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Pandemic won't stop Main Squeeze from expanding
November 20, 2020
Despite the pandemic, New Orleans-based Main Squeeze Juice Co. is capping a year of record growth.
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Peet's Coffee teams up with 49ers on 'Faithful Blend'
November 20, 2020
Peet's Coffee and the San Francisco 49ers have teamed up to promote the chain's Faithful Blend. Crafted by Peet's, it embodies the same confidence, strength…
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Torchy's Tacos adds investors to fuel growth
November 20, 2020
Austin-based Torchy's Tacos is leveraging several new investors to help it more than double its footprint by entering 10 states over the next four years…
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6 ways to promote your restaurant on TikTok
Here are six ideas for how to harness the power of TikTok to market your restaurant, no matter where you are located, the size of your team or the type of food…
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Bonchon launching redesign, moving HQ to Dallas
November 20, 2020
New York City's Bonchon, which serves Korean fried chicken, is moving its headquarters by Jan. 1, 2021, to Dallas.
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The Habit opening in Pasadena
November 20, 2020
The Habit Burger Grill, a California-based restaurant company owned by YUM Brands, is opening a location Monday in South Pasadena at 901 Fair Oaks Ave.
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Ike's to hit 100 units by 2022
November 19, 2020
Ike's Love & Sandwiches, based in San Francisco, has signed leases to open three Southern California locations early next year in Del Mar, El Segundo and…
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GoTab offering contactless capabilities
November 19, 2020
GoTab, a restaurant commerce platform, is offering free activations and 24-hour guaranteed setup to companies wanting to add contactless options, including…
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El Pollo Loco launches design upgrades
November 19, 2020
El Pollo Loco Inc. has rolled out more modern and artistic design choices for packaging, in-store merchandising and gift cards, according to a company press…
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Fazoli's landing in DFW
November 19, 2020
Fazoli's, based in Lexington, Kentucky, will serve its Italian dishes to customers in Dallas-Fort Worth thanks to a three-unit deal with multi-unit franchisee…
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Qdoba adds finance exec to board of directors
November 19, 2020
Qdoba has named finance and investment management executive, Michael A. Jackson, to its board of directors.
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Cousins hiring 250 seasonal workers
November 19, 2020
Cousins Subs company- and franchised-owned restaurants in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin are collectively hiring more than 250 employees at various levels…
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Goldman Sachs grabs a piece of Zaxby's
November 19, 2020
Zaxby's, which has 900 units in 17 states, will have a new investor when investment funds managed by the Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division "acquire a…
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Rapid Fired rolls out 3rd Texas store
November 19, 2020
Rapid Fired Pizza is adding its third unit in the Lone Star State Nov. 20 when it opens on Highway 46 in New Braunfels, Texas, a news release said. The…
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&pizza on track to pay $15 per hour by 2022
November 19, 2020
By 2022, Washington, D.C.-based &pizza's 40-plus locations will have a $15 minimum wage in place, stepping up the brand's progress toward the goal, which…
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Fast casual leaders talk food safety in the world of COVID-19
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Food safety has always been top of mind for every restaurant, but is now even further a priority given the COVID-19 pandemic. Three fast casual brand leaders…
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The 'winter (LTO) is coming'
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Customers around the world may be forced to change their holiday plans because of the pandemic, but one constant that they can always count on is that their…
read nowThe Hummus & Pita Co inking franchise deals
November 18, 2020
Dave Pesso and Janice Axelrod, the mother-son duo, who founded The Hummus & Pita Co. in New York City, are expanding their franchising plans nationwide and…
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Surf's up for Saladworks
November 18, 2020
Saladworks has staked a claim on California, having signed five franchisee deals in the state, totaling eight restaurants to open in Thousand Oaks, San…
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Wow Wow entering Tucson market
November 18, 2020
Wow Wow Hawaiian Lemonade has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement with husband-and-wife duo, Jeff and Laura Laird, to bring three locations to Tucson…
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