News & Media
Panera, Pepsi, King Bach teaming up to offer virtual pizza parties
December 11, 2020
Actor, content creator and comedian Andrew Bachelor, also known as "King Bach," is teaming up with Panera and Pepsi to offer consumers a virtual pizza party…
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Fast Casual Top 100 nominations now open
December 11, 2020
Nominations will close Jan. 31, and the results will be revealed at an annual awards gala in May in Chicago coinciding with the National Restaurant Association…
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Is Your Restaurant Technology Ready for 2021?
Join Netsurion’s Mark Cline, senior vice present, and guest panelists, for a casual conversation about what lessons from 2020 every restaurant brand must learn…
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Tropical Smoothie's same-store sales up 26%
December 10, 2020
Tropical Smoothie Cafe is continuing to post record-setting results this year with same-store sales up 26.3% in November. The chain has also signed 23…
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Your Pie, InMoment partner to elevate customer experience
December 10, 2020
Your Pie said it has partnered with customer experience improvement company, InMoment, to put that key operating component "at the forefront" of the pizza…
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Corner Bakery reinvents curbside
December 10, 2020
Corner Bakery said it is launching an improved curbside pickup program that uses auto identification to get food to awaiting vehicles faster, a news release…
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Kat Cole leaving Focus Brands
December 9, 2020
Focus Brands President Kat Cole is leaving the company.
read nowStarbird completes biggest funding round, plans openings
December 9, 2020
Starbird Chicken has completed its largest equity fundraising round of $4 million which will help it further expand in Northern California and into the Los…
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Smoothie King aims to expand Chicago footprint
December 9, 2020
Smoothie King is looking to expand its initial footprint in Chicago after a successful development year, according to a press release. Chicago, it seems, is a…
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QSR transaction numbers help temper November US restaurant sales declines
December 9, 2020
Even with COVID cases surging throughout the U.S. and some states reducing restaurant capacity, customer transaction declines at major restaurant chains…
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Dickey's planting flag in Japan
December 9, 2020
Dickey's is debuting early next year in Japan thanks to an area development agreement with Sunsheng (Jason) Lin, owner of Seikou Co. LTD. The family-owned…
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Hooters launches franchising program for fast casual spin-off
December 9, 2020
Hoots, a fast casual brand launched four years ago by Hooters, has rolled out a franchise plan for the up-and-coming seven-unit brand. Plans call for up to 1…
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Starbucks names asset management CEO as non-executive board chair
December 9, 2020
Starbucks Corporation has named Mellody Hobson as it non-executive board chair. Hobson, who will take on the role in March 2021, is the co-CEO of asset…
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Five Guys rolls out curbside tech
December 9, 2020
Five Guys has launched a curbside and an in-store pick-up solution at its 1,600 locations. Partnering with Radius Networks, a location-based technology…
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Florida's largest food hall opening in spring
December 9, 2020
A 150,000-square-foot food hall focused on food and art will open this spring in Delray Beach less than a block south of Atlantic Avenue. The Menin Development…
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Muscle Maker Grill opens first ghost kitchen via Reef partnership
December 9, 2020
Muscle Maker Inc., the parent company of Muscle Maker Grill, Healthy Joe's, Meal Plan AF and MMG Burger Bar, has opened its first partnership location with…
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I Heart Mac & Cheese opening 16 units in 2021
December 8, 2020
Florida-based I Heart Mac & Cheese has signed deals to open 16 units next year in Baytown, Texas; San Jose, California; Gulf Breeze, Doral, Homestead…
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Mici launches uncooked lasagana to go
December 8, 2020
Mici Handcrafted Italian, a five-unit fast casual based in Colorado, is offering customers the chance to serve its third-generation-recipe lasagna at home.
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Potbelly opens 2nd Boston airport location
December 8, 2020
Potbelly Sandwich Shop has opened its second Boston Logan International Airport location in Terminal C. It includes ordering ahead via its app, so travelers…
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Rezku adopts Epson's TM-m3011 POS receipt printer
December 8, 2020
Rezku, a provider of a POS and online ordering platform for restaurants, has adopted Epson's TM-m3011 POS receipt printer which offers customers a faster way…
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