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City Barbeque to open in Georgia
June 22, 2018
City Barbeque, based in Ohio, will open its second location in the Atlanta, Georgia, area Monday at 4210 Johns Creek Parkway, according to a company press…
read nowRachel's Kitchen looks to Salt Lake City for expansion
June 22, 2018
Las Vegas-based Rachel's Kitchen is looking to expand and is eyeing Salt Lake City, according to a company press release.
read nowI Heart Mac & Cheese opens 5th South Florida location
June 22, 2018
I Heart Mac & Cheese has opened its fifth South Florida location in Boca Raton at 141 N.W. 20th St., at The Shops at University Park, according to company…
read nowWill Chipotle's menu variety fly with customers?
June 22, 2018
It didn't take long for Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol to shake things up. The former Taco Bell CEO, who took over the CEO role from Founder Steve Ells in March…
read nowStarbucks CEO calls brand's recent performance 'Not acceptable'
June 22, 2018
Starbucks is hoping its latest initiatives will spark a turnaround after seeing its shares fall 3 percent this week in relation to slowing U.S. sales and its…
read nowSouthern California gets 5,700-square-foot Blaze
June 22, 2018
La Verne, California, is the latest locale to get a Blaze Pizza location, opening this Friday in a 5,700- square-foot open kitchen restaurant with interior…
read nowMarine Corp vet becomes PJ's Coffee franchisee
June 21, 2018
New Orleans-based PJ's Coffee hosted its inaugural Veteran Franchise License Giveaway and chose Marine Corp Veteran Jeff Hateley as its winner and latest…
read nowMama Fu's expands executive team
June 21, 2018
Austin, Texas-based Mama Fu's has added three executives to its leadership team. Jamie Cohen, is now CMO; Hemesh Patel is director of delivery and guest…
read nowNative Foods Cafe acquired by Millstone Capital
June 21, 2018
Millstone Capital Advisors, a St. Louis-based private equity management company, has purchased Native Foods Cafe restaurant chain, a plant-based, fast casual…
read nowLuna Grill to open 46th location
June 21, 2018
California-based Luna Grill is opening its eighth Dallas-Fort Worth location and its 46th overall, June 29 at The Hill Shopping Center, according to a company…
read now3 ways restaurants can engage Gen Z
June 20, 2018
Members of Generation Z, which make up 26 percent of the U.S. population, spend $1 out of every $5 eating out — a statistic that makes clear the critical role…
read nowMain Squeeze Juice Co. rolling out food truck
June 20, 2018
Main Squeeze Juice Company, a New Orleans-based juice franchisor, will open its first food truck along with two additional stores in the Katy, Texas, area…
read nowDickey's makes mobile app available for Android
June 20, 2018
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit -ordering app is now available on Google Play for Android, according to a company press release.It allows customers to place and and…
read nowMamoun's Falafel to open first Long Island location
June 20, 2018
Manhattan-based Mamoun's Falafel will open its first Long Island location July 7, according to a company press release.
read nowTijuana Flats donates to Florida children’s hospital
June 20, 2018
Tijuana Flats' Just in Queso Foundation will present a check for $250,000 to the Florida Hospital for Children in an effort to help provide healing and hope to…
read nowMod Pizza opening 4 units in Dallas-Ft.Worth
June 20, 2018
Mod Pizza is growing its Texas footprint with two Dallas/Fort Worth locations opening this summer and two others by year's end. The first store opens in the…
read nowKotipizza net sales up 12 percent this quarter, new brands in works
June 20, 2018
Things are singing along nicely at European pizza superpower, Kotipizza, where comparable net sales grew 12 percent, and EBITDA grew 19 percent this year for…
read nowTop food trends now: The 'women' have spoken
June 20, 2018
The women have spoken, and they have some interesting ideas about where food is going in the years ahead. Les Dames d'Escoffier International — 2,300 women…
read nowHip Cuisine rebrands to Nature's Best Brands
June 19, 2018
Global nutrition company Hip Cuisine Inc. is rebranding as Nature's Best Brands Inc. and has changed it stock symbol from HIPC to HLTY, according to a company…
read nowStarbucks supports Guatemala volcano relief efforts
June 19, 2018
The Starbucks Foundation is supporting CARE’s ongoing relief efforts for the victims of the Fuego Volcano eruption on June 3 in Guatemala by donating $100,000…
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