Keeping the Maine thing the main thing: How 2 'Cousins' built a global brand

In this episode of Founderology: Built to Breakthrough, Sabin Lomac—co-founder of Cousins Maine Lobster—shares how one wild night idea with his cousin Jim…

Cousins Maine Lobster surpasses $1B systemwide sales

June 30, 2025

Cousins Maine Lobster, a national food truck and fast-casual dining concept, has surpassed $1 billion in systemwide sales since its founding in 2012. The…

Cousins Maine Lobster to open food truck in Wisconsin

May 28, 2025

Cousins Maine Lobster plans to open a food truck in Wisconsin. It will open in June 2025 and will be run by Chris Goeman and Kevin Smith, according to a press…

Cousins Maine Lobster rolling into Kansas City

July 18, 2024

Cousins Maine Lobster, which serves Maine lobster rolls, chowder and whoopie pies, is expanding to Kansas City, servicing the metro area, North East Kansas and…

Cousins Maine Lobster names president

May 16, 2024

Cousins Maine Lobster co-Founders Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac have made three leadership changes in support of expansion plans. Shaun Higgins, who joined…

Cousins Maine Lobster launching in Chicago

February 9, 2024

Cousins Maine Lobster, which has 60 locations, is hosting its first Chicagoland food truck event and grand opening Saturday at Pollyanna Brewing in Roselare…

WOWorks, Craveworthy Brands, Cousins Maine Lobster execs talk menu optimization, strategy

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Adam Terranova, senior director of growth for WOWorks, Jeremy Theisen, chief growth and development officer at Craveworthy Brands and Annie Tselikis, director…

PFT, Cousins Maine Lobster roll out 40th truck

October 31, 2023

Premier Food Trucks, a custom food truck designer and manufacturer, has rolled out its 40th custom-built mobile kitchen for Cousins Maine Lobster, a nationwide…

Smashburger, Woworks, Craveworthy leaders revealing menu optimization tips

October 5, 2023

Optimizing menus across channels is one of the most important tools restaurants have when it comes to increasing customer satisfaction. Happy customers equal…

Cousins Maine Lobsters food truck arrives in Maryland

August 21, 2023

The Cousins Maine Lobster company has launched a food truck in Hyattsville, Maryland.

Cousins Maine Lobster food truck rolls into Pacific Northwest

July 17, 2023

This weekend marks the arrival of a Cousins Maine Lobster food truck in the Pacific Northwest. It will make its first local appearance at the Oregon Trail…

Lobster rolls onto fast casual menus

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Lobster is catching on at fast casual menus as mentions of the fare have increased 4.5% on core menus over the past year, including 9.1% in appetizers and 100…

Cousins Maine Lobster taps former Wendy's exec to lead development

June 9, 2023

In an effort to grow its food truck and brick-and-mortar business, Cousins Maine Lobster has hired Angela Coppler as head of development. The 14-year veteran…

Cousins Maine Lobster lands 1st multi-unit deal

December 6, 2022

Cousins Maine Lobster, a food truck concept founded in 2014 by cousins Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac, is bringing six food trucks over the next 18 months to…