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Same-store sales, growth up at Slim Chickens amid pandemic
June 4, 2020
Since February 2020, Slim Chickens, based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, has inked six multi-unit agreements representing 38 franchise restaurants. The deals, all…
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Greek From Greece 'on the fast track'
June 4, 2020
On the heels of a 31-unit expansion deal that included merging with and rebranding its largest competitor in Manhattan, Greek From Greece Café Cuisine has…
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Flexibility Act en route to president: Restaurant industry breathes sigh of relief
June 4, 2020
Better loan terms, loosened FTE rehire requirements and a longer coverage period are just some of the benefits of the PPP Flexibility Act passed by the Senate…
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Is Starbucks still Starbucks?
by Robert Passikoff — Consultant, Brand Keys
Now that the pandemic has forced Starbucks to change its operating model, Brand Keys' Robert Passikoff wonders what's the difference between Starbucks and a…
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Mercato Partners launches $90M investment fund to fuel up-and-coming brands
June 4, 2020
Mercato Partners, an investor for growth-stage companies, has developed Savory, a $90 million fund to help scale up-and-coming restaurant concepts. To create…
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Philly's Best opening first Northern California Location
June 3, 2020
Philly's Best, which serves Philly cheesesteaks, hoagies and fries, is opening its first Northern California location this summer in Oakland near the Oakland…
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Original ChopShop expanding Texas footprint
June 3, 2020
Scottsdale, Arizona-based Original ChopShop, a lifestyle brand featuring protein bowls, salads, sandwiches and fresh juice, is opening a location this month in…
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Consumers leaning into order pickup
June 3, 2020
When it comes to digital restaurant orders, consumers prefer picking them up compared to delivery and are ordering more meals online than ever primarily due to…
read nowJudge requiring Panera franchisee to pay $4.6M to managers
June 3, 2020
Panera Bread's largest franchisee, Covelli Enterprises, must pay $4.6 million to more than 900 assistant managers who alleged Fair Labor Standards Act and Ohio…
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What Captain D’s can teach chefs about mixing batter
Larry Jones, VP of Construction with Captain D’s, shares how blender failures inspired it to look for new mixing solutions.
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Restaurants coming to the rescue amid COVID-19
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Restaurants all over the United States are doing their best to provide meals, supplies and funds to employees, frontline workers and members of their…
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Luna Grill hires 'head of People'
June 3, 2020
A week after announcing that it had hired Michelle Goncalves as its VP of Culinary, San Diego-based Luna Grill has named AJ Kamra its first-ever head of…
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Starbucks offering unpaid leave to under-scheduled employees
June 3, 2020
Although Starbucks has reopened more than 85% of its U.S. stores, reduced hours are affecting many employees and has sparked the chain to offer unpaid leave to…
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Cousins Subs welcomes Wisconsin franchisees
June 2, 2020
TMart Operations I, LLC, owned by Jeremy and Sarah Alsaker, now owns the Cousins Subs location in Lodi, Wisconsin.
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Teriyaki Madness launches company to help franchisees manage operations
June 2, 2020
Denver-based Teriyaki Madness has launched an affiliated restaurant management company — Restaurant Sherpas — as a solution for absentee and semi-absentee…
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Fat Brands saddles up to Texas
June 2, 2020
FAT Brands Inc., parent company of Fatburger and Buffalo's Express, opened its first co-branded Fatburger and Buffalo's Express Monday in Texas. Located in…
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Paris Baguette eyeing Canada
June 2, 2020
Paris Baguette, which has nearly 85 corporate and franchise bakery-cafes in the U.S. and more than 3,500 internationally, is hoping to expand into Toronto.
read nowThe Hummus & Pita Co giving away 3-unit franchise deal
June 2, 2020
The Hummus & Pita Co. is giving away a three-unit franchise deal to help expand the brand.
read now&pizza CEO calls for action re: black deaths in police custody
June 2, 2020
The highly socially active pizza brand, &pizza, is taking a firm stance with regards to its leader's views concerning the recent deaths of black…
read nowLouisville police fatally shoot restaurant owner amid protests
June 2, 2020
Police shot and killed David McAtee, the owner of YaYa's BBQ in Louisville, early Monday, according to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. State and local police…
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