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Panera doubling down on dual customer experience
May 20, 2021
Panera is unveiling its next-generation Panera bakery-cafe restaurant design in November in Ballwin, Missouri. Although it features more digital service…
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Rush Bowls franchisee opening second store
May 20, 2021
Colorado-based Rush Bowls is opening this month in the heart of historic Simsbury, Connecticut. Under the direction of local owners Arzu and Carlos…
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Biscuit Belly signs 2 multi-unit deals
May 20, 2021
Louisville-based Biscuit Belly has signed two multi-unit development agreements to franchise 10 locations in Kentucky, Tennesee and Alabama, according to a…
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Noodles & Co adds tortelloni
May 20, 2021
Noodles & Company has launched three tortelloni dishes in restaurants nationwide. Tortelloni is a stuffed pasta with a shape similar to tortellini but…
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BurgerFi tops FastCasual's Top 100 Movers & Shakers
May 19, 2021
After seven straight years of being named to Fast Casual's Top 100 Movers & Shakers, BurgerFi took the No.1 spot on the 2021 list.
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Panda Express named winner of FastCasual's Excellence in Food Safety award
May 19, 2021
Panda Express, which has over 2,000 locations, is the winner of the 2021 Excellence in Food Safety Award, presented Wednesday by FastCasual.com and Steritech.
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Brands get own order/delivery option with Menuu, Onfleet partnership
May 19, 2021
Restaurants seeking delivery and online ordering solutions got a new option this week when online ordering and marketing engine, Menuu, began a partnership…
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Russo's signs deal for Texas stores
May 19, 2021
Houston-based Russo's New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen has closed a multi-unit franchise agreement to grow the brand's presence in the Lone Star State…
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Customers ready to dine at mobile-savvy restaurants
May 19, 2021
About 71% of U.S. diners are ready to eat out again and 42% feel comfortable being seated indoors, according to a study published Wednesday by Oracle Food and…
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Qdoba inks NYC-Florida deal
May 19, 2021
Qdoba Mexican Eats, which has 740 locations, has signed a multi-unit franchise development agreement with TIG Queso LLC to open 10 units in the New York…
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Jon Smith Subs debuting rebranding
May 19, 2021
South Florida-based Jon Smith Subs is debuting its new look next month when it opens its first Canadian location.
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Chipotle launching virtual wellness app for employees
May 19, 2021
Chipotle Mexican Grill is launching a wellness platform — Strive — in hopes of improving mental health among its employees.
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May 18, 2021
Rego Restaurants, which owns Taco Del Mar and Quiznos, is partnering with Ghost Kitchen Brands to bring 70 non-traditional locations to the U.S. and 30 to…
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Wing It On makes food-safety commitment
May 18, 2021
As North Carolina's Wing It On expands across the U.S., it is working with Steritech to help ensure it keeps its cleanliness and food safety standards.
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Cowboy Chicken enhances mobile app
May 18, 2021
Dallas-based Cowboy Chicken has enhanced its mobile app, which first made its debut in 2017. The update includes a new design as well as a loyalty program with…
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Chicken Salad Chick signs 5-unit Florida deal
May 18, 2021
Alabama-baed Chicken Salad Chick has signed a five-unit development deal in Florida for the Fort Myers and Naples areas, which will grow its statewide presence…
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FAT Brands beefs up management team
May 18, 2021
Los Angeles-based FAT Brands Inc., the parent company of Fatburger, Johnny Rockets and seven other restaurant concepts, has added three executives to its…
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Starbird adding 9th location
May 18, 2021
Starbird Chicken is opening its ninth location this month, nearly five years after debuting its first Bay-area restaurant in Sunnyvale, California.
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Ike's kicking off California growth spurt
May 18, 2021
Marking its 75th brand overall, Ike's Love & Sandwiches is making its Templeton, California, debut in June a part of a major California expansion.
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Muscle Maker Grill acquires poke concept
May 18, 2021
New Jersey-based Muscle Maker Inc. has acquired Pokemoto, a 13-unit Hawaiian poke concept with locations in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and…
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