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Chicken Salad Chick 2020 sales up 17.1% over 2019
February 2, 2021
Chicken Salad Chick opened 37 stores in key markets in 2020, resulting in a 22% year-over-year unit count increase. The additional locations include stores in…
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Clean Juice thrives in sales, growth and guest experience
February 2, 2021
Clean Juice, a USDA-certified organic juice bar franchise released its 2020 fourth quarter financial report indicating that the franchise's key performance…
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COVID-19 hammers Sysco’s 2021 Q2 sales and earnings
February 2, 2021
Sysco Corp.'s sales fell 23.1% from $23.3 billion in last year's second quarter to $11.6 billion for the 2021 second quarter ending Dec. 26, 2020, according to…
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Everytable gets $1M grant, collaborates on new dish offering
February 2, 2021
Everytable has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Kroger Co. Foundation's Racial Equity Fund Built Together challenge.
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Mozzarella sticks surpassing wings as top Super Bowl food?
February 2, 2021
Americans may be planning to eat more than 1.4 billion chicken wings during Super Bowl Sunday, but they may not be the most popular gameday food this year…
read nowGreen Market Cafe opening Seminole unit
February 2, 2021
Tampa-based Green Market Cafe will open its first Seminole, Florida, location next month with franchisees Naren and Nilia Patel of Clearwater.
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Huey Magoo's on a southern roll
February 2, 2021
Huey Magoo's is entering Alabama as well as a few counties in Florida and Georgia, thanks to deals with franchisees Scott Pratt and Doug Harris, who will open…
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Fazoli’s signs franchisees in Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia
February 1, 2021
Fazoli's has signed three franchisees to add seven locations to its pipeline throughout the Florida Panhandle, Virginia and Pennsylvania, according to a press…
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American Express, Resy want Americans to Order In, Help Out
February 1, 2021
American Express and Resy have launched a Order In, Help Out campaign to rally consumers, and the restaurant industry, to support U.S independent restaurants…
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Free regularly updated 'cheat sheet' on state COVID-19 dining restrictions
February 1, 2021
For restaurant systems with locations in more than one governing jurisdiction, the pandemic has provided a real logistics nightmare in having to keep track of…
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GoTab redesigns online menu, updates referral program
February 1, 2021
Restaurant commerce platform GoTab has unveiled enhanced contactless online menu features and special offers to help operators update and display menus for…
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Deadline extended for FastCasual Top 100 nominations
February 1, 2021
Fast Casual brands hoping to be considered for the 2021 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers have a few more days to nominate themselves. Nominations are…
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Coolgreens debuts in Orlando
January 29, 2021
Coolgreens, a healthy lifestyle eatery is opening its first virtual kitchen. Located in a multi-functional shared kitchen facility in central Orlando, the…
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Muscle Maker expands on its brands
January 29, 2021
Muscle Maker Inc. — the parent company of Muscle Maker Grill, Healthy Joe's and MMG Burger Bar — has added Burger Joe's to its non-traditional portfolio. The…
read nowI Heart Mac & Cheese launches ad campaign
January 29, 2021
I Heart Mac & Cheese has launched its "Build Your Happy" ad campaign, in conjunction with Boca Raton, Florida-based Greau Creative. The national promotion…
read nowLobster returning to Quiznos
January 29, 2021
Quiznos is diving into the new year as two limited-time offerings featuring lobster and seafood salad hit the menu. The Lobster Classic is back, and a new sub…
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Women's group, Tito's launch mental health assistance for restaurant workers
January 29, 2021
Women of the Vine & Spirits Foundation, which provides scholarships to women to advance their careers in the food, wine, spirits, beer and hospitality…
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Can Everytable's new franchise model cut racial inequality?
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Everytable CEO Sam Polk discusses how his latest operations idea — the Social Equity Franchise —removes barriers to business ownership for Black and Latinx…
read nowSlim Chickens sales rose 35% in 2020, looks to continued growth in 2021
January 28, 2021
Slim Chickens plans to launch more than 50 restaurants this year in various states including Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, New Jersey and…
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SOCi intros listening tool for online conversations
January 28, 2021
SOCi Inc., a marketing platform provider, has introduced its Listening solution. With this tool, end users with multi-location businesses can discover user…
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