Jeff Ritson
President of Operations
Jeffrey M. Ritson is President of Operations for The Falcons Restaurant Group and is ...
Jeffrey M. Ritson is President of Operations for The Falcons Restaurant Group and is a food service veteran with more than two decades of restaurant experience. He handles the overall outlook of TGI Fridays & Twin Peaks, its operating units, and the day-to-day operations while also being an ownership advisor, strategic visionary, and creating business relationships with vendor partners. Jeffrey and his wife, Caroline, reside in Lakeside Park, Kentucky with their two children, Bella and Max. He is a member of The Gerson Lehrman Group Councils and a former Board member of The Mathis Foundation for Children.
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Hiten Patel
Vice President of Operations
Hiten grew up in a small town in central England where his business experience...
Hiten grew up in a small town in central England where his business experience started early. He worked with his father in the family shop as well as on rental properties. In 2001, he immigrated to the United States where he obtained his business degree from Clayton University. After graduation, he began his career with RaceTrac before venturing into Krispy Krunchy Chicken and Hunt Brothers Pizza. However, in 2012, Hiten decided he wanted a career change. Originally, he didn't want to be in corporate America but he knew he wanted to help underperforming business. So in late 2012, Hiten joined The Falcons Group and never looked back. He quickly moved through the ranks and is currently a partner as well as a franchisee for Dunkin'/ Baskin Robbins where he achieves his goal of helping individuals grow personally and professionally.
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Chris Anticoli
Director of Operations
Chris Anticoli grew up in Southwest Ohio, where he still resides with his wife and three children.
Chris Anticoli grew up in Southwest Ohio, where he still resides with his wife and three children. He graduated from the Ohio State University with a criminology degree in 1996. He previously served as a General Manager in the restaurant industry for 18 years before joining the Fridays team in 2015. Chris is now the Fridays Director of Operations for The Falcons Group and oversees multiple units throughout the company.
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Mizan Rahman
District Manager
Mizan has worked with Shamsu, Co-Founder of The Falcons Group, since 2005 and is the ...
Mizan has worked with Shamsu, Co-Founder of The Falcons Group, since 2005 and is the current Operations Manager for 6 Dunkin' locations in the Atlanta area. He grew up in Dhaka, Bangladesh where he went to West End High School and later graduated from Commerce College. In his free time, he enjoys listening to music and spending time with his family.
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Ahmed Abouhalawa
District Manager
Ahmed is the current Operations Manager for 6 locations in the Atlanta area and...
Ahmed is the current Operations Manager for 6 locations in the Atlanta area and has been with The Falcons Group since 2017. He grew up going between the United States and Egypt to complete his schooling and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature.
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Angela Armstrong
District Manager
Angela has spent the last 25 years with Checkers and is currently the District Manager.
Angela has spent the last 25 years with Checkers and is currently the District Manager for 8 locations in Atlanta, Georgia. She began her journey at Mercer University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology degree. In her free time, she enjoys serving her community and volunteers for the Back to School Drive as well as helps sponsor Christmas Extravaganza with her church.
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Earl Bouknight
District Manager
Earl grew up in Aiken, South Carolina. He went on to study Music at South Carolina State University...
Earl grew up in Aiken, South Carolina. He went on to study Music at South Carolina State University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science. He started working for Checkers in 2000, beginning as an Assistant Manager to his current position of District Manager.
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Brian Bratcher
District Manager
If Brian could sum up life, he’d tell you it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
If Brian could sum up life, he’d tell you it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
He started as an assistant manager and worked his way up to district manager with Rally’s, having worked in the food service industry for more than three decades.
Brian loves the people he works with and helps them grow into management positions and advance in their careers.
He strives to put people first and thrives on bringing out the best qualities and performance in his team. Brian is most proud of helping three general managers grow into district manager roles during his time with Rally’s. When he is not working, you might find him running.
Brian has completed in 45 races, including half-marathons, 10-mile races, 10ks and 5ks. A health setback had him temporarily grounded, but he looks forward to competing in 5k races again soon, with his ultimate goal being to complete a full marathon.
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He started as an assistant manager and worked his way up to district manager with Rally’s, having worked in the food service industry for more than three decades.
Brian loves the people he works with and helps them grow into management positions and advance in their careers.
He strives to put people first and thrives on bringing out the best qualities and performance in his team. Brian is most proud of helping three general managers grow into district manager roles during his time with Rally’s. When he is not working, you might find him running.
Brian has completed in 45 races, including half-marathons, 10-mile races, 10ks and 5ks. A health setback had him temporarily grounded, but he looks forward to competing in 5k races again soon, with his ultimate goal being to complete a full marathon.
Rita Chewning
District Manager
Rita has been with Rally’s for over 26 years and is currently the District Manager...
Rita has been with Rally’s for over 26 years and is currently the District Manager for six stores in the Evansville market. She has been married to her husband Tom for 34 years. In her free time, she loves to spend time with her grandchildren.
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Angie Tutt
District Manager
Angie has more than three decades of experience in the restaurant industry and is a veteran of Rally’s.
Angie has more than three decades of experience in the restaurant industry and is a veteran of Rally’s.
Her tenure and expertise with the company led to her being put in charge of the Schoox learning management system, ensuring general managers and district managers get award winning, top-notch training.
Angie fosters a family-like team environment at work. She thrives in a competitive environment and constantly aims to surpass goals.
The most challenging aspect of her career was leveling up through different chains of command and transitioning to a new company. Her competitive nature helped her become a top-ranked district manager with the Falcon’s group, with some of her stores performing among the top 10 percent in the company.
When Angie is not at work, she enjoys spending as much time as she can with her husband and her blended family of five children and 11 grandchildren. As an avid outdoorswoman, she also loves fishing in her down time.
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Her tenure and expertise with the company led to her being put in charge of the Schoox learning management system, ensuring general managers and district managers get award winning, top-notch training.
Angie fosters a family-like team environment at work. She thrives in a competitive environment and constantly aims to surpass goals.
The most challenging aspect of her career was leveling up through different chains of command and transitioning to a new company. Her competitive nature helped her become a top-ranked district manager with the Falcon’s group, with some of her stores performing among the top 10 percent in the company.
When Angie is not at work, she enjoys spending as much time as she can with her husband and her blended family of five children and 11 grandchildren. As an avid outdoorswoman, she also loves fishing in her down time.