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Au Bon Pain opens 1st location since sale to Ampex Brands
June 27, 2022
Au Bon Pain has opened its first location since being acquired last year by Ampex Brands, a franchisee of YUM Brands and 7-Eleven stores.
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German Doner Kebab USA expands leadership team
June 27, 2022
As part of an expansion plan for North America, German Doner Kebab USA has hired Robert Bray as operations director and Mark Treptow as director of franchise…
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Kura Sushi introduces delivery robots, self-order, self-checkout
June 27, 2022
Kura Sushi USA, an Irvine, California based Japanese restaurant that features a revolving sushi service, has announced delivery robots, self checkout and…
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Parlevel Systems introduces restaurant self-checkout kiosk
June 27, 2022
Parlevel Systems, a supplier of software and hardware tools for unattended retail operations, has launched Cater Dash, a tabletop, self-checkout solution for…
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Starbucks Reserve Roasteries launches merchandise to help African artists
June 24, 2022
Starbucks Reserve Roasteries has launched a collection of merchandise, made by women working with All Across Africa, an organization helping artisans in rural…
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Smashburger offering plant-based shakes
June 24, 2022
Smashburger is offering plant-based milkshakes after tapping Eclipse Foods to help its corporate chef, Ty Goerke, create a variety of flavors, including…
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Chipotle workers at Maine store aim to unionize
June 24, 2022
Employees at the Chipotle Mexican Grill store in Augusta, Maine are taking the first step toward unionizing in petitioning a federal labor board to hold a…
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Bonchon opens 3rd DFW location
June 23, 2022
Bonchon has opened its third restaurant in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The store is located in the Frisco Village Shopping Center at 4760 Preston Road at…
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Father-daughter duo opens Capriotti's in Delaware
June 23, 2022
Capriotti's Sandwich Shop has added a location in Millsboro, Delaware, at 25938 Plaza Dr., thanks to a partnership with Tom Donovan, who will run the shop with…
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Pancheros opening 3rd Bismarck-area location
June 22, 2022
Pancheros Mexican Grill has opened a third Bismarck, North Dakota, location. The store is inside the Kirkwood Mall at 711 South 3rd St.
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Hoots names CMO
June 22, 2022
Bruce Skala is now CMO of HOA Brands, the franchisor and operator of over 400 Hooters restaurants and its fast casual concept, Hoots.
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Metaverse in play with restaurant consumers
June 21, 2022
More than a third of consumers, 38%, that already participate in the metaverse are willing to integrate restaurant purchases into the mix and 20% of restaurant…
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FAT Brands heading to Puerto Rico
June 21, 2022
FAT Brands Inc., the parent company of Fatburger, Buffalo's Express and 15 other restaurant concepts, will open 10 franchised locations over the next five…
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Kellogg aims to spinoff 3 public companies
June 21, 2022
The Kellogg Co. is planning to separate its North American cereal and plant-based food businesses into three independent companies that have yet to be named.
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Just Salad serving Regenerative Organic Certified quinoa
June 21, 2022
Just Salad, a fast casual restaurant concept with a mission to make health and sustainability possible, has launched a summer menu, featuring SIMPLi…
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Cheba Hut opening in Washington
June 21, 2022
Cheba Hut, a marijuana-inspired sub shop based in Fort Collins, Colorado, is opening a store June 27 at 306 W. Holly St., in Bellingham, Washington.
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Starbucks' Rossann Williams departing by month's end
June 20, 2022
Rossann Williams, head of Starbucks Corp.'s North American business, is leaving the company by month's end as interim CEO as Starbucks Founder Howard Schultz…
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Flame Broiler bottles up sauces
June 20, 2022
Flame Broiler, a healthy Korean-inspired rice bowl restaurant group, has launched proprietary hot sauces in 12-ounce bottles. Created by Flame Broiler Founder…
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Huey Magoo's opens in Winter Garden, Florida
June 20, 2022
Huey Magoo's has opened in Winter Garden, Florida, marking its 28th location in six states, with over 225 franchises sold in 10 states.
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Soupergirl fighting 'modern-day slavery' in vegetable farming
June 20, 2022
Washington D.C.-based Soupergirl's "Fair Food certified" gazpachos are now available in select Whole Foods Market stores.
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