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Yogurtland expands dairy-free offerings
July 15, 2020
If you like piña coladas and eating vegan, Yogurtland may have the dairy-free flavor for you: Piña Colada swirl. Fortified with Vitamin C, the gluten-free…
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Muscle Maker Grill expanding at Texas Tech
July 15, 2020
Muscle Maker Grill Inc., the parent company of Muscle Maker Grill and Healthy Joe's, has signed a lease to open a Muscle Maker Grill this fall in the Medical…
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Marugame Udon noodling around in London
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
July 15, 2020
Marugame Udon, a 1,000-unit udon noodle and tempura chain based in Japan, is opening early next year in London as the result of a joint venture between…
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Bbot raises $3M to drive contactless dining platform forward
July 14, 2020
Bbot Inc., a restaurant and hospitality startup focused on simplifying and improving order and pay processes, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led…
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Fat Brands looks to raise $9M in Series B offering
July 14, 2020
Fat Brands Inc., the parent company of Fatburger, Elevation Burger, Ponderosa and other brands, announced the pricing of 360,000 shares of Series B cumulative…
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Kraft Heinz invests $48M to expand Missouri manufacturing operation
July 14, 2020
Kraft Heinz has announced plans to invest in its Springfield, Missouri manufacturing facility as part of a five-year, $48 million project to enhance its…
read nowMerchants Foodservice CEO urges support for emergency foodservice relief bill
July 14, 2020
Andy Mercier, president and CEO of Merchants Foodservice, based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has called for support of the bipartisan bill introduced to…
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Newsflash: Pizza boxes ARE recyclable says paper association
July 14, 2020
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today released new industry guidance that aims to clear up consumer confusion regarding the…
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Farmer Boys names former CKE, YUM exec as VP of Finance
July 14, 2020
Farmer Boys has hired restaurant industry and finance veteran Joseph Ortiz to serve as its VP of finance and accounting, where he will lead the respective…
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Chipotle tests cilantro-lime cauliflower rice
July 13, 2020
Chipotle Mexican Grill will start testing cilantro-lime cauliflower rice at 55 Denver stores and throughout Wisconsin this Wednesday, July 15, a news release…
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Dickey's Barbecue franchise growth stays on robust path
July 13, 2020
Dickey's Barbecue Pit will have a busy third quarter given six store openings and expanding franchise agreements across the U.S.
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Paris Baguette to open in Portland
July 13, 2020
Paris Baguette, the international bakery-café franchise, is expanding its West Coast operation to Portland, Oregon, with the opening of two bakery- cafés.
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Zaxby's sponsors online gamer SypherPK
July 13, 2020
Zaxby's has become the exclusive restaurant sponsor of Ali Hassan, also known as "SypherPK," a professional gamer and streamer with 11 million followers across…
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BurgerFi celebrating Fry Day with half-priced burgers
July 13, 2020
BurgerFi is turning National French Fry Day (July 13) on its head by offering half-price double cheeseburgers with an in-store purchase of a regular-sized fry.
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NBA's Giannis Antetokounmpo opening Greek From Greece Cafe
July 10, 2020
Greek From Greece Cafe Cuisine is partnering with 2019 National Basketball Association MVP and NBA All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo and his family to bring Greek…
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Blaze opens South Florida store
July 10, 2020
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will open its first Fort Myers, Florida location on Monday, July 13, a news release said.
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Small, independent restaurants lag in COVID-19 recovery
July 10, 2020
A report from Bank of America shows that large restaurant chains are recovering faster from the COVID-19 outbreak than the rest of the industry, as small…
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Wow Wow Hawaiian Lemonade opening 7th location
July 10, 2020
Wow Wow Hawaiian Lemonade has inked a deal with Adrienn Chang to open a location in Folsom, California. Chang, Hawaii-born and California-raised, is excited to…
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Sporting KC, Goodcents team up to celebrate soccer's return
July 9, 2020
To celebrate the highly-anticipated return of Major League Soccer, Sporting KC and Goodcents is giving away 16-inch subs to 270 fans — enough to span the full…
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Pizza Inn, Pie Five parent working to stay listed on Nasdaq
July 9, 2020
Dallas-based Rave Restaurant Group has been struggling, but now the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has weighed in on the matter, issuing the parent…
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