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Can Starbucks get some rent money?
May 14, 2020
Starbucks Corp. is asking for a break in rent from landlords of its nearly 9,000 U.S. company-owned stores, according to Eater, which reported that the chain…
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NYC Council caps third-party delivery fees
May 14, 2020
The New York City Council voted to cap commissions on third-party food delivery services during the state of emergency, a move that supporters say will provide…
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Lefty's posts 50% growth amid COVID-19
May 14, 2020
Lefty's Famous Cheesesteaks Hoagies & Grill, which has 15 units, added locations to five communities in the Michigan market this year and will add about 2…
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Sweetgreen taps ex Starbucks leader as COO
May 13, 2020
Sweetgreen has hired Chris Carr, a former Starbucks executive vice president and chief procurement officer, as its chief operations officer.
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KKR leads $43M funding round for Slice independent pizzeria platform
May 13, 2020
Pizzeria ordering and marketing tech platform, Slice (MyPizza Technologies, Inc.) has raised $43 million in Series C funding. KKR led the round with…
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Saladworks launches stay-at-home wellness challenge
May 13, 2020
With stay-at-home orders extended in many states, people are continuing to find new ways to stay active, healthy and sane while in quarantine, which has…
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Pie Five's new practices designed to safeguard dine-in
May 13, 2020
As Pie Five Pizza begins opening dining rooms nationwide, it has instituted a series of new practices to keep customers safe inside restaurants, a news release…
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Uber has approached Grubhub on takeover deal
May 12, 2020
Uber Technologies Inc., one of the world's leading ride-sharing services and operator of UberEats, had made an overture to buy rival food delivery service…
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PepsiCo helping restaurant workers coping with COVID-19
May 12, 2020
Building on its more than $50 million commitment for COVID-19 relief, PepsiCo Foodservice is launching four programs aimed at supporting restaurants and their…
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Shake Shack launches 'Shake Shack at Your Shack'
May 12, 2020
Shake Shack is tapping creative agency Circus Maximus to develop a social media initiative in response to changing market conditions.
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Wingstop's ex chief experience officer returns to lead tech team
May 12, 2020
Stacy Peterson Androes, Wingstop's former chief experience officer who left the chain last year, has rejoined the company as chief technology officer.
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Starbucks opens UK stores Thursday with precautions
May 12, 2020
Starbucks said its U.K. stores will begin phased reopening of drive-thru locations there starting May 14, as well as "a handful" of takeaway-only stores…
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Buffalo Wild Wings opening 'Go' store model this week
May 12, 2020
Buffalo Wild Wings will open the doors of its first 'Go' restaurant May 13 designed specifically for takeout and delivery orders. The store is located at at…
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May 12, 2020
All-in-one marketing platform SOCi is launching an AI-powered SmartBot that will let markets deploy conversational chatbots across hundreds and thousands of…
read nowFresh Brothers opens 1st Pasadena store
May 11, 2020
Fresh Brothers Pizza, Inc. opened its first Pasadena location at Kitchen United Mix, one of 21 California sites for the brand, according to a news release.
read nowRaising Cane's distributing $2M in crew bonuses
May 11, 2020
Raising Cane's refuses to let the pandemic slow it down, keeping all but a handful of its 500 restaurants open nationwide. Only those without drive-thrus have…
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Ballard Brands' Louisiana stores spread connection, food across the Bayou State
May 11, 2020
Louisiana-based multiple restaurant concept company, Ballard Brands, has been spreading the love, food and generosity across its 155 casual and fast casual…
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Restaurant transactions on the rise
May 11, 2020
Lingering tailwinds from government relief payments and the lifting of dine-in restrictions in states like Georgia, Florida, and Texas helped improve U.S.
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Just Salad teams with Budderfly on energy efficiency strategy
May 11, 2020
Just Salad is working with Budderfly, an energy management outsourcing firm, to improve energy efficiency at stores and reduce the brand's carbon footprint.
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FAT Brands expanding in Fresno
May 11, 2020
FAT Brands Inc., parent company of Fatburger, Buffalo's Cafe, Buffalo's Express, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Ponderosa & Bonanza Steakhouses, Elevation…
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