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Dave's Hot Chicken headed to South Carolina
July 7, 2022
Dave's Hot Chicken, a Los Angeles-based street food brand, has inked a franchise agreement with Kal Gullapalli to open locations throughout South Carolina…
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Crisp & Green adding to home-turf lineup
July 7, 2022
Steele Brands, a Minnesota-based company developing healthy lifestyle brands, is opening a Crisp & Green location this week in Apple Valley, Minnesota, at…
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Toast acquires scheduling, management solution Sling
July 7, 2022
Restaurant digital technology platform Toast has acquired Sling, an employee scheduling, communication and management solution, according to a press release.
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Another Broken Egg Café opens 5th South Carolina location
July 7, 2022
Another Broken Egg Café now has five locations in South Carolina after launching a store in Lexington.
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SushiDog opening 4th location
July 7, 2022
Following the opening of its third site in Soho in Westminster, London, SushiDog will add a location in Bishopsgate this month. The brand, founded in London by…
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Wing Zone opening flagship in Las Vegas
July 7, 2022
Wing Zone is opening a flagship store this month in North Las Vegas at 1513 W. Craig Road, marking its 63rd unit.
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Captain D’s expands to Spring Hill, Florida
July 6, 2022
Captain D's, a fast casual seafood restaurant, has opened a company-owned location in Spring Hill, Florida, the 34th in the state and the first in Spring Hill…
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Webinar leverages data to show loyalty programs improve bottom line
July 6, 2022
Loyalty programs are smarter, more intuitive and easier to use than ever before. Having a solid loyalty program in place can increase guest frequency, improve…
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Chopt to open contactless order store in Virginia
July 6, 2022
Chopt Creative Salad Co., a New York City fast-casual salad brand, will open a sustainability-focused and contact-free store in the Arlington, Virginia area at…
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Sweetfin teams with chef Tway Nguyen for Vietnamese-inspired Summer Bowl
July 6, 2022
Sweetfin, known for popularizing Hawaiian poke in the U.S., has tapped Vietnamese social media star and chef Tway Twaydabae, famous for her Twaydabae channel…
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Cowboy Chicken expanding Smackbird ghost kitchen concept
July 5, 2022
Cowboy Chicken, a real wood-fired rotisserie chicken fast casual concept, is expanding Smackbird, a delivery and pick-up-only ghost kitchen specializing in…
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Island Poke hires property exec
July 5, 2022
Island Poke has appointed Hux Norman head of property as it plans to add 100 locations across the U.K. in the next five years.
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Daddy's Dogs giving free shakes with proof of vasectomy
July 1, 2022
Nashville-based Daddy's Dogs is giving free shakes with proof of vasectomy.
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Roll-Em-Up Taquitos looking toward Midwest, East Coast expansion
July 1, 2022
California-based Roll-Em-Up Taquitos is looking to continue its expansion by offering franchise opportunities across the Midwest and East Coast. With three…
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Panera's IPO plans on hold
July 1, 2022
Panera Brands is putting its IPO plans on hold, citing "the deterioration of the market for initial public offerings over the past several months."
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Charlotte tests remote controlled food and coffee delivery robots
June 30, 2022
Residents of Charlotte, North Carolina will enjoy the benefit of having coffee and food delivered by remote controlled robots under a pilot between the city…
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Middleby acquires ice, soft serve, slush equipment maker
June 30, 2022
The Middleby Corp. has acquired Icetro, a maker of ice, soft serve and slush machines used in commercial foodservice, for an undisclosed sum, according to a…
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Ex Red Robin chief takes co-president role at Nextbite
June 30, 2022
Denny Marie Post, former CEO of Red Robin, has been named co-president at Nextbite.
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Mici Italian opens Arizona location
June 30, 2022
Mici Italian has opened its first location outside of its home state of Denver. The store, located in Gilbert, Arizona, is the first restaurant to debut the…
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Ike's adds Arizona location
June 29, 2022
San Francisco-based Ike's Love & Sandwiches has opened in Peoria, Arizona, at 7635 West Bell Road at the Arrowhead shopping center.
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