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Sweetgreen reaps $200M in funding effort
November 14, 2018
Seasonal fast casual brand sweetgreen reaped $200 million in its latest financing round which was led by Fidelity Investment.
read nowFajita Pete's to open 10 new Texas locations
November 14, 2018
Houston-based Fajita Pete's, which operates 10 Texas locations, will open 10 more as part of four new franchisee development agreements.
read nowStarbucks slicing 5 percent of corporate staff
November 14, 2018
Starbucks Corporation, citing streamlining efforts, is cutting 5 percent of its corporate staff and said the layoffs are jobs identified as “deprioritized…
read nowezCater launches management platform
November 14, 2018
Online business catering marketplace ezCater is launching the next generation of its management platform, ezManage, according to a news release.
read nowZoës Kitchen debuts home delivery with freebie offer
November 13, 2018
Zoës Kitchen is now offering home delivery, via DoorDash, with a special incentive to lure customers this week.
read nowJersey Mike's Subs takes off at LAX
November 13, 2018
Jersey Mike's Subs is now open within the Terminal 2 dining terrace at the Los Angeles International Airport.
read nowPJ's Coffee launches military veteran franchise license giveway
November 13, 2018
For the second consecutive year PJ's Coffee of New Orleans is launching a military veteran franchise license giveway.
read nowReport: In super-saturated restaurant marketplace, traffic lags
November 13, 2018
The restaurant industry racked up five straight months of positive same-store sales growth in October, but traffic growth was negative again, data company…
read nowPei Wei promotes Chris Andrews to CIO role
November 12, 2018
Pei Wei Asian Kitchen has promoted Chris Andrews, vice president of IT, to the new role of chief information officer.
read nowBlaze opens in Ontario, California
November 12, 2018
Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza opened two stores Nov. 8, including a 2,000-square-foot open kitchen location in Fresno, California and a 2,552-square-foot restaurant…
read nowJPMorgan Chase launches Franchise & Restaurant Group
November 12, 2018
JPMorgan Chase's Commercial Bank announced the launch of the a franchise and restaurant group within its middle market banking and specialized industries…
read nowFatburger parent flat as same-store sales gain in first public year
November 12, 2018
Fat Brands Inc. reported third-quarter earnings at a break-even level in its first full year since an initial public offering, as same-store sales increased at…
read nowbellagreen expands Texas presence
November 12, 2018
Houston's first Certified Green Restaurant, bellagreen American Bistro, is expanding to Dallas with a location at The Hill, located on Walnut Hill Lane.
read nowCowboy Chicken pushing forward on five-year growth strategy
November 12, 2018
Dallas-based Cowboy Chicken is pushing ahead on a five-year growth strategy driven, in large part, by Chief Strategy Officer Kip Kolow and CEO and President…
read nowLobster-focused fast casual brand opens in NY Seaport District
November 9, 2018
Lobster GoGo, a fast casual brand serving freshly made lobster and seafood rolls and salads sourced from the waters of the North Atlantic, launched this week…
read nowPei Wei debuts delivery service nationwide
November 9, 2018
Pei Wei Asian Kitchen is now delivering dishes nationwide.
read nowHoneygrow closing 3 Chicago units
November 8, 2018
Honeygrow, based in Philadelphia, is closing three of its Chicago area units, according to an email to FastCasual from a company spokesperson.
read nowLeft Coast opens third Chicago location
November 8, 2018
Left Coast is opening its third Chicago location with a store in the Loop, at 151 NorthFranklin.
read nowMoe's Southwest Grill unveiling 'The Oasis' design, test kitchen
November 8, 2018
Moe's Southwest Grill is opening its test kitchen and prototype, "The Oasis," next week near its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
read nowWayback Burgers continues growth spurt through Q3
November 8, 2018
Q3 at Wayback Burgers was all about growth, according to the company that reported several restaurant openings across the globe. After a busy second quarter in…
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