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Tropical Smoothie Café hires digital, marketing leaders
October 18, 2019
Tropical Smoothie Café has hired on Mark Montini as chief marketing officer and Michael Lapid as chief information and digital officer.
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Bibigo Kitchen to open in LA
October 18, 2019
Bibigo Kitchen will open Oct. 21 at Westfield Century City Mall in Los Angeles, a news release said. This follows the May opening of its first San Diego…
read nowOno Hawaiian BBQ opening Modesto, California store
October 18, 2019
Ono Hawaiian BBQ is opening the doors to a new location, its first brand store in Modesto, California.
read nowCoolgreens promotes Amanda Powell to operations chief
October 18, 2019
Amanda Powell, Coolgreens' director of operations and training, has been promoted to vice president of operations at the healthy lifestyle fast casual brand.
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A&W is sprouting up a plant-based burger, CEO says on QSRweb podcast
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
A&W's turnaround CEO Kevin Bazner goes one-on-one with QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead on today's podcast to break some news on the brand's rollout of the…
listen nowJimmy John's officially becomes an Inspire Brands company
October 18, 2019
Arby's and Sonic parent, Inspire Brands, Inc. has officially completed its acquisition of Jimmy John's Sandwiches, now making Inspire Brands the fourth largest…
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Fast casuals bliss out over plant-based ice cream
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Ice cream and frozen novelties made up $304 million of the retail plant-based market in the U.S. as of April 2019, with revenues increasing 26% over last year…
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Farmer Boys opens 100th unit
October 17, 2019
Farmer Boys, a Southern California-based fast casual concept, is opening its hundredth unit next month at 23190 Cajalco Expressway in Perris, California.
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Noble partners with Epson to streamline in-venue mobile food, drink orders
October 17, 2019
Noble, an on-premise experience platform that streamlines food and beverage operations for venues, has adopted the Epson TM-m30 and TM-T20II POS receipt…
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HostMilano showcasing catering, restaurant trends
October 17, 2019
More than 2,249 companies — including those in the catering, pizza, gelato, bakery, coffee, tea, vending machines and tableware industries — are gathering this…
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Tender Greens gets term loan from digital lender CrowdOut Capital
October 16, 2019
CrowdOut Capital, an online, non-bank lender for middle market companies, has completed a term loan to Tender Greens, according to a press release.
read nowMuscle Maker Grill buys back franchise in The Bronx
October 16, 2019
Muscle Maker Grill has acquired a second franchise-owned restaurant in the Bronx in New York City. This acquisition comes on the heels of a recent acquisition…
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The dark side of restaurant automation: data management challenges
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Self-service kiosks, and other automation technologies, deliver greater efficiencies to restaurants, but managing the data for managing equipment presents more…
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B.Good, Wahlburgers, Salata, Gloria Jean's leaders on the state of fast casual 'front'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The fast casual restaurant "front" is inncreasingly a rough-and-tumble one on the restaurant industry field of play. But the four brand leaders on the Fast…
read nowSuper Chix opens first franchise
October 16, 2019
Dallas-based Super Chix is opening its first franchise location. The unit, which is part of Crunkleton Commercial Real Estate Development's Times Plaza at 231…
read nowMod expands in Colorado, Wyoming
October 15, 2019
Mod Super Fast Pizza Holdings Llc. plans a significant expansion in the U.S. Rocky Mountains region, through the growth of a development agreement with Best…
read nowRobeks adds to Connecticut presence
October 15, 2019
Robeks Fresh Juices and Smoothies is open in the Bobby Valentine Health and Recreation center, at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. It's the…
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Sajj Mediterranean preps for California grand opening
October 15, 2019
Sajj Mediterranean is expanding into East Bay, California with a restaurant in San Ramon that will open Nov.1. The grand opening event, at 164 Sunset Drive…
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Cowboy Chicken opening 3rd California location
October 15, 2019
Cowboy Chicken will open its third California restaurant Wednesday. The restaurant will be located at 5050 N Palm Avenue in Fresno.
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Schlotzsky's signs 10 franchise deals for Texas growth
October 15, 2019
Schlotzsky's Austin Eatery has signed 10-franchise deals with the Lozano family of Lotzapan Llc.
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