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Yogurt Mill marks 38th anniversary with yogurt truck stop giveaway
June 20, 2022
In celebration of its 38th birthday Yogurt Mill recently gave a lucky winner a two-hour event featuring the brand's new yogurt truck.
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Dave's signs New Jersey deal
June 16, 2022
Dave's Hot Chicken, a Los Angeles-based street food concept, has inked a franchise agreement with Noraiz Khan and Kashif Khan to open nine locations throughout…
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FAT Brands signs 4-unit deal for Tampa
June 16, 2022
FAT Brands Inc., the parent company of Fatburger, Buffalo's Express, and 15 other restaurant concepts, is expanding its Florida footprint with a four-store…
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Chipotle testing cauliflower rice
June 16, 2022
Chipotle Mexican Grill is piloting Mexican Cauliflower Rice at 60 restaurants in Arizona, Southern California and Wisconsin.
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How to build loyalty programs to drive traffic, improve bottom line
June 15, 2022
Loyalty programs have come unto their own in the past few years, with many allowing customizations like Starbucks. They're smarter, more intuitive and better…
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Chipotle debuts '90s-inspired merch
June 15, 2022
Chipotle has launched its 1993 Collection, a line of Chipotle Goods inspired by '90s fashion, paying homage to its founding in 1993. It includes an anorak…
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Conscious Capital Growth invests in Main Squeeze Juice Co
June 15, 2022
New Orleans-based Main Squeeze Juice Company has landed Conscious Capital Growth as its latest investor. The firm, led by franchise veterans, Heather Elrod…
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Study finds food inflation greater at home than restaurants
June 15, 2022
Consumers who purchase food for home have generally experienced higher price increases relative to what they pay for meals at QSRs and fast-casual restaurants…
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Largest UK McDonald's franchisee trades burgers for kebabs
June 15, 2022
The largest McDonald's franchisee in the U.K., Atul Pathak, has sold his locations and is opening up to 30 German Doner Kebabs, a fast casual brand based in…
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Kit Coffee expanding Cali reach
June 15, 2022
Kit Coffee, a neighborhood coffee shop with locations in Newport Beach and Irvine, California, is creating a buzz at Centerview at Irvine Concourse, which…
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Panera customers 'charging up' on longest day of year
June 15, 2022
The longest day of the year — June 21— is the beginning of the "Summer Slump," a phrase coined for the season where over 25% of workers feel a decline in…
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Salata launches multi-unit franchising initiative
June 14, 2022
Houston-based Salata Salad Kitchen is launching a franchising initiative in hopes of attracting multi-unit operators.
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Bastard Burgers upgrades POS, plans global expansion
June 14, 2022
Since its start in Luleå, Sweden in 2016, Bastard Burgers, has been on a mission to go global. To support its growth and expand its digital ordering…
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Learn how to manage restaurant sales taxes
June 14, 2022
Owning and operating a restaurant is trickier than ever. Hiring and retention problems abound, there's no end in sight for supply chain issues and staying…
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Chipotle Canada leans into digital
June 14, 2022
Chipotle Mexican Grill has launched its loyalty program, Chipotle Rewards, in Canada. The nearly 3,000-unit brand implemented its U.S. loyalty program in 201…
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Fuzzy's lands 4-unit deal
June 13, 2022
Fuzzy's Taco Shop has signed a four-unit agreement with multi-brand franchisee John Cassity to bring the brand to Utah and add to its Colorado locations.
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Illegal Pete’s rewarding loyal customers via app
June 13, 2022
Illegal Pete's, a Colorado-based fast casual, has launched a mobile loyalty program — V.I. Pete's — powered by Paytronix, a digital guest experience platform.
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Zaxby's hires former Arby's exec as CMO
June 13, 2022
Zaxby's has hired Patrick Schwing as chief marketing and strategy officer to oversee marketing communications, loyalty, e-commerce, R&D and media…
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Chick N Max heading to Texas
June 13, 2022
Wichita-based Chick N Max is headed to Texas, thanks to a three-unit deal with restaurant veteran Aaron Johnson. While leases have yet to be signed, Johnson is…
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Panera launches 1st ‘Panera To Go’ digital-only café
June 10, 2022
Panera Bread's first Panera To Go, a digital-only café focused on off premise dining, is up and running in Chicago.
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