FAT Brands signs exclusive deal with Pepsico

May 28, 2021

FAT Brands Inc., the parent company of nine restaurant concepts including Fatburger, has signed an exclusive beverage partnership with PepsiCo Inc., according…

Crave making Cali debut

May 28, 2021

Crave Hot Dogs and BBQ, which features BBQ, hot dogs, brats and sausages as well as a self-serve beer wall and mixed drinks on tap, has entered the California…

Chicken Salad Chick, Slim Chicken opening 4th Kentucky locations

May 28, 2021

Auburn, Alabama-based Chicken Salad Chick and Fayetteville, Arkansas-based Slim Chickens are expanding their footprints in Kentucky, each adding a fourth store…

200 restaurant execs meeting in person -- finally

Early bird pricing ends today for the annual Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit taking place this year Aug. 10-12, in Atlanta.

Potbelly names CDO

May 27, 2021

Potbelly Corporation has hired Larry Strain as CDO to oversee corporate development, franchise sales, brokerage services and strategic and trade-area level…

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: Partners & Napier

Ranked one of the Top Most Effective Agencies in North America for two years running, Partners + Napier is an integrated creative company best known for…

Ohio man scoops up 3 Zoups during pandemic

May 27, 2021

While the pandemic forced many people to lay low, Bill Horton, who has worked in the restaurant industry for over 25 years, decided it was the right time to…

SpotOn Raises $125M

May 27, 2021

SpotOn, a software and payments company, has raised $125 million in Series D funding, increasing its valuation to $1.875 billion. Andreessen Horowitz, a…

Lee's Famous Recipe using AI to run drive-thrus

May 27, 2021

Like most restaurant brands, Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken can't always find enough workers. With its drive-thru business thriving due to the pandemic, the…

Plant Power raises $7.5M for growth

May 27, 2021

California-based Plant Power Restaurant Group LLC has raised $7.5 million to help its seven-unit fast food brand, Plant Power Fast Food, expand via corporate…

Taco Bell, Pizza Hut , KFC parent moves to buy Dragontail tech/AI provider for $72.4M

May 27, 2021

Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut parent, Yum! Brands Inc., has completed a binding agreement to acquire the Australian-based foodservice tech provider, Dragontail…

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: Ordermark

Ordermark (ordermark.com) is the leading and one of the fastest-growing restaurant technology service providers in the mobile technology space. Ordermark helps…

Yum's University of Louisville center aims to increase 'under-represented' franchise ownership

May 26, 2021

Louisville, Kentucky-based QSR powerhouse Yum Brands Inc. said today it's working with the University of Louisville to launch a first-of-its-kind center for…

Shake Shake featuring Pride shake

May 26, 2021

Shake Shack is showing support for its LGBTQ+ employees and guests by teaming up again with long-time partner The Trevor Project — the world's largest suicide…

Survey: Fast food/fast casual face-off intensifying

The lines are blurring but the battle is intensifying for customers between fast food and fast casual restaurants, according to a survey identifying a number…

Capriotti's signs 4-unit deal for Texas

May 25, 2021

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop has signed a deal to bring four locations to the Lone Star State — specifically to the Austin market. Although the first of the…

BurgerFi food truck makes debut at Miami festival

May 25, 2021

BurgerFi International's food truck recently made its debut at the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine and Food Festival during a Bacardi's…

Dave's Hot Chicken making Dallas debut

May 25, 2021

Los Angeles-based Dave's Hot Chicken is making its Texas debut Friday at 14750 Preston Rd. in Dallas.

Fazoli's opening 100 units in 2022

May 25, 2021

Although Kentucky-based Fazoli's broke its own development record in March when it ended the fiscal year with 20 franchise agreements calling for 50 locations…

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: ADM Marketing

ADM Marketing is a full-service data-driven Direct Marketing agency focused on building customer loyalty for our clients. Part of the OvareGroup, we deliver…