Jimmy John's going global

January 23, 2024

Jimmy John's is going global, opening soon in Canada and Latin America, according to a press release from the chain's parent company, Inspire Brands.

Rusty Taco sold to Gala Capital Partners

December 20, 2022

Gala Capital Partners, an investment firm focused on emerging restaurant franchise brands, is buying Rusty Taco from Inspire Brands, which acquired a majority…

Inspire Brands exceeds $30B in global sales

March 24, 2022

Inspire Brands, which owns Jimmy John's, Arby's, Baskin Robbins, Dunkin' and Buffalo Wild Wings, exceeded $30 billion in global system sales in 2021, a…

Rusty Taco signs deals with multi-concept franchisees

January 6, 2022

Rusty Taco, owned by Inspire Brands, has signed several multi-unit franchise agreements to expand its presence in Utah, Nevada, Virginia and Texas.

Inspire Brands: Anatomy of a technology transformation

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Raghu Sagi of Inspire Brands shared the learnings the organization has uncovered over the last two years and the highlights of its companywide digital…

Jimmy John's, Dunkin' exec revealing strategy behind self-service technology

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

During a keynote address, Raghu Sagi, the chief information officer at inspire Brands, which owns Arby's, Baskin Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic Drive-In…

Buffalo Wild Wings testing robotic wing fryer

October 22, 2021

Miso Robotics has released Flippy Wings, a robotic chicken wing frying solution designed for high-volume restaurants, including innovation partner and…

Inspire Brands names COO

June 28, 2021

Inspire Brands has hired John Varughese as COO of its international division, where he'll oversee international field business, operations support, training…

Inspire applies for Dunkin' ghost kitchen permit in Atlanta

February 12, 2021

Hot off its recent acquisition of the 32,000-store Dunkin' Brands, Inspire Brands is moving forward on construction of a Atlanta-based virtual kitchen…

Inspire Brands' acquisition of Dunkin’ will more than double company's size

In a mammoth deal announced Saturday, 11,000-unit Inspire Brands signed a merger agreement with 20,500-unit Dunkin' Brands for a move that may signal some…

Inspire Brands acquiring Dunkin' Brands?

October 26, 2020

Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., the parent company of Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins, has confirmed that it held preliminary discussions to be acquired by Inspire…

Inspire Brands taps CMX1 for supply chain management

October 13, 2020

Inspire Brands, which owns more than 11,000 Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic Drive-In, Rusty Taco and Jimmy John's restaurants, is on a mission to promote…

Jimmy John's removes sprouts after FDA issues E coli warning

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

February 26, 2020

Jimmy John's has removed sprouts from all of its 2,800 locations after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent Jimmy John's CEO James North a warning…

Brendan Mauri tapped as Rusty Taco president

February 20, 2020

Inspire Brands has named Brendan Mauri president of Rusty Taco.