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Fazoli's signs deals for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas
July 20, 2022
Lexington, Kentucky-based Fazoli's has signed seven franchise development agreements in the second quarter for 22 locations, putting its unit count closer to…
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Dine-in not regaining popularity, take-out gains steam
July 20, 2022
Despite the fact all restaurants are completely open for dine-in, after two years of closures and restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of…
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Mendocino Farms hitting Plano
July 19, 2022
Mendocino Farms, which serves sandwiches and salads, will open next month in Plano, Texas, marking its fourth location in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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MOD Pizza celebrates 5 weeks of customer favorites
July 19, 2022
MOD Pizza is celebrating the return of five seasonal customer favorite pizzas. Each week for five weeks from July 18 to August 18, a different seasonal pizza…
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Tous les Jours arrives near Yale campus
July 19, 2022
Tous les Jours, a French-Asian bakery with over 70 U.S. and nearly 1,700 global locations, has made its Connecticut debut less than a mile from the Yale…
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Penn Station adds to development team
July 19, 2022
Ohio-based Penn Station East Coast Subs has hired Russ Smith as director of franchise sales as well as Tyler Kraemer to lead its franchise services team.
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WaBa adding California location
July 19, 2022
California-based WaBa Grill, a rice bowl chain, is opening its first Camarillo, California, location.
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Love’s Travel Stops to deploy Jamba by Blendid robotic kiosks
July 19, 2022
Blendid, a robotic foodservice solutions provider, and Jamba, a provider of on-the-go freshly blended fruit and vegetable smoothies, made-to-order bowls…
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Webinar shows employees secret ingredient to increased profits, expansion
July 18, 2022
Ask any restaurateur what their biggest challenge is, and many – if not most – will say hiring and retention. Restaurants continue to build their staff in a…
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Starbucks: We’re not selling UK business
July 18, 2022
Starbucks Corp. is not looking to sell off its U.K. business and has not begun any sort of formal sales effort.
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Cheba Hut hits 50-unit milestone
July 18, 2022
Cheba Hut, a cannabis-themed sandwich brand, has hit its 50-unit milestone with the opening of restaurants in Texas and in Washington, the first in the…
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Survey: Consumers spending 40% of food budget on restaurants
July 18, 2022
Consumers are still dining out despite rising costs and inflation, spending 40% of individual or family food budgets on restaurants each month. That's the…
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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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