DENNY’S HIRES FRITO-LAY VET LAGUARDIA AS NEW HR VICE PRESIDENT

SPARTANBURG, S.C. Denny’s family-restaurant chain has hired Louis Laguardia, a veteran of PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America operation, to serve in the newly created post of vice president of talent acquisition and diversity. —The

Laguardia left Frito Lay North America as vice president of staffing and diversity. At Denny’s Inc., the Spartanburg-based franchisor of the chain, he reports to chief people officer Yvonne Wolf. —The

Denny’s Inc. operates 526 restaurants and franchises 1,024 branches worldwide. —The