Outfox Hospitality Announces Appointment of New CEO Rob Twyman
Chicago-based food retailers, Foxtrot Market and Dom’s Kitchen & Market, now merged to Outfox Hospitality, today announced Rob Twyman as CEO, effective March 11, 2024.
Liz Williams will exit the role as Rob Twyman becomes CEO of the merged brands, leading all day-to-day operations for the company. Jay Owen Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Dom’s, Bob Mariano, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Dom’s and Mike LaVitola Co-Founder of Foxtrot, will continue to hold advisor and board roles within the organization.
Twyman brings more than three decades of retail and wholesale food industry experience, with 27 of those years in leadership roles at Whole Foods. During his time there, he served at every leadership level up to and including EVP of Global Operations, overseeing company operations throughout the US and Canada. Most recently, Twyman served as CEO of Daily Table, a non-profit grocery chain, dedicated to providing affordable, nutritious foods to communities in need, while also consulting for early stage CPG companies, to help them scale and actualize their strategic growth.
“Rob is a visionary in the grocery retail space having transformed the consumer food and beverage supermarket experience for more than three decades.” said Dom’s Kitchen & Market Co-Founder Jay Owen. “We are confident he is the right leader to guide Outfox Hospitality to new heights as we lead the evolution of the future of food, snacking and redefining your neighborhood market.”
As CEO, Twyman will oversee Dom’s & Foxtrot’s continued growth within the current markets of Chicago, Austin, Dallas and Washington, D.C., metropolitan areas and new markets across the country.
“I’m honored to announce my appointment as CEO of Outfox Hospitality and thrilled to be leading an incredible team at the forefront of innovation in the food & beverage retail experience,” Twyman said. “Together, we’ll set new standards of excellence, discovery and convenience centered around the joy of food.”
For more information, visit Foxtrot and Dom’s.