executive management team.

American Dairy Queen Corporation Hires New Franchise Development Executive to Lead U.S. and Canada

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Mittwoch, April 3, 2024

American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ), a subsidiary of International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ) and a leader in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, today announced it hired Gregg Benvenuto as vice president of franchise development in the U.S. and Canada.

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  • American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ), a subsidiary of International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ) and a leader in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, today announced it hired Gregg Benvenuto as vice president of franchise development in the U.S. and Canada.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240403264196/en/
    Gregg Benvenuto, vice president of franchise development in the U.S. and Canada (Photo: Business Wire)
    Benvenuto comes to ADQ with decades of restaurant franchise development experience.
  • He has held executive franchise development roles at Dine Brands, Papa Murphy’s, and The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.
  • “We have aggressive five-year goals to open new DQ Grill & Chill restaurants in the U.S. and Canada,” said Dan Kropp, chief operating officer, U.S. and Canada, at American Dairy Queen Corporation.

International Dairy Queen Announces 2023 Vendor of the Year Winners

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Montag, September 25, 2023

International Dairy Queen Inc. (IDQ), a leader in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, today announced the winners of the 2023 Vendor of the Year awards.

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  • International Dairy Queen Inc. (IDQ), a leader in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, today announced the winners of the 2023 Vendor of the Year awards.
  • DQ leaders presented the awards at DQ Supply Chain Summit 2023 at the Omni Viking Lakes Hotel in Eagan, Minnesota on Thursday, September 21.
  • Dairy Vendor of the Year – Galliker Dairy Company, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
    U.S.
  • Kolpak supplies refrigeration systems to DQ restaurants in the U.S. and has been serving IDQ and DQ franchise owners for six years.

ID Quantique's range of Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) chips are the first quantum-based RNGs's to receive NIST Entropy Source Validation (ESV) Certification on IID Track

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Mittwoch, September 20, 2023

Random number generation being so central to cryptography, the CMVP makes the use of an entropy source that has been evaluated according to the NIST Entropy Source Validation (ESV) program a requirement.

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  • Random number generation being so central to cryptography, the CMVP makes the use of an entropy source that has been evaluated according to the NIST Entropy Source Validation (ESV) program a requirement.
  • ID Quantique is proud to announce that its Quantis QRNG chips product range has just received ESV certification on the Independent and Identically Distributed (IID) entropy estimation track.
  • This certificate provides the assurance that a particular entropy source conforms to NIST SP 800-90B and IDQ's QRNG chips fully meet these requirements.
  • ID Quantique is the first company to achieve an ESV certificate with a quantum-based entropy source and IID estimation track.

ID Quantique's range of Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) chips are the first quantum-based RNGs's to receive NIST Entropy Source Validation (ESV) Certification on IID Track

Retrieved on: 
Mittwoch, September 20, 2023

Random number generation being so central to cryptography, the CMVP makes the use of an entropy source that has been evaluated according to the NIST Entropy Source Validation (ESV) program a requirement.

Key Points: 
  • Random number generation being so central to cryptography, the CMVP makes the use of an entropy source that has been evaluated according to the NIST Entropy Source Validation (ESV) program a requirement.
  • ID Quantique is proud to announce that its Quantis QRNG chips product range has just received ESV certification on the Independent and Identically Distributed (IID) entropy estimation track.
  • This certificate provides the assurance that a particular entropy source conforms to NIST SP 800-90B and IDQ's QRNG chips fully meet these requirements.
  • ID Quantique is the first company to achieve an ESV certificate with a quantum-based entropy source and IID estimation track.

SVN® Forges Ahead In New Growth Phase With Global Hospitality Leader, Nicolas Boudet, Joining Board of Directors

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Mittwoch, August 16, 2023

Boudet brings an unparalleled wealth of experience in the restaurant and hospitality sector.

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  • Boudet brings an unparalleled wealth of experience in the restaurant and hospitality sector.
  • Nicolas previously served as Taco Bell® Corp’s Chief Development Officer and Franchising for the U.S. business, a subsidiary of Yum!
  • Boudet expressed his enthusiasm to join SVN’s Board of Directors during the company’s new growth phase, stating, “I couldn’t be more thrilled to be appointed as a member to the SVN Board of Directors.
  • His arrival also complements the recent addition of Brian Pallas to the SVN Board of Directors, emphasizing SVN’s focus on digital innovation and entrepreneurial growth.

International Dairy Queen and CFB Group Announce Plans to Open 180 Food-Centric DQ Restaurants in China by 2034

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Dienstag, Juni 27, 2023

International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ), through its wholly owned subsidiary American Dairy Queen Corporation, a leader in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, and CFB Group, through its wholly owned subsidiary Shanghai Shida Catering Management Co., Ltd., a franchise ownership company based in Shanghai, today announced plans to open 180 food-centric DQ® restaurants in China by 2034.

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  • International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ), through its wholly owned subsidiary American Dairy Queen Corporation, a leader in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, and CFB Group, through its wholly owned subsidiary Shanghai Shida Catering Management Co., Ltd., a franchise ownership company based in Shanghai, today announced plans to open 180 food-centric DQ® restaurants in China by 2034.
  • CFB Group is expanding its footprint by committing to open the first food-centric DQ restaurants in China.
  • “Opening food-centric restaurants that offer balanced hot food and treat menus is critical to our international growth strategy,” said Nicolas Boudet, chief operating officer, international, at International Dairy Queen.
  • In March 2022, CFB Group committed to opening 600 treat-centric DQ restaurants by 2030, 180 of which now will be food-centric DQ restaurants opened by 2034.

ID Quantique joins EAGLE-1, Europe's pioneering quantum key distribution initiative

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Mittwoch, Mai 31, 2023

GENEVA, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ID Quantique (IDQ), the leader in quantum-safe security solutions, is proud to announce its participation in the EAGLE-1 initiative. EAGLE-1 is a QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) system integrating both space and ground segments that will deliver secure transmission of encryption keys across geographically dispersed areas and demonstrate the connection from space of EU's national quantum communications infrastructures for truly sovereign networks. EAGLE-1 is developed by a consortium of 20 European organisations led by SES and funded, in part, by the European Space Agency and the European Commission. For its part, IDQ will contribute to the development of a space-qualified cryptographic key generation system based on IDQ's quantum random number generator (QRNG) technology to TESAT, EAGLE-1 consortium member and Europe's leading laser communication technology company.

Key Points: 
  • EAGLE-1 is a QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) system integrating both space and ground segments that will deliver secure transmission of encryption keys across geographically dispersed areas and demonstrate the connection from space of EU's national quantum communications infrastructures for truly sovereign networks.
  • To deliver the payload, TESAT selected ID Quantique to contribute to the design and delivery of a space-qualified cryptographic key generation system based on IDQ's Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) chipsets technology.
  • Together with ID Quantique, we are looking forward to strengthen European collaboration and contributing to European sovereignty in space."
  • "Ensuring that communications remain safe is increasingly vital, and even more so with the rapidly-emerging technology of quantum computing," said Grégoire Ribordy, CEO of ID Quantique.

ID Quantique joins EAGLE-1, Europe's pioneering quantum key distribution initiative

Retrieved on: 
Mittwoch, Mai 31, 2023

GENEVA, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ID Quantique (IDQ), the leader in quantum-safe security solutions, is proud to announce its participation in the EAGLE-1 initiative. EAGLE-1 is a QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) system integrating both space and ground segments that will deliver secure transmission of encryption keys across geographically dispersed areas and demonstrate the connection from space of EU's national quantum communications infrastructures for truly sovereign networks. EAGLE-1 is developed by a consortium of 20 European organisations led by SES and funded, in part, by the European Space Agency and the European Commission. For its part, IDQ will contribute to the development of a space-qualified cryptographic key generation system based on IDQ's quantum random number generator (QRNG) technology to TESAT, EAGLE-1 consortium member and Europe's leading laser communication technology company.

Key Points: 
  • EAGLE-1 is a QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) system integrating both space and ground segments that will deliver secure transmission of encryption keys across geographically dispersed areas and demonstrate the connection from space of EU's national quantum communications infrastructures for truly sovereign networks.
  • To deliver the payload, TESAT selected ID Quantique to contribute to the design and delivery of a space-qualified cryptographic key generation system based on IDQ's Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) chipsets technology.
  • Together with ID Quantique, we are looking forward to strengthen European collaboration and contributing to European sovereignty in space."
  • "Ensuring that communications remain safe is increasingly vital, and even more so with the rapidly-emerging technology of quantum computing," said Grégoire Ribordy, CEO of ID Quantique.

American Dairy Queen Fills Key Roles on International Business Team to Increase Global Footprint

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Donnerstag, Mai 25, 2023

American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ), a subsidiary of International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ) and a leader in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, today announced two new hires to its international business team: Chris Wren, vice president of development, international, and Greg Kirian, vice president of marketing, international.

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  • American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ), a subsidiary of International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ) and a leader in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, today announced two new hires to its international business team: Chris Wren, vice president of development, international, and Greg Kirian, vice president of marketing, international.
  • Wren will oversee the strategy and execution of international business development in new and existing markets.
  • Kirian brings more than two decades of global food and beverage industry experience, including international marketing leadership roles at Little Caesar’s, Wingstop and Yum!
  • “Given our aggressive business goals to expand the company’s global footprint outside of the U.S. and Canada, strong leadership in marketing and development roles will be critical,” said Nicolas Boudet, chief operating officer, international at American Dairy Queen Corporation.