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POS as brand-saver: 1 restaurateur's story
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Playing in the hyper-competitive pizza restaurant business has induced an even greater case of white-knuckled persistence over the course of the last year, but…
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Buffalo Wild Wings, BetMGM launch sports betting experience
March 12, 2021
Sports fans now have access to a sports betting experience when via the BetMGM app available inside Buffalo Wild Wings sports bars in Colorado, New Jersey…
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CORE using prepaid cards to disburse funding
March 12, 2021
In hopes of helping restaurant employees struggling to survive the coronavirus pandemic, the nonprofit, Children of Restaurant Employees, has been collecting…
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Mooyah opening at least 15 restaurants in Phoenix
March 12, 2021
With a newly remodeled concept and revamped menu, Plano-based Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes is setting up shop in Arizona with plans to open its first…
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Penn Station snags former Papa John's exec
March 11, 2021
Penn Station East Coast Subs has hired a former Papa John's executive, Mike Bradford, as director of Real Estate, Development and Construction. He will be…
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Smoothie King, Olympic gold medalist create smoothie line
March 11, 2021
Smoothie King is partnering with gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas to introduce its Stretch & Flex line of smoothies. The smoothies, which come in tart…
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Multi-concept franchisee opens Slim Chickens in Colorado Springs
March 11, 2021
Slim Chickens is now available in Colorado Springs, thanks to a partnership with Mile High Chicken LLC, which opened a location there this week at 86…
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Ice cream to your door via virtual brand, The Ice Cream Shop
March 11, 2021
C3, which hosts over 200 digital kitchens, is now supporting The Ice Cream Shop, a virtual frozen novelty concept created in 2019 by the world's largest ice…
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Restaurateurs: American Rescue Plan is beacon of hope
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
With today's presidential signature on the nearly $2 trillion American Rescue Plan stimulus, a collective sigh of relief is being heard from restaurateurs…
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Bad February weather proves stormy for restaurant transaction activity
March 11, 2021
Severe weather in many areas of the U.S. in February didn't do much to resuscitate restaurant customer transactions at major chains which were already…
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Did Uber Eats' Super Bowl ad miss the mark?
When Willy Solis, an Uber Eats driver from Denton, Texas, saw the company's $5.5 million commercial on Super Bowl night, he thought it was "kind of disgusting."
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Congress approves $1.9T stimulus bill
March 10, 2021
Congress on Wednesday approved President Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package by a vote of 220-211 to provide pandemic aid, one of the largest federal aid…
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March 10, 2021
HungerRush, a restaurant management system provider, has launched its AI-driven text-to-order solution — HungerRush TextAI — to help restaurant chains drive…
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Veggie Grill founders launch plant-based burger joint
by Pat Shea — Editor, NetworldMedia
Stand-Up Burgers serves up plant-based burgers while doing good in the community.
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Friends buy 21-unit sandwich franchise
March 10, 2021
Five friends — Brian Bergen, Timm Heller, Todd Mancusi, Tony Mancusi and Chris Gentilli — have purchased Milio's Sandwiches, a 21-unit franchise headquartered…
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Pizza Guys to open second San Jose location
March 10, 2021
Pizza Guys not only knows the way to San Jose, as the old song goes, but is beating a path to the mid-California city, marking the brand's fourth location in…
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Mountain Mike's lights up Sunnyvale, California
March 10, 2021
Rapidly expanding West Coast pizza chain, Mountain Mike's is opening its first Sunnyvale, California, store on East El Camino Real in Santa Clara County…
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How Famous Dave's fueled growth during pandemic
Famous Dave's Chief Operating Officer Al Hank discusses why the nearly 130-unit chain has been focusing on off-premise service since 2017 and how that strategy…
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El Pollo Loco begins store remodel with 3 restaurants
March 10, 2021
El Pollo Loco, a Costa Mesa, California-based fire-grilled chicken chain, has begun its design relaunch unveiling the first three of more than 300 restaurants…
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