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Louisville police fatally shoot restaurant owner amid protests
June 2, 2020
Police shot and killed David McAtee, the owner of YaYa's BBQ in Louisville, early Monday, according to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. State and local police…
read nowWith dine-in permitted at more US restaurants, transactions improve
June 1, 2020
Out of the more than 1 million restaurants that were in business as of this year in the U.S,, the NPD Group estimated Monday that nearly 320,000 were now…
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Muscle Maker Grill opening 4 on-campus locations
June 1, 2020
Muscle Maker Grill is opening four locations at Northern Virginia Community College. The menu will vary from campus to campus and include traditional Muscle…
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Fat Brands reports wider Q1 loss amid COVID-19
June 1, 2020
Fat Brands Inc., the owner of eight fast casual restaurant brands, including Fatburger and Elevation Burger, reported a wider loss in the first quarter as the…
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Dickey's rolls out catering options for large groups
May 29, 2020
As COVID-19 restrictions are slowly easing, Dickey's Barbecue Pit is launching an expanded variety of boxed meals, packaged individually, boasting new item…
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House approves bill to loosen PPP loan requirements
May 29, 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill designed to loosen requirements on hundreds of billions of dollars in small-business loans to help companies…
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Whataburger rolls out delivery
May 29, 2020
Whataburger, based in San Antonio, with more than 830 locations in 10 states and sales of more than $2 billion annually, has rolled out delivery in most of its…
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Blaze Pizza names supply chain, development leaders
May 29, 2020
Pasadena, California-based Blaze Pizza is making some changes in its executive ranks, announcing this week that Marie Zhang is joining the company as its chief…
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Former Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Johnny Rockets CEO tapped to lead Wahlburgers
May 28, 2020
Wahlburgers, a Boston-based fast casual restaurant with 37 locations in North America, the U.K. and Europe, has hired John Fuller as president and CEO.
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Dave's Hot Chicken opening in San Diego
May 28, 2020
Dave's Hot Chicken, an LA-based fast casual is opening in Pacific Beach, marking its first location in San Diego.
read nowPeet's Coffee reopens 13 stores
May 28, 2020
Peet's Coffee has fully reopened 13 more locations as of today in California, Colorado, Maryland, and Virginia. Aside from those stores, other locations are…
read nowLe Pain Quotidien selling for $3M
May 28, 2020
Le Pain Quotidien in the U.S. has filed for bankruptcy in Delaware, but Aurify Brands LLC is hoping to buy it for $3 million, pending court approval, according…
read nowBlaze opens third Tampa-area store
May 28, 2020
Blaze is opening a new Florida location on Monday at the University of South Florida at Fowler Avenue and North 51st St., a news release said.
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Panera hires chief concept officer
May 28, 2020
Eduardo Luz has joined Panera Bread as chief brand and concept officer and will be overseeing marketing, digital, strategy/insights and culinary teams…
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Revel Systems becomes preferred POS provider for The Halal Guys
May 28, 2020
Revel Systems announced an agreement to become the preferred point-of-sale system by The Halal Guys at more than 80 of its franchise locations.
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DoorDash enters delivery partnership with Sweetgreen
May 27, 2020
Sweetgreen, which has more than 100 locations and was recently named Fast Casual's Top 100 brand of 2020, has tapped DoorDash to help it deliver to customers.
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Pandemic not stopping Captain D's from opening new locations
May 27, 2020
Captain D's has opened its newest franchised restaurant in Lancaster, South Carolina. Located at 1307 Charlotte Highway, it marks the brand's first location in…
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Tork pledges $100K to help restaurants provide meals to pandemic workers
May 26, 2020
Tork, a global professional hygiene brand of Essity, is donating 100,000 to restaurants and hospitals in Philadelphia, the headquarters for Essity's global…
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Farmer Boys supporting The Great American Takeout's Burger Bash
May 26, 2020
Farmer Boys, a Southern California-based fast casual, is a presenting sponsor of The Great American Takeout's Burger Bash event on National Hamburger Day, May…
read nowReopening of dine-in service helping restaurants make small progress
May 26, 2020
Customer transactions at major U.S. restaurant chains declined by -21% in the week ending May 17 compared to the same period last year, a slight gain from last…
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