Amazon grocery executive Tony Hoggett is moving to a delivery-focused restaurant chain in the US, founded by a former Walmart chief executive of ecommerce.
It was announced earlier today that Hoggett would leave Amazon. He first joined in 2022 to run the retailerâs physical stores and is now pursuing the ânext stepâ of his career.
He will now join restaurant chain Wonder as its chief operating officer, the company told Fortune.
New York-based Wonder is run by former president and chief executive of Walmartâs ecommerce arm in the US, Marc Lore. It operates 27 fast-casual restaurants in the northeast of the US.
The chain is aiming to open a total of 100 locations by January 2026 and is piloting restaurants inside four Walmart supercentre stores. It has raised $1.5bn (ÂŁ1.15bn) since it was founded.
Lore told the publication that despite hiring Hoggett, Wonder is not looking to expand further into the grocery space.
In Hoggettsâ new role as chief operating officer, he will run Wonderâs real estate and store operations teams while overseeing the technology in the backend.
In a LinkedIn post, Hoggett said: âMy time at Amazon has been incredible, and Iâm grateful to my colleagues for their support, guidance, and friendship.
âIâm optimistic about the work Amazon is doing to improve the grocery shopping experience for customers and have no doubt the teams will keep the momentum going in my absence. Iâll be cheering you all on.â
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