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Starbucks selling Seattle's Best to Nestle
October 19, 2022
Starbucks is selling its Seattle's Best Coffee brand to Nestlé, with which the company established the Global Coffee Alliance in 2018.
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Fast Casual Concepts signs master franchise agreement
October 19, 2022
Fast Casual Concepts Inc., which owns Pennsylvania-based Holy Cow Burgers and Ice Cream, Independent Taco and Third Eye Pies, has inked an agreement with a…
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Farmer Boys growing in Nevada
October 19, 2022
Farmer Boys, a Southern California-based fast casual burger joint, is opening its second location in Henderson, Nevada, at 3431 St. Rose Pkwy. It will be the…
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Capital Tacos making Colorado debut
October 19, 2022
Capital Tacos is embarking on its first franchise endeavor outside the Southeast, thanks to an agreement with father-daughter duo Jason and Marilyn Scoby to…
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Mobile pay and self-serve kiosks: Partners or competitors?
October 18, 2022
As mobile order-and-pay options expand for consumers, some believe the role of self-serve kiosks may lessen, while others think they are more important than…
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Chicken Salad Chick hatching in Lake Charles, Louisiana
October 18, 2022
Chicken Salad Chick is opening its 12th Louisiana location and its first in Lake Charles with franchisees Cindy and Claiborne Self. Located at 3723 Nelson…
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Aloha Poke opens 9th Chicago-area location
October 18, 2022
Aloha Poke Co. opened Tuesday in Chicago's Village of Mount Prospect at 916 N. Elmhurst Road, marking its 20th location and ninth in the Chicago region.
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Food hall operator lands $7M investment
October 18, 2022
Urbanspace, a national food hall brand with over 220 kitchens in seven cities, has partnered with Feenix Venture Partners on a $7 million credit to expand into…
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Should booze be on your fast casual's menu?
The alcoholic drink market will hit over $261 billion this year and grow 10.51% through 2025, with 48% of that being spent in bars and restaurants. Katie…
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Dickey's opening manufacturing, distribution plant
October 17, 2022
Dallas-based Dickey's Barbecue Pit is broadening its barbecue horizons with the launch of a manufacturing and distribution plant, Wycliff Douglas Provisions…
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Dig taps SmartSense to ensure safe, fresh meals
October 17, 2022
DIG, a fast casual restaurant group based in New York, is continuing its use of SmartSense by Digi solutions, which is part of Digi International, a global…
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Döner Shack Glasgow reports record-breaking sales
October 17, 2022
Berlin-street food concept Doner Shack has seen record-breaking numbers in its latest Glasgow restaurant with sales of £40,000 ($45,721.40) and a footfall of…
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Red Ribbon bakes up Philly location
October 17, 2022
Red Ribbon Bakeshop Inc., founded in the Philippines in 1979, made its Philadelphia debut Friday.
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Ellianos Coffee opening Florida drive-thru
October 17, 2022
Ellianos Coffee, a Southeast-based drive-thru coffee brand, is coming soon to Belleview, Florida thanks to an agreement with franchisee Emery Abshier to open a…
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Restaurant loyalty spend hits record high
October 17, 2022
Restaurant customers are expressing their loyalty like never ever before which is a good thing for foodservice operators as 5% to 17% of total restaurant…
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Rubio's Coastal Grill partners with workplace delivery company
October 14, 2022
San Diego-based Rubio's Coastal Grill has created Foodja Cafe, allowing the 154-unit brand to provide thousands of fresh individual meals to employees…
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Big Chicken opens 2nd franchised location
October 14, 2022
Shaquille O'Neal's Big Chicken has opened at the River Oaks Shopping Center in Valencia, California, marking its second franchised location in the country. The…
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Voodoo donuts opening 4th Colorado store
October 13, 2022
Voodoo Doughnut is launching its 15th store in Boulder, Colorado, marking the state's fourth location. The Portland, Oregon-based store is hiring 75 employees…
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Dickey's opens 10 stores in 3 months
October 13, 2022
Over eight decades have passed since the first Dickey's Barbecue Pit opened its doors in Dallas, and it's still growing.
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Starbucks, Delta partnering on loyalty programs
October 13, 2022
Starbucks Coffee Company is partnering with Delta Air Lines to offer customers enrolled in both loyalty programs the ability to link their accounts to earn one…
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