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GoTab integrates with 7shifts to improve restaurant operations
October 7, 2020
GoTab,Inc. the mobile POS and contactless ordering and payment platform for restaurants and hospitality operators, is now integrating with 7shifts, a labor…
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Lemonade opens 1st ghost kitchen in Long Beach
October 7, 2020
Lemonade Restaurants, a California-based modern cafeteria known for its house-made lemonades and marketplace salads, bowls and sandwiches, has opened its first…
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Dickey's offering meat subscriptions
October 7, 2020
Fans of Dickey's Barbecue Pit can now have premium cuts of meat shipped straight to their doorstep each month with the introduction of Dickey's At Home meal…
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India’s got some ‘Mojo’
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Mojo Pizza, a $1.4 million brand in India, serves over 1 million customers via 120 full-stack cloud kitchens.
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Wow Bao lights up the dark with new business model
October 7, 2020
As the restaurant industry continues to navigate the pandemic, Wow Bao's Dark Kitchen initiative has surpassed 100 locations nationwide in six months. The…
read nowRitual, PayPal, Venmo partner with Los Angeles to support local business
October 7, 2020
Mayor Eric Garcetti and the City of Los Angeles are partnering with Ritual, PayPal and Venmo to launch 'Open for Business' a collaborative effort to help LA's…
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Chipotle adds HBCU to debt-free degree program
October 7, 2020
Chipotle Mexican Grill is expanding its debt-free degree program to include Paul Quinn College, the nation's first urban work college and one of the oldest…
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Rapid Fired Pizza opening in West Virginia
October 7, 2020
Rapid Fired Pizza will swing open the doors on its first West Virginia restaurant store this week on Third Avenue in Huntington, a news release said.
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Smokin' Oak will open Iowa store No. 2
October 7, 2020
Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza will hold a grand opening on Oct. 18 for its West Ridgeway Avenue store in Cedar Falls, Iowa, with free pizza all day, a news…
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Raising Cane's raises $100K for hurricane relief
October 6, 2020
Local Communities across Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas devastated by two recent hurricanes will receive $100,000 in relief funds following a Sept.
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Yogurtland launching fast casual brand
October 6, 2020
Yogurtland has created a fast casual concept — Holsom by Yogurtland — opening next month in Huntington Beach, California, serving grain bowls and gourmet…
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Slim Chickens inks multi-unit deal for Alabama
October 6, 2020
Slim Chickens has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement for Baldwin County, Alabama, with the first restaurant slated to open in late 2021 in Foley…
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Farmer Boys opening 100th location
October 6, 2020
Farmer Boys, based in Southern California, is celebrating the opening of its 100th restaurant Oct. 23 at 23190 Cajalco Expwy., in Perris, California. Guests…
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Impact Kitchen relaunches with tech suite and customer loyalty app
October 6, 2020
Toronto-based health food restaurant, Impact Kitchen, not only reopened all four of its locations, it now has a new and streamlined tech suite and customer…
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Starbucks, Lyft giving free rides to the polls
October 6, 2020
As part of its goal to encourage voting this year, Starbucks is s providing all U.S. employees a free one-way Lyft ride up to $75, to the polls to vote…
read nowPie Five, Pizza Inn parent adds executives to franchise development team
October 6, 2020
Rave Restaurant Group Inc., the Pizza Inn and Pie Five parent, has hired two executives away from Bojangles' to help lead its franchise development efforts.
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Fiesta Group reports negative Q3 sales, making improvements
October 6, 2020
Although Fiesta Restaurant Group's comparable sales were negative, the parent company of Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana saw major improvements during Q3 and…
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Scooter's Coffee sees continued growth in Colorado
October 6, 2020
Scooter's Coffee LLC, a Midwest-based drive-thru coffee franchise, is continuing expansion in Colorado by signing a three-unit deal with brothers Todd, Tim and…
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SocialEats goes to Hollywood
October 5, 2020
Hospitality Group K2 Restaurants is expanding SocialEats, a food discovery concept optimized for local appeal, operational efficiency and scalability from…
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Life's a Beach for Dickey's
October 5, 2020
Dickey's Barbecue Pit owner operator and Army veteran Wendy Williams is opening her second location next year in Gulf Breeze, Florida. She inked the expansion…
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