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The Halal Guys drops line of streetwear
August 23, 2021
The Halal Guys has created a streetwear capsule collection featuring outerwear, tees and accessories.
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Daphne's Mediterranean opens in Cali's central valley
August 23, 2021
Daphne's Mediterranean has opened in Fresno, California, at 6733 N. Riverside Dr. #109, marking the chain's first central valley location.
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Nekter opens Texas unit with walk-up window
August 23, 2021
Nekter Juice Bar has opened its first two restaurants in the "Sun City" of El Paso, Texas, at West Towne Marketplace and at Zaragoza Grove on Saturday.
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Dutch Bros Coffee files IPO
August 23, 2021
Dutch Bros Inc., which has nearly 500 locations in 11 states, is going public, according to a company press release. Although the number of shares and their…
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Jollibee deploys temperature monitoring from Digi
August 23, 2021
Jollibee Foods Corp. has deployed digital hazard-analysis-critical-control-point and temperature monitoring solutions from Digi International's SmartSense line…
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Slim Chickens still hatching across the pond
August 23, 2021
Slim Chickens, which features dine-in and drive-thru service in the better-chicken segment, is adding a location in the United Kingdom at Exeter Cres…
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Dave's Hot Chicken adding 10th LA restaurant
August 20, 2021
Dave's Hot Chicken is adding a 10th location in Los Angeles, where the fast casual chain was created in 2017. Located in the Ladera Heights neighborhood at…
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Aspen Institute, Rouxbe intro online course for safe restaurant dining
August 20, 2021
The Aspen Institute's Food & Society Program has partnered with online culinary school Rouxbe to launch a free online training course on safe restaurant…
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Bubbakoo’s opening second Kentucky location
August 20, 2021
Bubbakoo's Burritos, a build-your-own-burrito concept, is opening this week in St. Matthews, Kentucky, at 4212 Shelbyville Road.
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Restaurant spending up in second quarter
August 20, 2021
Consumer spending at U.S. restaurants was up 32% in the second quarter compared to the same quarter last year, and for a pre-pandemic view, flat compared to…
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Main Squeeze Juice expanding in Texas
August 20, 2021
Main Squeeze Juice Co., a Louisiana-based juice and smoothie bar franchise, is continuing expansion in Texas with an opening in Frisco under franchisees and…
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Vitality Bowls hires COO
August 20, 2021
Vitality Bowls has hired John Mascali as COO to lead franchisee sales and operations.
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Big Chicken names SVP of Franchise
August 19, 2021
Big Chicken, created by Shaquille O'Neal, has added Sam Stanovich as SVP of Franchise Leadership, according to a company press release.
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August 19, 2021
Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc. has sold its remaining shares of Taco Cabana to YTC Enterprises LLC, an affiliate of Yadav Enterprises Inc., for $85 million…
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Zaxby's taps UGA quarterback as brand spokesperson
August 19, 2021
Georgia-based Zaxby's has inked a deal with University of Georgia quarterback J.T. Daniels to serve as a brand ambassador for the 2021-2022 season. "We're…
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Nationwide restaurant foot traffic up 52% since start of 2021
August 19, 2021
Foot traffic and in-store visits in food and beverage establishments is up 52% since the start of 2021, according to the data from Zenreach.
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August 19, 2021
Sushi Maki is opening a location in October in Fort Lauderdale, which CEO Abe Ng described as "polished fast casual dining."
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Fast casual coffee chain leader named president of Mo’Bettahs
August 19, 2021
Mo'Bettahs a Hawaiian fast casual concept, is accelerating expansion efforts with a new president and locations in three new markets.
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Starbucks opens 10th Farmer Support Center
August 19, 2021
Starbucks Coffee Company has opened its first Farmer Support Center in Brazil. The opening marks the company's 10th global center to support local coffee…
read nowChipotle testing in-house created meatless chorizo
August 19, 2021
Chipotle Mexican Grill is testing plant-based chorizo in Denver and Indianapolis, marking the brand's first plant-based protein option since it debuted…
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