William Mitchell

Bill Mitchell is the President of Hut American, Flynn Restaurant Group, and has nearly 30 years of U.S. and global franchising experience. Prior to joining Hut American, Flynn Restaurant Group – which owns 2,355 restaurants and grosses $3.6 billion in annual sales – he was the Chief Executive Officer for Cici’s Pizza from June 2018 through March 2021. Responsible for 450 restaurants in 32 states, Mitchell served on the board of directors and was tasked with the turnaround of the brand prior to and through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to Cici’s Pizza, Mitchell served in a variety of leadership roles at Dunkin’ Brands including as President of Dunkin’ Brands International, where he was responsible for nearly 8,500 Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins’ restaurants across 60 countries. Before joining Dunkin,’ he spent a decade at Papa John’s International, where he served in multiple roles for the $3 billion international company including Senior Vice President of Domestic Operations, Division Vice President, Operations Vice President and, ultimately, President of Global Operations.

Mitchell also spent time at AFC Enterprise (Popeye’s Restaurants) where he was responsible for the business planning and operations of 1,400 franchise locations and led the largest acquisition of 81 Hardee’s restaurants in Popeye’s 27-year history. Before entering the restaurant industry, he served in the United States Army.