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Starbucks testing NFT experience
December 9, 2022
Starbucks is brewing up excitement around NFTs with the launch Starbucks Odyssey Journeys, a series of entertaining, interactive activities to earn collectible…
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Nando's making Texas debut
December 9, 2022
Nando's Peri-Peri, a South African fast casual brand, is opening in the North Dallas Corridor at Village on the Parkway in Addison, Texas. Construction will…
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Sweetgreen upgrades mobile app
December 9, 2022
In hopes of creating a more seamless, efficient and customized guest experience, Los Angeles-based Sweetgreen is rolling out an app redesign across iOS…
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Charleys Philly Steaks franchisee opens 36th location
December 9, 2022
Charleys Philly Steaks opened its latest location last month in Canton, Ohio at 4525 Tuscarawas St., marking the 36th location for the franchise group, Anjani…
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Hopdoddy making Louisiana debut
December 8, 2022
Austin-based Hopdoddy Burger Bar is entering the Louisiana market next week when it opens in Shreveport at 1370 E. 70th St.
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Kismet Bagels opening 2nd brick-and-mortar location
December 8, 2022
Kismet Bagels, which launched as an online pop-up shop in 2020 and opened its first brick-and-mortar earlier this year in Fishtown, Philadelphia, is adding a…
read nowNorth American Kitchen Solutions sold to Valesco
December 8, 2022
Dallas-based private equity group Valesco Industries is purchasing North American Kitchen Solutions Inc., a factory-direct manufacturer of commercial kitchen…
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MOD Pizza to expand Kansas footprint
December 8, 2022
MOD Pizza will open in Lenexa, Kansas, on Dec. 14. The unit is owned and operated by MOD franchisee Paceline Partners, who own 13 other MOD Pizza locations in…
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Fazoli's entering Louisiana
December 8, 2022
Kentucky-based Fazoli's is opening a location in Denton, Texas, and two in Shreveport, marking its entry into Louisiana.
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Bad Ass Coffee brews up 10-unit deal
December 7, 2022
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii, which hopes to add 150 locations over the next five years, has signed a 10-unit agreement with RPC Ventures for West Houston and…
read nowQuiznos parent company names CDO
December 7, 2022
Rego Restaurant Group, which owns Quiznos and Taco Del Mar, has hired Vanessa Fox, the former CDO for Zaxby's franchising, as chief development officer
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Nebraska Clean Juice franchisees adding 2 locations
December 7, 2022
Clean Juice franchise partners Angela Moran-Manzitto and Sarah Peter are adding two locations to their Nebraska-based business. The first will open in…
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Alfalfa raises $2M to bolster growth
December 7, 2022
Alfalfa, a fast casual food joint known for serving locally sourced salads and gluten-free doughnuts, has raised $2 million to expand its brick-mortar…
read nowCousins Maine Lobster lands 1st multi-unit deal
December 6, 2022
Cousins Maine Lobster, a food truck concept founded in 2014 by cousins Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac, is bringing six food trucks over the next 18 months to…
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Huey Magoo's opens 38th location
December 6, 2022
Florida-based Huey Magoo's has added its 38th location. The store is located in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The 2,300-square-foot inline restaurant featuring an…
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Big Chicken going big in Houston
December 6, 2022
Big Chicken, founded by basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, is continuing to break ground in the Houston area with its second signed lease in a 50-unit…
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Clean Juice embracing centralized high-pressure processing
December 6, 2022
Clean Juice has simplified operations by moving from in-house bottled cold-pressed juice production to the latest innovation in centralized high-pressure…
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Pokemoto signs agreement for 50th location
December 6, 2022
Pokemoto, owned by Muscle Maker Inc., has crossed a threshold milestone of 50 franchise agreements signed, reaching 15 states, since ramping up its franchising…
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Fatburger celebrates 200th location with Paris debut
December 6, 2022
After announcing last year that it was developing in France, Fatburger — owned by FAT Brands — has officially opened in Paris as a co-branded unit with its…
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Smoothie King bringing 15 locations to Cleveland
December 6, 2022
Dallas-based Smoothie King, which has over 1,400 global locations, is opening 15 stores in Cleveland.
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