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Starbird completes biggest funding round, plans openings
December 9, 2020
Starbird Chicken has completed its largest equity fundraising round of $4 million which will help it further expand in Northern California and into the Los…
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Smoothie King aims to expand Chicago footprint
December 9, 2020
Smoothie King is looking to expand its initial footprint in Chicago after a successful development year, according to a press release. Chicago, it seems, is a…
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QSR transaction numbers help temper November US restaurant sales declines
December 9, 2020
Even with COVID cases surging throughout the U.S. and some states reducing restaurant capacity, customer transaction declines at major restaurant chains…
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Dickey's planting flag in Japan
December 9, 2020
Dickey's is debuting early next year in Japan thanks to an area development agreement with Sunsheng (Jason) Lin, owner of Seikou Co. LTD. The family-owned…
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Hooters launches franchising program for fast casual spin-off
December 9, 2020
Hoots, a fast casual brand launched four years ago by Hooters, has rolled out a franchise plan for the up-and-coming seven-unit brand. Plans call for up to 1…
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Starbucks names asset management CEO as non-executive board chair
December 9, 2020
Starbucks Corporation has named Mellody Hobson as it non-executive board chair. Hobson, who will take on the role in March 2021, is the co-CEO of asset…
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Five Guys rolls out curbside tech
December 9, 2020
Five Guys has launched a curbside and an in-store pick-up solution at its 1,600 locations. Partnering with Radius Networks, a location-based technology…
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Florida's largest food hall opening in spring
December 9, 2020
A 150,000-square-foot food hall focused on food and art will open this spring in Delray Beach less than a block south of Atlantic Avenue. The Menin Development…
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Muscle Maker Grill opens first ghost kitchen via Reef partnership
December 9, 2020
Muscle Maker Inc., the parent company of Muscle Maker Grill, Healthy Joe's, Meal Plan AF and MMG Burger Bar, has opened its first partnership location with…
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I Heart Mac & Cheese opening 16 units in 2021
December 8, 2020
Florida-based I Heart Mac & Cheese has signed deals to open 16 units next year in Baytown, Texas; San Jose, California; Gulf Breeze, Doral, Homestead…
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Mici launches uncooked lasagana to go
December 8, 2020
Mici Handcrafted Italian, a five-unit fast casual based in Colorado, is offering customers the chance to serve its third-generation-recipe lasagna at home.
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Potbelly opens 2nd Boston airport location
December 8, 2020
Potbelly Sandwich Shop has opened its second Boston Logan International Airport location in Terminal C. It includes ordering ahead via its app, so travelers…
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Rezku adopts Epson's TM-m3011 POS receipt printer
December 8, 2020
Rezku, a provider of a POS and online ordering platform for restaurants, has adopted Epson's TM-m3011 POS receipt printer which offers customers a faster way…
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Curry Up Now serving low-proof cocktails
December 8, 2020
Curry Up Now is introducing six low-proof cocktails to its menu at all San Francisco Bay Area locations as part of its Mortar & Pestle bar brand, a craft…
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Island Fin Poke signs 20-unit deal
December 8, 2020
Thanks to a partnership with Matthew McNulty, a managing partner of Pelagic Hospitality Group, Island Fin Poke is building 20 restaurants in West Florida over…
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The Hummus & Pita Co opening in Alabama
December 8, 2020
The Hummus & Pita Co. is opening a location Thursday in Huntsville, Alabama, at 2137 S. Memorial Pkwy. To celebrate the grand opening, the Brooklyn-based…
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Goodcents equipping locations with pandemic-proofing tech
December 8, 2020
Goodcents, a Kansas-based sub shop, is equipping every restaurant in its franchise system with a no-contact temperature check device and disinfection program…
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Automation Age: 4 ways smart tech is transforming fast-food experience
The automation of processes throughout your fast-food business can help you save money and increase efficiency, even in the midst of the global coronavirus…
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December 8, 2020
Taco Bell's former global CFO, Leviathan Winn, is now filling the role at Qdoba, which has more than 730 locations in the U.S. and Canada.
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Grandy's opens second Tennessee location
December 7, 2020
Grandy's, a fast casual restaurant serving homestyle comfort food, has opened in McMinnville, Tennessee. Located at 814 Smithville Highway, the restaurant…
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