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Hot Chikn Kitchn brings on development partner
July 18, 2022
Hot Chikn Kitchn, a Nashville-style fast casual brand, has tapped Todd Kirby as its franchise development partner to help find partners to meet its goal of…
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Wing It On opening 2nd New York location
July 18, 2022
Waterbury, Connecticut-based Wing It On has signed an agreement with Hugo Gomez to bring a location to Ossining, New York.
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I Heart Mac N Cheese opening in Cali
July 18, 2022
I Heart Mac & Cheese, a fast-casual concept specializing in made-to-order macaroni and cheese bowls and grilled cheese sandwiches, is opening its first…
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Urban Plates coming to Sunnyvale, California
July 15, 2022
Urban Plates opened Monday in Sunnyvale, California, marking its third Bay Area location, joining locations in Pleasant Hill and Dublin. With eyes on further…
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Island Poke taking Wimbledon
July 15, 2022
UK-based Island Poke is opening this month in Wimbledon, marking its 19th location in London and 11th in France.
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CORE adds 4 board members
July 14, 2022
CORE, a national non-profit organization that supports food and beverage service employees with children, has added four board members: Frank Sickelsmith, vice…
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Chopt adds New Jersey location
July 14, 2022
Chopt Creative Salad Co. has opened a shop in Marlton, New Jersey.
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California-based restaurant group expanding 3 fast casuals
July 13, 2022
Encinal Brands LLC, a restaurant group with over 40 franchise units in California, has made expansion plans for three of those brands: Blue Burro, The Buffalo…
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Bartaco promotes SVP to president
July 13, 2022
Bartaco, which operates by having customers use QR codes to place orders, has promoted Anthony Valletta from SVP of operations to president.
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Former TGi Friday's exec leading development at Smoothie King
July 13, 2022
Smoothie King has hired Chris Bremer as chief development officer.
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Curry Up Now opening in Dallas suburb
July 13, 2022
San Francisco-based Curry Up Now and its cocktail bar are opening in a Dallas suburb known as The Colony.
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Starbucks baristas participating in active shooter drills
July 13, 2022
In an effort to make Starbucks employees feel safer at work, Debbie Stroud and Denise Nelson, senior vice presidents of U.S. operations, said Monday that the…
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Huey Magoo’s opens 30th location
July 13, 2022
Florida-based Huey Magoo's opened its 30th location Wednesday in St. Augustine, Florida.
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Nekter promotes SVP to COO
July 13, 2022
Nekter Juice Bar, which has over 170 locations and 150 in development, has promoted Natalie Green from SVP of business operations to chief operations officer.
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Pokeworks co-founders launch fast casual burger concept
July 13, 2022
Ojai Burger, a fast casual concept serving Wagyu beef, is making its debut next week in Orange, California, at 238 W Chapman Ave.
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Dave's Hot Chicken heating up Texas
July 12, 2022
Dave's Hot Chicken, a Los Angeles-based street food concept with over 60 locations, has inked a franchise agreement with Najib and Tarek Haidar to open the…
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Wow Bao to deploy Just Baked hot food kiosks
July 12, 2022
Wow Bao, a fast casual concept based in Chicago that has offered self-serve kiosks since 2009, will deploy Automated Retail Technologies' Just Baked Hot Food…
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PepsiCo boosts Q2 2022 revenue on snack, food gains
July 12, 2022
PepsiCo Inc. reported a Q2 2022 revenue gain, boosted by its snacks and food divisions over the prior year period, beating analyst expectations. Highlights…
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Salad and Go adding 3 Arizona locations
July 12, 2022
Phoenix-based Salad and Go is opening three stores over the next month in the Arizona markets of Gilbert, Tucson and Peoria.
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Fuzzy's opens 1st drive-thru location
July 12, 2022
Fuzzy's Taco Shop is opening its first store with a drive-thru Tuesday in Auburn, Alabama. The 4,975-square-foot restaurant, owned and operated locally by…
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