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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Par acquires Menu Technologies

August 9, 2022

ParTech Inc., a global restaurant technology company and provider of unified commerce for enterprise restaurants, is acquiring Zug, Switzerland-based Menu…

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.

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…

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.

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.

Cousins Subs rolling out free delivery on weekends

August 8, 2022

Milwaukee-based Cousins Subs is offering customers free delivery on weekends from this Saturday through Sept. 11.

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…

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…

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.

How Soyleic soybeans could be the future of healthier food system

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Soyleic soybeans could be the future of food. That's according to Brian Stobaugh, Missouri Soybean Association and Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council…

Robeks expanding from California to New York

August 5, 2022

Robeks, which serves smoothies, juices and acai bowls, is opening two locations this month in California and one in New York, expanding from coast to coast…

Main Squeeze adding to Texas lineup

August 5, 2022

Main Squeeze Juice Co., a Louisiana-based juice and smoothie bar franchise, is set to expand its presence in Texas with a location opening by year's end in…

Captain D's expanding Memphis footprint

August 5, 2022

Captain D's has opened in Memphis, bringing the brand's total city footprint to 11 units under the direction of Nufish LLC, the second-largest franchisee…

Scooter's hires director of franchise training

August 5, 2022

Scooter's Coffee has hired Felicia White as director of franchise training to implement next-generation training approaches, including a learning management…

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