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Self-service plays key role in Ike’s Love & Sandwiches continuous growth
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Self-order kiosks are delivering higher sales, improved accuracy and greater efficiency for Ike's Love & Sandwich. The brand expects to hit its goal of 10…
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Chicken Salad Chick opens 1st of 4 Indiana restaurants
March 3, 2021
Atlanta-based Chicken Salad Chick is opening the first of four Indianapolis restaurants on March 16. The Pyramid Place Shopping Center store is located at the…
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Guzman Y Gomez Mexican Kitchen launches mobile app
March 3, 2021
Guzman y Gomez has launched its mobile app that will provide customers faster, contact-free ordering and pick-up from both in-store or via the drive-thru.
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BurgerFi names seasoned retail exec as CFO
March 3, 2021
BurgerFi International Inc has hired Michael Rabinovitch to replace CFO Bryan McGuire by April 1.
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Shake Shack testing plastic-free straws, cutlery
March 3, 2021
In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, Shake Shack is testing cutlery and straws made from AirCarbon, which has no synthetic plastics, PLA or synthetic…
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How to keep fraudsters from bilking your QSR via Telegram
March 3, 2021
If there's one thing we know about criminals, it's that they're always improving their methods of ripping off the rest of us. That has certainly been the case…
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White House amps up NRA's pro-Restaurant Revitalization Fund letter to Congress
March 2, 2021
Shortly after the National Restaurant Association sent an urgent request to Congress in support of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Tuesday, the White House…
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Yum Brands to buy AI-based consumer insights company
March 2, 2021
Yum Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and The Habit Burger Grill, has signed a deal to buy AI-based customer insights and marketing…
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Farmer Boys opens in Arizona
March 2, 2021
Farmer Boys has opened its first Arizona location in the City Gate Marketplace at 1535 West Higley Road in Gilbert. "The fresher the food, the better it…
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Shake Shack raising funds to add drive-thrus, digital upgrades
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
March 2, 2021
Shake Shack is borrowing $225 million from private investors to pay for drive-thrus and other new store formats. The New York-based chain is offering $22…
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Pizza execs will discuss how to hire, train, retain great employees
March 1, 2021
A restaurant brand is only as strong as its employees, which is why QSRWeb has tapped Hotbox Pizza Founder Gabe Connell and Mary Kay Haas, Pizza Factory's…
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Little Caesars franchisee opening Mutts locations in Arizona
March 1, 2021
Mutts Canine Cantina, a restaurant for dogs and their owners, will open six locations in Phoenix via a franchise agreement with Cafrema Investments, which owns…
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Mooyah launching coffeehouse-inspired LTOs
March 1, 2021
Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes is testing two coffeehouse-inspired menu items, the Bistro Burger and Coffee Shake, available now through April 25.
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Yogurtland sowing its oats
March 1, 2021
Yogurtland has created its first oat milk-based addition, the Plant-Based Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookie, which tastes like a freshly baked cookie and is available…
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El Pollo Loco heats up expansion plans in Colorado
March 1, 2021
El Pollo Loco Inc., a fire-grilled chicken and Mexican food chain, is planning its next wave of expansion in Colorado, according to a press release. Ten to 1…
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Cooking plant-based cuisine the right way
Kajsa Alger, VP of Food and Beverage at Veggie Grill and Más Veggies Taqueria, discusses why the pandemic accelerated the popularity of plant-based eating and…
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Initiative to bring $100M to 1K Black-owned businesses
March 1, 2021
Looking to take a bite out of COVID-19 losses and rebuild a suffering segment of the economy, the Inclusivity Project is hoping to secure $100 million for…
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RFIS postponed to August, Focus Brands president will keynote
March 1, 2021
Networld Media Group, the parent company of FastCasual, has postponed the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit to Aug. 10-12, according to Cherryh…
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Dutch Bros Coffee brings back lavender cold brew
March 1, 2021
Dutch Bros Coffee is bringing back a customer favorite to its stores this spring: white chocolate lavender, according to a press release.
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ParTech adds Lunchbox to POS ecosystem
February 26, 2021
ParTech Inc., a provider of POS software for the restaurant and retail industries, is weaving Lunchbox, a suite of online ordering tools, to its expanding…
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