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Planet Smoothie plants flag in Australia

August 22, 2022

The international development of Planet Smoothie is in motion with the opening of its first two locations in Australia, according to its parent company, Kahala…

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Next Level Burger opening flagship in Denver

August 18, 2022

Oregon-based Next Level Burger will open its flagship location Saturday in Denver's University neighborhood at 1605 E. Evans Ave., marking the vegan burger…

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Big Chicken rocking Music City

August 18, 2022

Big Chicken, founded by Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, has signed a franchise agreement to open 10 restaurants in Tennessee with local restaurateur Jim…

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Sonny’s BBQ names Billy Brewer as COO

August 18, 2022

Maitland, Florida-based Sonny's BBQ has promoted Billy Brewer from VP of operations to COO.

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El Pollo Loco inks 4-unit deal for Louisiana

August 18, 2022

With one restaurant opening and operating in the Bayou State, in Lafayette, El Pollo Loco Inc. is set to expand its Louisiana footprint via a four-unit deal…

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Doner Shack appoints director of global franchise

August 18, 2022

Doner Shack, a Berlin-inspired street-food concept, has appointed Nil Naik as director of global franchise to help it expand globally, according to a company…

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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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