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Chipotle enjoys 'better-than-expected' Q1 earnings
April 25, 2023
Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol had a lot to smile about Tuesday when he reported that Q1 earnings per share were $10.50 vs. $8.92 expected by analysts. Revenue was…
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Caribou inks deals to open 300 franchise stores
April 25, 2023
Caribou Coffee, owned by Panera Brands, has signed several multi-unit agreements to add over 300 franchise locations over the next few years. Caribou expanded…
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The Halal Guys continuing Midwest expansion
April 25, 2023
New York City-based The Halal Guys is focused on growing the untapped Midwestern market via a five-unit deal in the Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, areas.
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Bad Ass Coffee intros plant-based energy drinks
April 25, 2023
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii has created an energy drink line, Mana, to deliver caffeine without the coffee flavor.
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Fajita Pete's doubles down on family menus
April 25, 2023
Fajita Pete's has created three menu groups aimed at bringing quality and value to its customers — Familia Bundles, $9.99 Everyday Deals and a reimagined…
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Original ChopShop continues Dallas growth
April 25, 2023
Original ChopShop, a 20-location salad concept, is opening in Southlake, Texas, marking the state's 11th location. Located at East Southlake Blvd and Kimball…
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Huey Magoo's opening in Springfield, Missouri
April 25, 2023
Huey Magoo's is opening its first Springfield, Missouri, location, marking its 46th restaurant spanning nine states.
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April 25, 2023
Blaze Pizza is firing up its international expansion in Bahrain. The deal with NAD Holdings is a multi-unit deal that will acquire two existing Blaze Pizzas…
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Clean Eatz finalizes multi-unit deal for Florida
April 25, 2023
Wilmington, North Carolina-based Clean Eatz has signed a multi-unit development deal to bring three locations to southeast Florida. Site selection is underway…
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UK's Floozie Cookies ready to win the 'Cookie Conundrum'
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Canadian-born pastry chef Kimberly Lin is confident that her 100% vegan-stuffed cookie concept, launched in 2020, takes the (cookie) cake.
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Big Chicken hitting up Ohio with 36-unit deal
April 25, 2023
Shaquille O'Neal-owned Big Chicken is creating a big presence in Ohio via a 36-unit development agreement with Kurt and Ryan Webb, Trever Einerson and Steve…
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Slim Chickens expanding UK footprint
April 24, 2023
Fayetteville, Arkansas-based Slim Chickens, which has 225 locations in the U.S. and U.K., is adding a store in the U.K.'s Thorpe Park in partnership with…
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Biggby Coffee on track to have 1K locations by 2028
April 24, 2023
Biggby Coffee, a nearly 350-unit coffee concept founded in East Lansing, Michigan, closed out the 2022 fiscal year by signing 71 franchise agreements with both…
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Fuzzy's opens 3rd Wichita location
April 24, 2023
Fuzzy's Taco Shop, a Baja-style taco restaurant, opened Saturday in Wichita, Kansas, in a 5,528-square-foot space owned by ICT Taco Shop 3 at 10728 W. 21st St.
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Pita Mediterranean opening in Winter Garden, Florida
April 24, 2023
Pita Mediterranean Street Food is opening next week in the Flamingo Crossings Town Center in Winter Garden, Florida.
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Killer Brownie partners with Nextbite for nationwide delivery
April 24, 2023
The Killer Brownie Co., founded in 1988 within a Miamsburg, Ohio-based grocery store, is now available for delivery nationwide via a partnership with Nextbite…
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Captain D’s kicks off flurry of development via conversions
April 21, 2023
Captain D's is on a restaurant conversion roll, recently transforming a former Huddle House restaurant into a franchised location in Glennville, Georgia.
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Big Chicken franchisee adding to Washington footprint
April 21, 2023
Shaquille O'Neal-owned Big Chicken is expanding in Washington with leases to open stores in Mukilteo and Shoreline, marking the second and third locations for…
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Starbucks operating 3,500 'green stores'
April 21, 2023
Since launching its 2020 plan to cut carbon, water and waste in half by 2030, Starbucks has transformed over 3,500 cafes into "green stores," and is one-third…
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Innovative Foodservice Group buys Foodservice & Restaurant Supply
April 21, 2023
The Innovative Foodservice Group, a Tampa, Florida-based organization consisting of foodservice distributors, has acquired Foodservice & Restaurant Supply…
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