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Masks 'not optional' for restaurant workers
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Although Americans all over the country are ditching their masks, restaurant employees can't throw them out any time soon.
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Chicken Salad Chick signs 5-unit Florida deal
May 18, 2021
Alabama-baed Chicken Salad Chick has signed a five-unit development deal in Florida for the Fort Myers and Naples areas, which will grow its statewide presence…
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FAT Brands beefs up management team
May 18, 2021
Los Angeles-based FAT Brands Inc., the parent company of Fatburger, Johnny Rockets and seven other restaurant concepts, has added three executives to its…
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Starbird adding 9th location
May 18, 2021
Starbird Chicken is opening its ninth location this month, nearly five years after debuting its first Bay-area restaurant in Sunnyvale, California.
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Ike's kicking off California growth spurt
May 18, 2021
Marking its 75th brand overall, Ike's Love & Sandwiches is making its Templeton, California, debut in June a part of a major California expansion.
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Muscle Maker Grill acquires poke concept
May 18, 2021
New Jersey-based Muscle Maker Inc. has acquired Pokemoto, a 13-unit Hawaiian poke concept with locations in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and…
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Auntie Anne's co-brands with Jamba for pretzel QSR's 1st drive-thru
May 18, 2021
Auntie Anne's will soon be putting pretzels in drivers' hands thanks to the opening of a combined store with sister brand, Jamba, in Wylie, Texas, a Dallas…
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Tacos 4 Life opening in St Louis
May 17, 2021
Tacos 4 Life, a fast casual restaurant with a mission to help end world hunger, will open a location this year near St. Louis in O'Fallon.
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Teriyaki Madness co-founder helping other brands expand
May 17, 2021
Teriyaki Madness Co-founder Rod Arreola hopes to help other restaurant brands expand their footprints as development director for Raintree, the franchise sales…
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A frank talk with Yum's recently retired CEO enthralls in 'Rebounding on Steroids' webinar
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Greg Creed led the QSR powerhouse, Yum Brands, for five years and developed some very definite views on what works and what doesn't when it comes to restaurant…
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Your Pie moves to Atlanta
May 17, 2021
Your Pie, which has been based in Athens, Georgia since its 2008 founding, has relocated its headquarters to the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta in Georgia this…
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Appetize introduces payment technology for sports, entertainment, hospitality, foodservice
May 17, 2021
Appetize, a digital commerce platform, has introduced Appetize Payments, an all-in-one solution that combines payment processing services along with Appetize's…
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Famous Dave's reports 26% increase in customer frequency
May 17, 2021
BBQ Holdings, which owns Famous Dave's as well as three other restaurant brands, has tapped Mobivity Holdings Corp., to run its mobile engagement programs via…
read nowFiesta CEO 'pleased' with Q1 sales
May 14, 2021
Although Dallas-based Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc.'s Q1 revenue was down 1.3% to $144.7 million compared to last year's $146, it beat analysts' estimates of…
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Freebirds unveils design refresh
May 14, 2021
Freebirds World Burrito is unveiling interior and exterior design elements, including updated murals and colors inspired by the brand's deep-rooted Texas pride…
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Habit Burger adding 4th Cambodia location
May 14, 2021
Over 50 years after opening its first unit in Santa Barbara, California, The Habit Burger Grill is adding a location Friday in Olympic, Cambodia, marking its…
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Blaze drizzles a little sweet heat on its Canadian store pies
May 14, 2021
Blaze Pizza has launched an LTO pizza topping, Hot Maple Drizzle, created exclusively for its Canadian restaurants, a news release said.
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Why Modern Market's mantra is 'Mom knows best'
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Modern Market's VP of Culinary, Nate Weir, discusses how cooking with his mother in Haiti inspired him to become a chef.
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May 13, 2021
Los Angeles-based Cartwheel, an on-demand delivery management platform for restaurants and retailers, has raised a $1 million seed round led by TenOneTen…
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Fajita Pete's inks 10-store deal for Dallas
May 13, 2021
Thanks to an agreement with a trio of Texas entrepreneurs, Houston-based Fajita Pete's will open 10 locations in Dallas' northern suburbs later this year.
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