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Rise Biscuits hitting up West Coast
August 10, 2022
Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken is hitting the West Coast, opening its first California outlet Saturday in Thousand Oaks.
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Fazoli's opening in Dublin, Virginia
August 10, 2022
Fazoli's is opening next week in Dublin, marking its first southwest Virginia location and second in the state.
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NYC Italian restaurateurs opening fast casual spinoff
August 10, 2022
Serafina has been serving Italian cuisine in New York for decades and is now debuting a fast casual brand, Serafina Express, to meet the needs of busy New…
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Post-pandemic, consumers want their coffee more than ever
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The coffee industry has a big opportunity to promote out-of-home coffee given the consumer's rising coffee appreciation.
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Pollo Campero hires marketing director
August 10, 2022
Mark Priestland, a former Papa John's marketing executive, is joining Pollo Campero as marketing director to help the brand add 250 restaurants in the U.S. by…
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Scooters brewing up growth in Illinois
August 10, 2022
Scooter's Coffee, an Omaha-based drive-thru coffee franchise, is expanding its Illinois presence in Champaign, Urbana, Danville and Paris, Illinois. The…
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Wayback planting flag in Dominican Republic
August 10, 2022
Wayback Burgers is landing in the Caribbean thanks to a master franchise agreement with Farhiell Exil to open eight locations over the next eight years in the…
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Vitality Bowls entering Arizona
August 10, 2022
Vitality Bowls, which specializes in acai bowls, is opening its first Arizona location Friday in Gilbert. Under the direction of Subway franchisee Gary…
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Starbucks teams with Volvo on EV charging stations
August 9, 2022
Starbucks Corp., in partnership with Volvo Cars, has announced the first Starbucks store offering electric vehicle chargers powered by ChargePoint Holdings…
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How 3 fast casuals are handling increased food costs
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Although the menus at Atomic Wings, Famous Toastery and Beef O'Bradys have little in common, their leaders are facing the same conundrum: How to raise prices…
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Qdoba merging with Modern Market Eatery, Lemonade
August 9, 2022
Qdoba is joining Colorado-based Modern Market Eatery and California-based Lemonade, owned by Modern Restaurant Concepts, as part of an agreement with…
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August 9, 2022
ParTech Inc., a global restaurant technology company and provider of unified commerce for enterprise restaurants, is acquiring Zug, Switzerland-based Menu…
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Nekter Juice hires 1st CMO
August 8, 2022
Nekter Juice Bar, which has over 170 locations across the U.S., has made Jon Asher its first CMO.
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Native Foods upgrades mobile app
August 8, 2022
Native Foods has launched a mobile app and rewards program built by Paytronix Systems Inc., a digital guest experience platform. The app allows guests to place…
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Call Your Mother Deli setting up shop in Denver
August 8, 2022
Call Your Mother, a Washington D.C.-based Jewish deli, is adding two locations in Denver, marking the first location outside of D.C.
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Nominations open for FastCasual's 20 'Brands to Watch'
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
FastCasual's annual "20 Brands To Watch" focuses on 20 brands that are setting trends. Nominations close Aug. 22.
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August 8, 2022
Milwaukee-based Cousins Subs is offering customers free delivery on weekends from this Saturday through Sept. 11.
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The Habit opening drive-thru in California
August 8, 2022
The Habit Burger Grill, a California-based restaurant company owned by Yum Brands, is opening a drive-thru location this week in Merced, California, at 3680 G…
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Big Chicken opening 1st franchise in Ohio
August 8, 2022
Big Chicken, a fast casual concept founded by Shaquille O'Neal in 2018, is opening its first franchise location this week at Austin Landing, a mixed-use…
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Blaze Pizza CEO: Pizzaverse tech still growing, staffing can be addressed
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
During the Pizza Leadership Virtual Summit, Blaze Pizza CEO Mandy Shaw addressed the rise in technology and current staffing challenges.
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