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Jars tapping Square to streamline operations
November 7, 2023
Jars, a dessert-in-a-jar concept by celebrity chef Fabio Viviani, has tapped Square to help grow and streamline its business, a high-volume concept leveraging…
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Swig opens 1st franchise
November 6, 2023
After announcing in 2022 that it was offering franchise opportunities, Swig, which debuted in 2010 as a soda shack in St. George, Utah, opened its first…
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Starbucks cutting turnover rates via benefit enhancements
November 6, 2023
Starbucks employees working an average of 20 hours per week now have faster access to paid vacation, raises, financial well-being and skills-building benefits…
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Lunchbox partners with DeliverThat to create comprehensive catering service
November 3, 2023
Restaurant tech brand Lunchbox has partnered with DeliverThat, a catering delivery and setup company, gaining access to a strong network of nearly 20,00…
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Chicken Salad Chick franchisee opens 2nd of 6 planned locations
November 3, 2023
Chicken Salad Chick is opening in Raleigh, North Carolina, marking the area's second location. The store, 2414 Wycliff Road, is inside the Food Lion shopping…
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PrimoHoagies hires director of business development
November 3, 2023
PrimoHoagies has hired Lauren Tesche-Johnson as director of business development. In her previous role, she served as the sales director for ThirdWaveRX, a…
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FAT Brands-owned Smokey Bones partners with Robert Irvine
November 2, 2023
Smokey Bones, which has 61 locations and several ghost kitchens is partnering with culinary personality and philanthropist, Chef Robert Irvine, to create…
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Potbelly lands 40-unit deal in Ohio, Florida
November 2, 2023
Potbelly Corp. has completed a 40-unit agreement with Royal Restaurant Group, a national franchise group that owns 24 Burger King restaurants in the…
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Scooter's promoting president to CEO
November 2, 2023
Scooter's Coffee President Joe Thornton will take over as CEO, effective Jan. 1, succeding Todd Graeve, who is retiring at the end of the year.
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Savory Fund investing in hot chicken brand
November 1, 2023
Utah-based Savory Fund is investing in Houston TX Hot Chicken, a fast casual brand founded in 2021 by Edmond Barseghian with 11 locations in Arizona…
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Luckin Coffee boosts Q3 2023 revenues, earnings
November 1, 2023
Luckin Coffee, a pioneer in coffee vending and a competitor to Starbucks in China that emerged from bankruptcy proceedings last year, improved its revenue and…
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Robotics company Aniai establishes U.S. headquarters, adds to exec team
November 1, 2023
AI-powered robotics company Aniai has established its headquarters in New York City and has added a new executive member to its leadership team, according to a…
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Toast launches app, enhances POS system
November 1, 2023
Restaurant tech platform Toast has launched a mobile app and an enhanced POS experience, according to a press release.
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Your Pie launches LTO winter pizza, pasta
November 1, 2023
Your Pie has launched it latest craft series offerings, the Bacon and Cheddar Pizza and Everything Pasta, according to a press release.
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Garage-born Crimson Coward hitting 200 locations by 2027
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
By year's end, the brand will have nine stores spanning California, Michigan, Texas and Virginia and is looking for franchise partners to take the brand across…
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Slim Chickens adding to Kentucky footprint
November 1, 2023
Arkansas-based Slim Chickens is opening in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, at 412 W. Dixie Ave., under the direction of multi-unit operating group, Houchens Food…
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October 31, 2023
Lightspeed Commerce Inc. has launched a suite of AI-powered platforms to eliminate mundane tasks that often bog down retailers and restaurateurs.
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White Castle's AI ordering increases efficiency, eases labor pains
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
QSRweb and Pizza Marketplace Editor Mandy Detwiler talked to Jamie Richardson, vice president of White Castle, to learn how the brand incorporated AI into its…
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BurgerFi rolling out jumbo chicken wings
October 31, 2023
As of Wednesday, Florida-based BurgerFi International has an official wingman when three flavors of jumbo chicken wings — seasoned Original, Memphis Sweet BBQ…
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October 31, 2023
Premier Food Trucks, a custom food truck designer and manufacturer, has rolled out its 40th custom-built mobile kitchen for Cousins Maine Lobster, a nationwide…
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