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Chicken Salad Chick to open in Hattiesburg
August 21, 2018
Chicken Salad Chick, a fast casual chicken salad concept, is opening this month in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, according to a press release. The Hattiesburg…
read nowLe Pain Quotidien undergoing digital transformation
August 21, 2018
Le Pain Quotidien has tapped T3, an Austin-based innovation agency, to help it create a loyalty program and new website with online ordering, according to a…
read nowBlaze opens a big one in Toronto's Entertainment District
August 21, 2018
Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza is opening a 3,100-square-foot store in Toronto today that features an open kitchen and seats 66. The store is on John Street in the…
read nowPotbelly's BOGO is a 'wreck'
August 20, 2018
Today through Aug.26, Potbelly Sandwich Shop is giving sandwich lovers a BOGO deal, according to a press release.
read nowTropical Smoothie to open 700th location
August 20, 2018
Tropical Smoothie Cafe is opening its 700th location Aug. 24th in Hurst, Texas, according to a press release.
read nowToast partners with BevSpot to increase user profitability
August 20, 2018
Toast, a restaurant management platform in the U.S., is integrating with BevSpot — a food and beverage inventory management and ordering solution — to provide…
read nowFAT Brands expanding Fatburger, Buffalo's Express
August 20, 2018
FAT Brands, parent company of Fatburger and Buffalo's Express, is developmenting 12 co-branded Fatburger and Buffalo's Express restaurants throughout Southern…
read nowPiada Italian offering BOGO deal for teachers
August 17, 2018
Piada Italian Street Food is honoring educators with a BOGO deal, according to a press release.
read nowChipotle announces retraining initiatives to help prevent food safety issues
August 17, 2018
In an effort to prevent food safety issues, like the recent cases in Ohio, Chipotle is retraining all employees next week during their shifts, Laurie Schalow…
read nowPokeatery to open in North Carolina before year's end
August 17, 2018
Pokeatery, a Hawaiian inspired fast casual, will open its first East Coast location before the end of the year in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to a…
read nowCauldron Ice Cream secures Dallas storefront
August 17, 2018
Cauldron Ice Cream has finalized an address for its first Dallas scoop shop, according to a press release. The store will be located at 3001 Knox St.,, Suite…
read nowPrimo Hoagies signs franchising deal for Maryland
August 17, 2018
Primo Hoagies has signed an agreement with franchisees Paul Lettieri and Jerry Werner for the Bel Air, Maryland area, according to a press release.They plan to…
read nowCava Group acquiring Zoe's Kitchen with help from Ron Shaich
August 17, 2018
CavaGroup, which has 66 units, is acquiring Zoes Kitchen and its 261 locations. The combined companies will have 327 restaurants in 24 states throughout the…
read nowKing's Bierhaus signs first franchisee
August 16, 2018
King's BierHaus, a "hybrid-casual" German eatery and Biergarten, has finalized its first franchise deal, which will add three locations to the greater Houston…
read nowFAT Brands hires CFO
August 16, 2018
FAT Brands has hired Rebecca D. Hershinger as chief financial officer, according to a company press release. Hershinger will work alongside longstanding…
read nowMcAlister's Deli gets a new look
August 16, 2018
McAlister's Deli is getting a new look. The brand is rolling out a prototype next month in Atlanta that will include a new logo and employee uniforms…
read nowChipotle adding bacon to the menu?
August 16, 2018
Chipotle Mexican Grill is piloting bacon-centric menu items in select cities nationwide, according to a press release. In September, the Chipotle Bacon Bowl…
read nowChipotle celebrates back-to-school with BOGO offer
August 16, 2018
Chipotle Mexican Grill is offering a buy-one-get-one offer for students Saturday to celebrate back-to-school season, according to a press release. As part of…
read nowYour Pie LTO combines 2 late summer favorites in 1 pie
August 16, 2018
Your Pie is tapping into the late summer early fall favorites of barbecue and macaroni and cheese for its latest LTO, the BBQ Mac 'N Cheese Pie, available…
read nowStudy: 1 in 4 consumers who gets a restaurant result in voice search visit that restaurant
August 15, 2018
The use of voice-enabled search functions will grow by nearly 120 percent in the next year and is already transforming the way consumers find and engage with…
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