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Blaze Pizza franchisee tapping app for hiring needs
November 10, 2021
Blaze Pizza franchisee Ben Salehi has tapped Landed, a mobile app connecting hourly food and retail workers with local employers, to automate the process of…
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Chicken Salad Chick growing Virginia presence
November 10, 2021
Chicken Salad Chick has added a store in Hampton, Virginia, marking the brand's first location in the Tidewater region. Eight additional locations will open in…
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7 The Simple Greeks rebranding to Garbanzo locations
November 10, 2021
By the end of the year, seven locations of The Simple Greek in California and Virginia will transform into Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh stores, said Kelly…
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Brooklyn Dumpling Shop signs 2 New York-based franchisees
November 10, 2021
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, a fast casual automat concept, has signed two multi-unit franchise deals to expand the brand's New York footprint. Jov and Jo Vanguard…
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NBA star collaborating with Shake Shack for LTO
November 10, 2021
NBA All-Star and Golden State Warrior Klay Thompson is teaming up with Uber Eats and Shake Shack to give eaters a taste of his three favorite things: burgers…
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe names CMO
November 10, 2021
Tropical Smoothie Cafe has tapped Deborah von Kutzleben, former vice president of brand strategy, advertising and menu at Arby's, as CMO.
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The Melt oozing record-breaking sales
November 10, 2021
The Melt, a San Francisco-based restaurant known for its MeltBurgers and all-American comfort food, has posted record-breaking sales for Q3 2021. They're up…
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Restaurants face margin contraction, slower M&A in Q1 2022
November 10, 2021
With rising commodity prices, workforce shortages, and the need for higher expenditures to attract labor in a competitive market, the restaurant industry will…
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Qdoba, Noodles & Co lean into mac 'n' cheese
November 10, 2021
The comfort-food season is approaching, and Qdoba and Noodles & Co are leaning into it with limited-time offers starring a classic winter menu item — mac…
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Fast casual leaders share inspirational insight, labor shortage strategy
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Four fast casual leaders offered up insight on overcoming challenges, from dealing with COVID shutdowns to the ongoing labor shortage, at the Fast Casual…
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Dog Haus goes to Washington
November 10, 2021
Dog Haus, owned by The Absolute Brands, is bringing its hot dog creations to the Evergreen State through an area development agreement with franchisees Michael…
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Dickey's entering Alberta, Canada
November 10, 2021
Dickey's Barbecue Pit is moving into Edmonton in Alberta, Canada.
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NRA expects health, sustainability on menus in 2022
November 10, 2021
Restaurant customers can expect to see health taking center stage on menus and sustainability continue to be a priority in 2022.
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Amazon, Starbucks mulling cashierless store?
November 9, 2021
Amazon and Starbucks have reportedly discussed a co-branded, cashierless coffee shop, expanding on Amazon Go's "just walk out" technology, according to an…
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FAT Brands hires chief real estate officer, growing in Chicago
November 9, 2021
FAT Brands Inc. has hired its first chief real estate officer, Justin Nedelman, who was previously the CEO of Eureka Restaurant Group LLC, where he led the…
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C3 launching 800 ghost kitchens via Reef partnership
November 9, 2021
C3, a food tech platform, and Reef, a provider of virtual restaurants, are partnering to open 800 virtual restaurants across the U.S.
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Qdoba promotes VP to CMO
November 9, 2021
Qdoba has promoted Karin Silk to chief marketing officer. Since joining the company in 2018 as vice president of menu and off-premises, she has helped launch…
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Wow Wow Lemonade sells out Arizona
November 9, 2021
Hawaii-based Wow Wow Hawaiian Lemonade has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement with entrepreneur Angela Schofield to bring three lemonade stands to the…
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Fazoli's system-wide sales soaring
November 9, 2021
Fazoli's system-wide sales, which are up 27.4% over 2019, are among the highest in the industry, according to a report from Kalinowski Equity Research LLC.
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Food experts do deep-dive at what's driving plant-based movement
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
Plant-based foods have become a movement embraced by more than just vegans. Three restaurant industry executives discussed the meatless movement at the Fast…
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