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HungerRush acquires OrdrAI’s AI-driven text message ordering solution
December 4, 2020
HungerRush has acquired OrdrAI, a text and voice ordering provider for the restaurant industry, giving HungerRush Restaurant Management System the ability to…
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Jollibee adding 45 North American stores over 2 years
December 4, 2020
Philippines-based fast-food chain Jollibee will add 28 stores to its North American network — 19 in the U.S. and nine in Canada — next year, marking the…
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Rewards Network expands online order platform nationwide
December 3, 2020
After conducting initial tests in Tampa and Detroit, Rewards Network is expanding its online ordering platform nationwide, according to a press release.
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Meijer generating 250K restaurant-provided holiday meals
December 3, 2020
Meijer recently launched a holiday meal program designed to support local restaurants and show appreciation for its frontline store and distribution center…
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Squisito Pizza and Pasta names managing partner
December 3, 2020
Squisito's parent company, Monte Restaurant Development Group, has named restaurant developer, Todd Kosakowski. as managing partner and franchisee. In his…
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Laying it on thick: Sauce sales set to soar
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
By 2027, the culinary sauce market in the U.S. is projected to be worth nearly another $12 billion or $55.3 billion annually. A lot of that money will be spent…
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How the Biden administration may change the restaurant industry
Aaron Noveshen, CEO of Starbird and the Culinary Edge, weighs in on how the industry will fare under President-elect Joe Biden.
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Muscle Maker Grill delivers second Miami location
December 2, 2020
Muscle Maker Inc., the parent company of Muscle Maker Grill, Healthy Joe's and MMG Burger Bar, has signed an agreement to open its 11th delivery-only ghost…
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Fox Restaurants opens digital-only pizza, chicken concept
December 2, 2020
Fox Restaurant Concepts is opening Fly Bye, a digital-only restaurant serving Detroit-style square pan pizza and chicken, next week in central Phoenix.
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Pancheros launching '12 Days of Christmas'
December 2, 2020
Pancheros Mexican Grill is launching its second annual "12 Days of Pancheros" holiday promotion, Dec. 7-18. The campaign will features daily deals and freebies…
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El Pollo Loco's redesign caters to off-premise dining
December 2, 2020
El Pollo Loco Inc. has unveiled its "restaurant of the future," designed to enhance off-premise dining powered by a more robust and frictionless digital…
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COVID-19 shouldn't stop brands from being kid-friendly
December 2, 2020
Winning with families is just good business, according to research from C3, which in August surveyed nearly 600 parents who dined out with their kids at least…
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Jones Soda names Mark Murray president and CEO
December 2, 2020
Jones Soda Co. has named 38-year CPG and foodservice industry veteran Mark Murray president and CEO, according to a press release. Murray began working with…
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Chicken Salad Chick relocates Chattanooga unit, adds drive-thru
December 2, 2020
Chicken Salad Chick is now open in Hixson, Tennessee, after relocating it from Chattanooga on Market Street. The unit, which has been open for seven years…
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Jimmy John's rolls out DoorDash Self-Delivery
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
December 2, 2020
Atlanta-based Jimmy John's is the first chain to test DoorDash's latest product offering, Self-Delivery, which allows restaurants to list their stores on the…
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HotSchedules launches global brand Fourth
December 2, 2020
HotSchedules, a technology and services provider for the hospitality and restaurant industries, is now operating under a unified global brand called Fourth and…
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FAT Brands breaks ground in Kansas
December 2, 2020
FAT Brands Inc., parent company of Fatburger and Buffalo's Express, is developing three co-branded Fatburger and Buffalo's Express concepts in Wichita, Kansas.
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la Madeleine launching mini-size prototype
December 2, 2020
La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe is debuting a smaller prototype when it opens in February 2021 at 15125 Montfort Dr. in Dallas. The "Petite Market and…
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Sales of online gift cards holding steady for fast casuals, QSRs
December 2, 2020
Online gift sales for fast casual and QSR brands held steady during Black Friday weekend this year, according to Paytronix, which examined anonymous aggregate…
read nowPandemic triggering $95B revenue loss in European restaurant sector
December 2, 2020
After the COVID-19 lockdown in the first months of 2020, restaurants around the world began reopening in the second half of the year, but that's changed the…
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