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Kat Cole keynoting 2020 Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit
December 19, 2019
Kat Cole, COO and president, North America of FOCUS Brands — parent company of Jamba, Carvel, Cinnabon, Schlotzsky's, Moe's Southwest Grill, Auntie Anne's, and…
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Can Chipotle's new design support its billion-dollar digital business?
December 19, 2019
Chipotle Mexican Grill is testing a new restaurant design to better support its billion-dollar digital business. In-restaurant features are being installed to…
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Saladworks growing North Carolina presence
December 19, 2019
Saladworks is looking to expand across North Carolina and has already signed two major deals for the Charlotte and Raleigh area. NFL cornerback and free agent…
read nowPeet's Coffee merging wtih Jacobs Douwe Egberts, exploring IPO
December 18, 2019
Berkeley, California-based Peet's Coffee has joined forces with Netherlands-based Jacobs Douwe Egberts to explore an IPO. The company — now called JDE Peet's …
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Slim Chickens hits 100th unit
December 18, 2019
Six years into franchising, Slim Chickens has opened its 100th location. Over the past 12 months, the brand has celebrated nearly 20 franchise openings…
read nowJollibee expands Canadian footprint
December 18, 2019
Jollibee is opening its first Saskatchewan, Canada store, and doors to its fourth location in Ontario, Canada this month.
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Pieology goes 'whole-hog' this holiday
December 18, 2019
Pieology is pigging out this holiday with its Sweet & Smoky BBQ Pulled Pork Pizza LTO that includes hand-shredded pulled pork, red onions, cilantro and the…
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Artichoke Basille's to hit Times Square
December 18, 2019
Artichoke Basille's Pizza is hitting the square, as in Time Square, when it opens just a few blocks away from the Big Apple's big meeting spot later this month…
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The Halal Guys expands in Atlanta area
December 17, 2019
The Halal Guys is continuing its expansion across the Atlanta area with a location at 3455 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., in Duluth, Georgia.
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Gloria Jean's opens drive-thru unit in Illinois
December 17, 2019
Gloria Jean's Coffees has opened its latest drive-thru location in Homewood, Illinois. Located in Cherry Creek Plaza on the corner of Governors Highway and…
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Huey Magoo's opens in Sunrise, Florida
December 17, 2019
Just a few weeks following the opening of Central Florida-based Huey Magoo's first restaurant in Georgia, the brand opened its first unit in Sunrise, Florida…
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Dill & Parsley launches digital loyalty and mobile ordering
December 17, 2019
Dill & Parsley, a fast casual restaurant group based in New York, said it launched a new digital loyalty and mobile ordering app.
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Mutts Cantina opening in Allen, Texas
December 17, 2019
Mutts Canine Cantina is opening next year in Allen,Texas, via a partnership with Franchisee Pavan Shree. The restaurant and dog park concept will be within the…
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Restaurant gift cards are all the rage this season
December 17, 2019
Restaurant gift cards are in high demand, according to research from the National Restaurant Association, which found that 72% of people wanted one this…
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Pho Hoa Noodle Soup adding two Cali units
December 16, 2019
Pho Hoa Noodle Soup, a U.S.-based Vietnamese food franchise, is opening two California locations through a franchise deal with Silicon Valley Restaurant Group.
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Veggie Grill makes New York City debut
December 16, 2019
Veggie Grill opened its first New York City location Friday at 12 W. 23rd St., in the Flatiron District. As Veggie Grill's 37th location, this marks the…
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El Pollo Loco paints the (home)town red...yellow... blue...
December 16, 2019
In the brand's ongoing efforts to celebrate and spread the many facets of the Hispanic culture, El Pollo Loco has commissioned a series of murals on its Los…
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Jimmy John's buying Hawaii resident free house in Oklahoma
December 16, 2019
Jimmy John's has chosen a Honolulu resident as the winner of its "Home in the Zone" contest, which awarded one super fan a home inside a Jimmy John's delivery…
read nowUrban Plates opening in Long Beach
December 16, 2019
Urban Plates opened Monday at 2ND & PCH in California — Long Beach's waterfront retail and dining development. The 5,138-square-foot restaurant offers…
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Barberitos taps ESPN broadcaster, former NFL player as brand ambassador
December 13, 2019
Barberitos, a fast casual burrito restaurant with 50 locations across the Southeast, has tapped ESPN broadcaster and former NFL player David Pollack as…
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