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Madras Dosa opening at 30 Rock
April 25, 2025
South Indian restaurant Madras Dosa Co. is opening its third New York City location at Rockefeller Center. Opening Friday, the restaurant will serve as the…
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Houston TX Hot Chicken opening 25th location
April 25, 2025
Houston TX Hot Chicken is opening its 25th location in Texas at 1177 University Dr., in Brazos County's College Station.
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Consumer economic uncertainty poses threat to Chipotle growth
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
April 24, 2025
CEO Scott Boatright looks to upgrade back-of-house technology and increase catering sales.
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Pepper Lunch CEO: '2024 was transformative'
April 24, 2025
Average unit volume increased 5.4%, and all locations reported same-store sales growth.
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Hawaiian Bros taps Lunchbox to grow direct digital catering
April 24, 2025
Hawaiian Bros Island Grill has selected Lunchbox to help it grow its direct digital catering. Launching Lunchbox Catering, Order Aggregation and Delivery…
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Charlie Morrison named CEO of Jersey Mike's
April 24, 2025
Jersey Mike's Subs has named Charlie Morrison as CEO. The former chairman and CEO of Wingstop has also served as CEO of Salad and Go and Pizza Inn, is taking…
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PrimoHoagies opens at PNC Field
April 23, 2025
Philadelphia-based PrimoHoagies is now serving baseball fans at PNC Field, the 10,000-seat home of the minor league team, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
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Alaska Airlines serving Evergreen's plant-based bowl
April 22, 2025
By month's end, Alaska Airlines passengers sitting in the main cabin will have access to a plant-based and gluten-free dish — The Best Laid Plants — from…
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Scooter's signs 10 franchisees in Q1
April 21, 2025
Scooter's Coffee is celebrating a successful first quarter in franchise development, signing over 10 franchise agreements to develop 15 locations in Tennessee…
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Angry Chickz coming in hot with Houston debut
April 21, 2025
Los Angeles-based Angry Chickz is opening its first Texas location Friday at 18207 Egret Bay Blvd., in Webster, a short drive from the bustling Clear Lake area…
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Caribou Coffee opening Georgia locations
April 18, 2025
Minnesota-based Caribou Coffee is adding up to eight coffeehouses in the Atlanta area in Griffin, Athens, Woodstock, Smyrna, Lawrenceville, Snellville, Augusta…
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Olo, Thanx delivering 'hyper-personalized guest engagement'
April 17, 2025
Olo, a restaurant technology provider, and Thanx, a guest engagement and retention platform for restaurants, are partnering to combine guest loyalty data from…
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Curry Up Now opening in Tennessee
April 17, 2025
Curry Up Now has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement with Harsh and Vimal Patel to expand to Tennessee, opening the first location by year's end in Smyrna.
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Golden Corral debuting fast casual concept in North Carolina
April 17, 2025
Golden Corral is opening its fast-casual concept, Golden Corral Favorites, Tuesday in Southern Pines, North Carolina. The 4,200-square-foot space at 1073…
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Former meteorologist opening 10 Brooklyn Water Bagels
April 16, 2025
Brooklyn Water Bagel has opened two locations in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Although one is a corporate store, the second is franchised by Dean Tendrich, a…
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Jamba launches 'Singles to Go' drinks
April 16, 2025
Jamba, which has nearly 900 locations, has partnered with The Jel Sert Company, a manufacturer of powdered drink sticks, to create Jamba Singles to Go, a line…
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Qu acquires Fourtop, launches 1st Smart Kitchen platform
April 16, 2025
Unified restaurant commerce platform Qu has acquired Fourtop, an AI-powered restaurant insights platform founded by Darien Bates.
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Panera launches 'croissant toast'
April 16, 2025
Panera has developed an innovation on bread, "Croissant Toast." Made from croissant dough, the all-butter croissant dough is layered, and sliced into flaky…
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Blaze Pizza rolls out optimized app, loyalty program
April 15, 2025
Fast casual pizza chain Blaze Pizza has launched an enhanced app and loyalty program in partnership with Thanx, according to a press release.
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Scooter's revamps loyalty platform
April 15, 2025
Scooter's Coffee has redesigned its rewards program to offer more flexible redemption options, faster ways to earn rewards and enhanced status levels and…
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