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Chipotle launches TikTok hack menu
May 19, 2020
Chipotle Mexican Grill has created a Complete Customization Chipotle app feature to users to make any ingredient light, standard or extra. Guests at home or…
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Blaze Pizza opens Mobile location
May 19, 2020
Blaze Pizza LLC will open a new location in Mobile, Alabama store tomorrow on Du Rhu Drive. The brand said in a news release that the new store will offer…
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Tropical Smoothie CEO relying on 'innovation, grit, fun' during COVID-19
Charles Watson, CEO of Tropical Smoothie Cafe, reveals how pivoting his operating model and focusing on local-store marketing has kept the business alive.
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Restaurant reopenings, Mother's Day drive transaction boost
May 19, 2020
A combination of a holiday, Mother's Day and the reopening of restaurants and bars is proving to be beneficial to U.S. restaurant chain transactions.
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Luna Grill nabs former Qdoba exec
May 18, 2020
Luna Grill has named Michelle Goncalves as its VP of Culinary. Coming most recently from Qdoba Mexican Eats, where she served the past four years directing…
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Boston Market names new president
May 18, 2020
Randy Miller is Boston Market Corporation's new president, and Eric Wyatt, who had filled the role since February, will transition back to COO, the title he…
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Panera adds geofencing for frictionless pickup
May 18, 2020
Panera Bread is transforming its curbside experience with Panera Curbside, a geofence-enabled service that delivers orders to guests in their cars. Employees…
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Dog Haus adding Wow Bao to the menu
May 18, 2020
Chicago's Wow Bao is teaming up with Dog Haus to provide Wow Bao's Asian food to the Pasadena community through delivery, according to a press release.
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NRA names former Sysco, PepsiCo leader as CEO
May 18, 2020
The National Restaurant Association has named former Sysco CEO and PepsiCo president, Tom Bene as its president and CEO, as well as CEO of the NRA's…
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Sweetgreen named FastCasual's top brand of 2020
Sweetgreen, a 104-unit salad chain, topped the 2020 list of Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers, and Fazoli's took home the Excellence in Food Safety Award.
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download nowSlim Chickens opening first Cleveland location in 2021
May 15, 2020
Slim Chickens will open the first of six locations planned for Cleveland, Ohio in the first quarter of 2021.
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Fresh Stack Burger Co launches in Chicago
May 15, 2020
The Fresh Stack Burger Co concept, a collaboration from Sean Thomas and Chef Fabio Viviani, is up and running in its first location, in suburban Chicago, and…
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Dickey's sales soar despite coronavirus
May 15, 2020
Dickey's Barbecue Pit's investment in technology has paid off amid the pandemic. The Dallas-based restaurant company unveiled a new e-commerce site in April…
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Why Teriyaki Madness sales aren't declining during pandemic
May 15, 2020
When the coronavirus crisis forced businesses across the country to shut down in March, Denver-based Teriyaki Madness found itself uniquely positioned to…
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Rascal House CEO: 'Don't stop franchising during COVID-19'
Economic downturns and high unemployment rates typically lead to an increase in people interested in franchising, so now is the perfect time to capitalize on…
read nowTaco Tuesday just got BETTER with Family Taco Packs!
Hot Head Burritos has rolled out Family Taco Packs so you can have a Fiesta with the ones you love. For a limited time to help our customers in this…
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Chipotle expands partnership with Uber Eats to Canada
May 14, 2020
Chipotle Mexican Grill has expanded it's recently announced partnership with Uber Eats to Canada, coming less than two months after launching a national…
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Can Starbucks get some rent money?
May 14, 2020
Starbucks Corp. is asking for a break in rent from landlords of its nearly 9,000 U.S. company-owned stores, according to Eater, which reported that the chain…
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