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Co-branded Fatburger, Buffalo's Express opens in Huntington Beach
June 12, 2019
FAT Brands Inc., parent company of Fatburger and Buffalo’s Express, opened a co-branded location Tuesday in Huntington Beach, California, according to a…
read nowHot Dog on a Stick opens in China
June 11, 2019
Hot Dog on a Stick is opening its first location in China through a master franchise agreement with Eugene Restaurant Management, which plans to open 2…
read nowSweetgreen boosting delivery with acquisition of Galley Foods
June 11, 2019
Sweetgreen has acquired Galley Foods, a Washington, D.C.-based meal service delivering ready-to-eat fresh meals, for an undisclosed amount of cash and stock…
read nowMcAlister's hires former Coca-Cola, CPK exec to lead marketing team
June 11, 2019
McAlister's Deli, owned by Focus Brands, has hired Natalia P. Franco as its chief marketing officer. In her new role, she'll oversee developing and executing…
read nowPayments startup raises $40M to enhance restaurant division
June 11, 2019
SpotOn Transact LLC, a San Francisco-based payments startup, has raised $40 million in funding to enhance its restaurant division, according to a news release.
read nowAmazon closing down US restaurant food delivery service
June 11, 2019
Omnichannel retailer Amazon plans to close its 4-year-old Amazon Restaurants delivery service by the end of June.
read nowVoodoo adding Denver unit
June 11, 2019
Portland-based Voodoo Doughnut is opening its eighth unit Sunday in Denver.
read nowIs B.Good ghosting Chicago?
June 10, 2019
B.Good, a farm-to-table fast casual chain with 69 North American locations, is now available to even more people in Chicago.
read nowModern Market is newest kid on the block
June 10, 2019
Modern Market Eatery is opening its ninth Denver-area restaurant Friday at The Streets at South Glenn in Centennial, Colorado. It's celebrating with a block…
read nowWahlburgers snags Dunkin exec
June 10, 2019
Wahlburgers, which has 30 locations throughout North America and in London, has hired Dan Wheeler as senior vice president of marketing and innovation…
read nowFransmart, Five Guys exec to help emerging brands expand
June 10, 2019
Franchise development firm Fransmart is teaming up with veteran Five Guys Burgers & Fries executive Mauricio Romero to form King Street Advisors.
read nowBlaze signs multi-unit Wisconsin deal
June 10, 2019
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has signed a multi-unit deal for Wisconsin with franchise operator Dianne Mayer to open six stores in Madison, Appleton, Fox Valley and…
read nowKotipizza applies to go private
June 7, 2019
Kotipizza's board has applied to end public trading in the brand and to delist Kotipizza's shares from the Nasdaq Helsinki, a news release said.
read nowSquare for Restaurants wipes out 'tablet farms' with DoorDash, PostMates, Chowly integration
June 7, 2019
Square for Restaurants has launched a set of order management integrations that allows orders from Postmates, DoorDash and the POS integration solution…
read nowTrue Food Kitchen hires former Shake Shack exec as chief people officer
June 6, 2019
True Food Kitchen has hired Peggy Rubenzer as chief people officer to lead the brand's human resources and training function. Rubenzer, who served as Shake…
read nowThe Dolly Llama doubling footprint this summer
June 6, 2019
The Dolly Llama, an LA-based dessert concept from French restaurateur Samuel Baroux and real estate leader Eric Shomof, is adding two units this summer. The…
read nowNekter Juice Bar opening second Whole Foods location
June 6, 2019
Nekter Juice Bar, which has more than 130 restaurants across 15 U.S. states, will open its second location within a Whole Foods Market next week in Malibu…
read nowJamba moves past the 'Juice'
June 6, 2019
Jamba Juice is now going by Jamba. Focus Brands, which acquired the 30-year-old chain in 2018, not only changed the name but added the tagline,"Smoothies…
read nowBlaze rebrands pizzas in June to support (RED)
June 6, 2019
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is working this month with the AIDS-fighting (RED) on the "Eat (RED) Save Lives campaigns and has rebranded its Red Vine pizza as the…
read nowStarbucks to power 3,000 locations with clean energy
June 5, 2019
Starbucks is making good on its promise to run more energy-efficient stores. The chain has partnered with LevelTenEnegry to allow 3,000 U.S. locations to rely…
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