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Dave's Hot Chicken hitting double digits
March 18, 2021
Los Angeles-based Dave's Hot Chicken is opening its 10th location Friday in the suburb of Northridge, across the street from California State University…
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Cowboy Chicken streamlines mobile ordering
March 18, 2021
Dallas-based Cowboy Chicken has redesigned its website to simplify the online ordering process, CEO and President Sean Kennedy said in a company press release.
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The Halal Guys opening Ohio franchise
March 18, 2021
New York City-based The Halal Guys has signed a deal to open its first locations in Ohio and more than double its presence in the Midwest. The Smart Choice…
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Italy's DalMoros Pasta coming to America
March 18, 2021
Venice, Italy-based DalMoros Fresh Pasta To Go is opening its first U.S. location in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Naf Naf Grill, investor group buy minority share
March 18, 2021
Chicago-based Naf Naf Grill and an investor group have acquired the entire minority ownership in the company previously held by affiliates of Roark Capital.
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Smokey Bones, virtual brands name marketing lead
March 18, 2021
Smokey Bones — which operates the casual dining restaurant of the same name as well as two virtual kitchen brands — The Wing Experience and The Burger…
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Luckin Coffee announces restructuring plan
March 18, 2021
China based Luckin Coffee Inc., a pioneer in self-service coffee machines in addition to being a coffee shop chain, has entered into a restructuring support…
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Raydiant integrates digital signage with Toast for restaurants
March 17, 2021
Raydiant, a digital signage platform provider, has integrated with Toast Inc., a restaurant management provider, to offer better experiences for customers. In…
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Dillas Quesadillas launching operating partner program
March 17, 2021
Dillas Quesadillas, a North Texas-based restaurant featuring cooked-to-order quesadillas, has launched an operating partner program to help it enter new…
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Olo tops $450M IPO
March 17, 2021
Olo Inc., a food-ordering software company, has raised $450 million in an initial public offering of its Class A common stock.
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Mendocino Farms adding 2nd DFW location
March 17, 2021
Mendocino Farms is opening next week in Addison, Texas, at Prestonwood Place, a 133,353-square-foot shopping center
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Fuzzy's Taco Shop debuting taqueria concept
March 17, 2021
Texas-based Fuzzy's Taco Shop has created Fuzzy's Taco Shop Taqueria, which includes Fuzzy's recipes via a reduced menu in a smaller, to-go-focused footprint…
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Mod Pizza provides PTO for employee vaccinations, launches anti-recidivism program
March 17, 2021
Mod Pizza is giving employees up to four hours of paid time off to get the COVID-19 vaccine — two hours for each dose received, according to a press release.
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Shake Shack going all in on in-app delivery
March 17, 2021
Shake Shack has launched the nationwide rollout of its own delivery service via the iOS Shake Shack app as part of a partnership with Uber Eats, according to a…
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Torchy's testing ghost kitchen in Ohio
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
March 17, 2021
Torchy's Tacos has chosen Columbus, Ohio, as the home of its first ghost kitchen, opening this spring in partnership with CloudKitchens, a real estate company…
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Torchy's Tacos looking at $1B IPO?
March 16, 2021
Texas-based Torchy's Tacos may be going public this year and if it does, the company could raise $300 million to be valued at $1 billion.
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Taffer's Tavern adds food lockers for contactless carryout
March 16, 2021
Taffer's Tavern, a restaurant founded by Jon Taffer, the star of Paramount Network's "Bar Rescue," is providing contactless carry-out service via food lockers.
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Rise Southern Biscuits inks 15-unit deal for Tennessee
March 16, 2021
Rise Southern Biscuits and Righteous Chicken has inked a deal with multi-unit franchisee Fred Fordin to open a minimum of 15 Rise locations throughout…
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Roll Em Up seeking multi-unit franchisees
by Pat Shea — Editor, NetworldMedia
March 16, 2021
Roll Em Up, a Chino Hills, California-based fast casual restaurant, is launching a franchise program in April and is opening two locations by year's end.
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Webinar: How to hire, train and retain great pizzeria employees
March 15, 2021
The ever-present, but always vexing problem of hiring for restaurant industry in-store positions has only seemed to deepen, despite the layoffs of the…
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