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The Habit opening 5th Cambodian location
February 1, 2022
The Habit Burger Grill, which was founded 50 years ago in Santa Barbara, California, is opening its fifth location this week in Cambodia in Chamkar Mon, the…
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Chicken Salad Chick ends 2021 on upswing
February 1, 2022
Alabama-based Chicken Salad Chick spent the past year growing, opening over 30 locations and awarding 32 franchise agreements. The chain also celebrated a…
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Panera rolling out contactless dine-in
February 1, 2022
Panera is rolling out contactless dine-in to locations across the United States. The feature in the Panera mobile app allows guests to place orders on their…
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Chinese equity firm gains control of Luckin Coffee
January 31, 2022
Centurium Capital, a private equity investment firm in China, has become the controlling shareholder of Luckin Coffee, having led a consortium to complete a…
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Island Poke hires finance director
January 31, 2022
Island Poke, based in the United Kingdom, has hired Mark Comer as finance director to help open 100 units over the next five years, according to a company…
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Big Chicken expanding through LA County
January 31, 2022
Big Chicken, founded by Shaquille O'Neal, has signed a franchise agreement with chiropractor Pat Khaziran and his business partner and Southern California…
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Pei Wei taps celebrity chef for menu relaunch
January 28, 2022
Pei Wei Asian Kitchen is getting on the digital bandwagon by revamping its menu with a little help from Food Network star Jet Tila, according to a company…
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FreshFry now serving Canada restaurants
January 27, 2022
FreshFry, a Louisville-based food tech company providing restaurants with all-natural frying oil-filtering solutions, is giving Canadian restaurants access to…
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Till Payments acquires Ziosk’s payment processing unit
January 27, 2022
Till Payments, an Australia based fintech company, has acquired ZIPS, the payment processing business unit of the hospitality technology platform company…
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Pieology names Shawn Thompson as CEO
January 27, 2022
Shawn Thompson, formerly president at Supercuts, has been named CEO at Pieology, according to a press release.
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Freddy's lands airport location
January 27, 2022
Witchita, Kansas-based Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers has opened its first airport location at the Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City.
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Heisman Trophy finalist opens 2nd Killer Burger
January 26, 2022
Former football player LaMichael James is opening his second Killer Burger location. Located in Lake Oswego, Oregon, at 9 Centerpointe Dr., the restaurant is…
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Slim Chickens opens in Alabama
January 26, 2022
Fayetteville, Arkansas-based Slim Chickens has opened its first unit of 2022 at 3501 Woodward Ave., in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Marking restaurant group Dixie…
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Rise Southern Biscuits entering Florida
January 26, 2022
Rise Southern Biscuits and Righteous Chicken has signed a multi-unit franchise deal for Florida with franchisee Don Schnurr. He and his family will open at…
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ParTech Inc. partners with Jolt to integrate Brink POS
January 26, 2022
ParTech Inc., a global restaurant technology company offering a unified commerce cloud platform, is teaming up with Jolt to integrate its operations management…
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Mongolian Concepts promotes Operations VP
January 26, 2022
Mongolian Concepts, which owns Genghis Grill, FlatTop Grill and bd's Mongolian Grill, has promoted Lori Cominsky to VP of Operations and Training.
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Fuku making Kentucky debut
January 26, 2022
Fuku, a New York-based fried chicken joint, is making its Lexington, Kentucky debut Wednesday. Thanks to a partnership with Franklin Junction, a virtual…
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Fuzzy's lands 50-unit deal with Slim Chickens franchisee
January 26, 2022
Fuzzy's Taco Shop has signed a 50-store agreement with Slim Chickens franchisee Richard Maddox to enter Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee and to also add…
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Zoup rolls out retail line
January 26, 2022
Zoup is getting back to its roots with a lineup of shelf-stable soups.
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Big Chicken takes on Chicago
January 25, 2022
Big Chicken, founded by NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, is opening in Chicago thanks to a deal with entrepreneur Ken Patel, according to a company press…
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