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Lettuce Entertain You taps DoorDash to enhance online ordering
August 16, 2022
Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants, which owns Wow Bao, has launched Storefront, DoorDash's online ordering platform, to create a first-party online ordering…
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Chipotle launches lemonade-scented candle
August 16, 2022
To celebrate National Lemonade Day on Aug. 20, Chipotle is launching a lemonade-scented candle inspired by fans who "accidentally" fill their water cups with…
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Friendly's upgrading POS system
August 16, 2022
In an effort to better serve its customers, Friendly's Restaurants is rolling out a cloud POS system, Revel Enterprise, at its 120 locations.
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Restaurant gift card sales continue recovery
August 15, 2022
The number of gift cards sold in 2021 increased by 22%, year over year, and sales in the first half of 2022 are just 2% behind the 2021 level.
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Panera appoints CFO
August 12, 2022
Panera Brands Inc., which includes Panera Bread as well as Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Brands, has hired Konrad Meyer as chief financial officer to…
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California-based Epic Wings to open first Florida location
August 12, 2022
Epic Wings will open its first Florida location in Clearwater, Florida, according to a press release.
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El Pollo Loco signs 4-unit deal in Seattle
August 11, 2022
El Pollo Loco Inc. has signed a multi-unit development deal to open four restaurants in Seattle.
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Q2 gives Slim Chickens something to cluck about
August 11, 2022
Slim Chickens is hatching major growth plans, inking over 120 development agreements in 2022 and bringing the total of units in development to over 900. The…
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Sweetgreen cutting corporate staff, still committed to growth
August 11, 2022
In an effort to save about $4 million, Sweetgreen reported this week that it is cutting corporate staff by 5% (20 people) and moving its Los Angeles-based…
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Blaze Pizza increases fundraiser donations
August 11, 2022
Blaze Pizza will increase ongoing donations to school-related organizations by 5% for dine-in and online fundraisers during the month of September, according…
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Mendocino Farms opens 50th unit
August 11, 2022
Mendocino Farms, a fast casual serving sandwiches and salads, is rolling out its 50th location next week in San Diego's North County in Encinitas at 268 N. El…
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Chicken Salad Chick adding to Atlanta footprint
August 10, 2022
Chicken Salad Chick will expand its reach across Atlanta when it opens next week within the Perimeter Marketplace shopping center at 4706 Ashford Dunwoody…
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Bonchon opens to-go, delivery-only location
August 10, 2022
Bonchon, a Korean double-fried chicken chain, is opening its 27th California store in Brentwood at 5611 Lone Tree Way. Owned by local entrepreneurs Thomas Tran…
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Rise Biscuits hitting up West Coast
August 10, 2022
Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken is hitting the West Coast, opening its first California outlet Saturday in Thousand Oaks.
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Fazoli's opening in Dublin, Virginia
August 10, 2022
Fazoli's is opening next week in Dublin, marking its first southwest Virginia location and second in the state.
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NYC Italian restaurateurs opening fast casual spinoff
August 10, 2022
Serafina has been serving Italian cuisine in New York for decades and is now debuting a fast casual brand, Serafina Express, to meet the needs of busy New…
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Pollo Campero hires marketing director
August 10, 2022
Mark Priestland, a former Papa John's marketing executive, is joining Pollo Campero as marketing director to help the brand add 250 restaurants in the U.S. by…
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Scooters brewing up growth in Illinois
August 10, 2022
Scooter's Coffee, an Omaha-based drive-thru coffee franchise, is expanding its Illinois presence in Champaign, Urbana, Danville and Paris, Illinois. The…
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August 10, 2022
Wayback Burgers is landing in the Caribbean thanks to a master franchise agreement with Farhiell Exil to open eight locations over the next eight years in the…
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Vitality Bowls entering Arizona
August 10, 2022
Vitality Bowls, which specializes in acai bowls, is opening its first Arizona location Friday in Gilbert. Under the direction of Subway franchisee Gary…
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