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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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Creative Realities outfits Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers with digital menu boards

July 12, 2022

Digital signage producer Creative Realities and restaurant concept Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, have teamed up to launch the fast casual brand's…

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Hero Brands opening 220 locations in 2022

July 12, 2022

Hero Brands, which owns German Doner Kebab, Island Poke, Choppaluna and the cloud-kitchen concept Sides, will have opened over 220 locations by year's end…

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DoorDash pulls the plug on Chowbotics

July 11, 2022

DoorDash has decided to discontinue Chowbotics, the robotic salad maker vending machine, the company announced on its website. The machine, which featured…

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Piada brewing up something new

July 11, 2022

Something new is brewing at Piada Italian Street Food. Intelligentsia Cold Coffee and Oat Latte are now available at any location for $3.99. Made with fresh…

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PJ's awards franchise to veteran

July 11, 2022

As part of its annual Veteran Franchise License Giveaway, PJ's Coffee of New Orleans has awarded a franchise to husband-and-wife team, Kyle and Jen McElhaney…

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