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Honeygrow employees receiving daily payments
August 17, 2022
Honeygrow, a Philadelphia-based fast casual concept, is joining forces with DailyPay to offer employees access to earned pay after completing a shift…
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Apola Greek Grill opening 1st franchised store
August 17, 2022
California's Apola Greek Grill is ready for growth. The chain is opening its first franchise location this fall in Riverside and may add a second…
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Retired Goodcents franchisee is back in business
August 17, 2022
Twenty-year Goodcents franchisee Sam Singh thought he was ready to retire from his sandwich shop in Emporia, Kansas, but four months later he took over a…
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Taziki's opens 100th location
August 17, 2022
The first Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe opened in 1998, and on Tuesday, nearly 25 years later, it celebrated its 100th opening in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
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Naf Naf hires CMO
August 17, 2022
Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill has hired Nico Nieto as CMO to grow its owned and third-party channels as well as digital capabilities, customer acquisition…
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Chi'Lantro opening 10th location
August 16, 2022
Chi'Lantro BBQ is opening its 10th location next month with a store in Northwest Austin at 12129 N. FM 620 ste. 202.
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Slim Chickens adding Colorado location
August 16, 2022
Slim Chickens is opening this week at 9566 Twenty Mile Road in Parker, Colorado, with Mile High Chicken at the helm. The Parker opening marks the group's…
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Lettuce Entertain You taps DoorDash to enhance online ordering
August 16, 2022
Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants, which owns Wow Bao, has launched Storefront, DoorDash's online ordering platform, to create a first-party online ordering…
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Chipotle launches lemonade-scented candle
August 16, 2022
To celebrate National Lemonade Day on Aug. 20, Chipotle is launching a lemonade-scented candle inspired by fans who "accidentally" fill their water cups with…
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Friendly's upgrading POS system
August 16, 2022
In an effort to better serve its customers, Friendly's Restaurants is rolling out a cloud POS system, Revel Enterprise, at its 120 locations.
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Restaurant gift card sales continue recovery
August 15, 2022
The number of gift cards sold in 2021 increased by 22%, year over year, and sales in the first half of 2022 are just 2% behind the 2021 level.
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Panera appoints CFO
August 12, 2022
Panera Brands Inc., which includes Panera Bread as well as Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Brands, has hired Konrad Meyer as chief financial officer to…
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California-based Epic Wings to open first Florida location
August 12, 2022
Epic Wings will open its first Florida location in Clearwater, Florida, according to a press release.
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El Pollo Loco signs 4-unit deal in Seattle
August 11, 2022
El Pollo Loco Inc. has signed a multi-unit development deal to open four restaurants in Seattle.
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Q2 gives Slim Chickens something to cluck about
August 11, 2022
Slim Chickens is hatching major growth plans, inking over 120 development agreements in 2022 and bringing the total of units in development to over 900. The…
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Sweetgreen cutting corporate staff, still committed to growth
August 11, 2022
In an effort to save about $4 million, Sweetgreen reported this week that it is cutting corporate staff by 5% (20 people) and moving its Los Angeles-based…
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Blaze Pizza increases fundraiser donations
August 11, 2022
Blaze Pizza will increase ongoing donations to school-related organizations by 5% for dine-in and online fundraisers during the month of September, according…
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Mendocino Farms opens 50th unit
August 11, 2022
Mendocino Farms, a fast casual serving sandwiches and salads, is rolling out its 50th location next week in San Diego's North County in Encinitas at 268 N. El…
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Chicken Salad Chick adding to Atlanta footprint
August 10, 2022
Chicken Salad Chick will expand its reach across Atlanta when it opens next week within the Perimeter Marketplace shopping center at 4706 Ashford Dunwoody…
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Bonchon opens to-go, delivery-only location
August 10, 2022
Bonchon, a Korean double-fried chicken chain, is opening its 27th California store in Brentwood at 5611 Lone Tree Way. Owned by local entrepreneurs Thomas Tran…
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