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Panera coffee is 'free for the summer'
June 24, 2020
Panera's coffee is free for the summer; anyone signed up for the MyPanera+Coffee subscription now has access to unlimited premium hot coffee, hot tea and iced…
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PizzaRev permanently closes California stores amid pandemic
June 24, 2020
PizzaRev has closed all but two of its stores in Los Angeles County, California, according to a report in the Los Angeles Daily News, but has not officially…
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Ike's opens third Vegas location
June 24, 2020
Ike's Love & Sandwiches, based in San Francisco, is opening its third Las Vegas location Wednesday at 4350 S. Durango.
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Moe’s opens first kiosk-only restaurant in Pittsburgh
June 23, 2020
Moe's Southwest Grill's first kiosk-only restaurant has opened in Pittsburgh, the company announced via email.
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The bionic bar: Is Iceland's Viking-themed bar the future of fast casual?
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Ice & Fries, a Viking-themed fast casual concept in Iceland, relies on drink-making robots, a bionic dog and 3D technology to provide an epic self-service…
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Fired Pie celebrates 7 years in July
June 23, 2020
Fired Pie is celebrating its seventh birthday this July by offering a deal for customers at its 21 Phoenix-area locations, a news release said.
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Freshii gets in the dinner game
June 23, 2020
Freshii is getting into the dinner daypart with the launch of its "Plates" menu — the brand's answer to "What's for dinner?"
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Making Your Restaurant Safe Again - Give Guests Confidence to Return
We looked at a recent study of top things people say are important as they look at dining again, and how you can provide those things to bring your customers…
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download nowSpike in COVID-19 cases not hindering drops in restaurant transaction declines
June 22, 2020
The spikes in COVID-19 cases in states that have reopened restaurant dine-in services haven't yet impacted the continuing improvement in major restaurant chain…
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Chipotle Challenger Series sets mid-July e-sports launch
June 22, 2020
The second edition of the 2020 Chipotle Challenger Series, in which fans compete against athletes, musicians and celebrities, offers a $25,000 jackpot and a…
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Visa programs aim to help 50M SMBs drive digital business
June 22, 2020
Visa is offering 50 million small and micro businesses a range of services to help them grow more efficiently, build their online footprints and promote…
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Paytronix rolls out contactless dine-in platform
June 22, 2020
Paytronix Systems Inc. announced the rollout of its Paytronix Contactless Dining technology, which is designed to help restaurants offer dine-in service with…
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Shake Shake names Walker to board amid diversity push
June 22, 2020
Shake Shack Inc. has appointed Tristan Walker to its board of directors. Walker, the founder and CEO of Walker & Company — a maker of health and beauty…
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Feds make forgivable PPP loans easier to navigate
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The federal government recently introduced simplified PPP loan application form is part of an effort to make the PPP loan easier for companies to use since the…
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Wing It On rolling out franchise initiative
June 22, 2020
Wing It On, a New England-based wing joint, is rolling out franchising initiative to accelerate U.S. expansion. With 12 locations open and in development, the…
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Bad Ass Coffee relaunches under new ownership
June 22, 2020
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii has a new owner — Badass Royal Aloha Coffee Co. — which has opened its first location featuring a ground-up brand rebuild of the…
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How the restaurant industry will bounce back from COVID-19
by Jim Balis — Partner, CapitalSpring
Changing marketing tactics, upgrading sanitation tracking and scaling down menus are just a few things that restaurants are doing in order to stay in business…
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Online catering marketplace debuts COVID-smart service
June 19, 2020
ezCater is launching a service, called Relish, that offers employers a safe approach to providing office-based workers with boxed lunches from local…
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Clean Juice taps black employees to address pandemic of race
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
In an effort to gain some perspective, the founders of Charlotte-based Clean Juice, invited three black employees to join it's "Be Organic" podcast to discuss…
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&pizza COO breaks down the business-building power of activism
On the unofficial national holiday of Juneteenth — commemorating the proclamation of the freeing of slaves in Texas, final remaining U.S. state to do so — the…
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