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FAT Brands sets sights on Middle East expansion
September 7, 2021
FAT Brands Inc., parent company of Fatburger, Johnny Rockets, Round Table Pizza, Great American Cookies, Marble Slab Creamery and nine other restaurant…
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Captain D's opening 3rd Mississippi unit
September 3, 2021
Captain D's is opening its third Mississippi store Tuesday in Starkville at 812 Highway 12 West.
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Pumpkin spice boosting sales at Dunkin', Starbucks
September 3, 2021
It's officially September and that means pumpkin spice everything is back at QSRs and fast-casual restaurants. Both Starbucks and Dunkin' are enjoying an…
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Presto introduces automated speech recognition for restaurants
September 2, 2021
Presto, a provider of restaurant technologies, has launched Presto Voice to automate speech recognition for restaurants, including kiosks, according to a press…
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Farmer Boys to celebrate grand opening with high school fundraiser
September 2, 2021
Farmer Boys will celebrate the grand opening of its first Arizona location with an all day fundraiser benefiting Highland High School on Sept. 25, according to…
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Velvet Taco plans to add 14 locations
September 2, 2021
Velvet Taco, a Dallas-based chain serving tacos with international flare, plans to open at least 14 locations by the end of 2022, according to a company press…
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Biscuitville adds 2 executives to Virginia, North Carolina locations
September 2, 2021
Biscuitville Fresh Southern, known for authentic fresh-made biscuits, has added restaurant industry veterans Charles Miller and Omar Velagic as region coaches…
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Dog Haus to open eight restaurants in 2022
September 2, 2021
Dog Haus has announced that the company is preparing for nationwide expansion as four current franchisees — Manish Patel, Andi and Damon Ott, Nathan Johnson…
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Apex teams with Welbilt on automated pickup foodservice solutions
September 1, 2021
Apex Order Pickup Solutions, a provider of self-serve automated pickup solutions for foodservice, retail and B2B e-commerce, and Welbilt Inc., a provider of…
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Island Poké opening 2 London stores, more expansion ahead
September 1, 2021
Island Poké, a chain featuring house bowls and a variety of build-your-own menu items, is ramping up plans to bring its fresh Pacific flavors to more areas in…
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Fat Brands acquires sports lodge chain Twin Peaks
September 1, 2021
Fat Brands, a global restaurant franchising company, has acquired Twin Peaks, a chain of sports lodges known for scratch-made food and draft beers, from…
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PizzaRev acquired by Amergent Hospitality Group
September 1, 2021
Amergent Hospitality Group Inc., operator and franchisor of multiple nationally-recognized restaurant brands, has acquired fast casual concept PizzaRev.
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Wags Capital acquires Dirty Bird Fried Chxx with $20M investment
September 1, 2021
The McHenry Group, a restaurant group focused on experiential concept creation, has sold the majority of Dirty Bird Fried Chxx to Wags Capital, an industry…
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Chipotle app fuels $2B in digital sales
September 1, 2021
Chipotle Mexican Grill continues to improve its digital experience with enhancements to the Chipotle Rewards program, which has helped the brand surpass $…
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Shake Shack teams up with Milk Bar
August 31, 2021
Shake Shack is partnering with Milk Bar, a chain of dessert and bakery restaurants founded by Chef Christina Tosi, to create two shakes, the Chocolate Birthday…
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Freebirds opening in Katy, Texas
August 31, 2021
Freebirds World Burrito will boast its 56th location this winter when it opens a store in Katy, Texas, at the corner of Falcon Landing Boulevard and Gaston…
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August 31, 2021
Dallas-based Wingstop, which has over 1,600 locations worldwide, has promoted Michael Skipworth to president and COO and Alex Kaleida to CFO. Skipworth…
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Robeks adding 10 locations in LA, San Diego
August 31, 2021
Robeks, a smoothie, juice and bowl fast casual, is adding 10 locations throughout Southern California, including eight stores in Los Angeles and two in in the…
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Ballyhoo Hospitality opening 2nd bakery-sandwich shop
August 31, 2021
Buck Russell's Bakery & Sandwich Shop, owned by Ballyhoo Hospitality, is opening a second location this fall Wilmette, Illinois, a Chicago suburb.
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BWW kicking off football-themed marketing campaign
August 30, 2021
To kick off college football season, Buffalo Wild Wings is debuting a marketing campaign — "Greatest of All Times" — and hosting a head-to-head competition…
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