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District Taco taps Facteus to pinpoint growth areas
June 3, 2024
District Taco, a fast casual Yucatan-style Mexican restaurant chain, is partnering with Facteus to help it identify market trends, understand customer…
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QSR operators turn to automation as turnover, costs rise
June 3, 2024
As the restaurant industry grapples with record-high employee turnover and food costs, operators are increasingly looking to automation to improve efficiency…
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Swig snags former Dutch Bros executive
June 3, 2024
With over 500 franchise units signed across the U.S. and Canada, Swig has hired Daniel Batty as chief development officer. For the past five years, Batty has…
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The Salad Station opens 1st drive-thru
June 3, 2024
The Salad Station opened its 35th location last week at 1407 Bienville Blvd. in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, featuring its first drive-thru unit.
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Le Macaron making Oregon debut
May 31, 2024
Le Macaron French Pastries, which has over 70 locations, is marking its Oregon debut with three stores in Portland. The agreement was signed by co-owners Jing…
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Amazon, Grubhub partner to deliver restaurant convenience, savings
May 30, 2024
Amazon and Grubhub have partnered to streamline and make restaurant food delivery more affordable for customers. Starting immediately, U.S. Amazon customers…
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Blaze Pizza unveils revamped menu featuring new pizzas, toppings
May 30, 2024
Fast-casual pizza chain Blaze Pizza is undergoing a significant menu revamp throughout 2024. The company has a series of new menu items, including premium…
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Mooyah taps Ovation for customer feedback
May 29, 2024
Texas-based Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes has seen sizzling hot reviews since implementing Ovation as its guest feedback program. The reputation…
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L&L Hawaiian launches Botrista beverages
May 29, 2024
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, a Hawaii-based restaurant franchise with over 230 locations in the U.S. and Japan, is expanding its craft beverage menu thanks to a…
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Chicken Salad Chick: 'Let them eat cake'
May 29, 2024
Chicken Salad Chick has added White Chocolate Layer Cake cake to the menu, thanks to its recent purchase of an Atlanta-based bakery.
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Bubbakoo’s Burritos opening in Celebration
May 29, 2024
Bubbakoo's Burritos opened last week in Celebration, Florida at 1705 Future Way, inside the Celebration Pointe shopping mall. Owned and operated by Stephanie…
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Panera is in its 'Sipping Era'
May 29, 2024
Panera Bread is celebrating its "More is More" Era by giving MyPanera members free access to its Unlimited Sip Club, a daily subscription program, which costs…
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Cilantro Taco lands 100-unit deal
May 28, 2024
Cilantro Taco Grill, supported by Grammy-award-winning artist, Armando Perez (Pitbull), has secured a 100-unit franchise deal for Florida with Alex Nikitin…
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Naf Naf Grill expanding footprint inside Love's Travel Stops
May 28, 2024
Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill is opening three locations by year's end within Love's Travel Stops in Greenville, Virginia; Barstow, California, and a Tennessee…
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Givex launches AI-powered platform for personalized customer engagement
May 24, 2024
Givex Corp., a provider of cloud-based customer engagement and business insights platforms, has launched GivexEngageAI. The AI platform is designed to enhance…
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Farmer Boys bolsters leadership team
May 24, 2024
Farmer Boys, which has 100 locations, appointed Noah Chillingworth as CMO and promoted Gisel Villeda to VP of Human Resources.
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Insomnia Cookies launches loyalty program
May 23, 2024
Philadelphia-based Insomnia Cookies, known for serving warm cookies all day and late into the night, has created Insomnia Rewards, a loyalty program to enhance…
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Rusty Taco reopening in Dubuque
May 22, 2024
Dallas-based Rusty Taco, a street-style taco restaurant is reopening in Dubuque, Iowa, under new owner Maxwell Weisberg. The 23-year-old operator's background…
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BurgerFi relaunching 'Chicken Wars'
May 22, 2024
BurgerFi rebranded Tuesday as ChickenFi and dived into the so-called "Chicken Wars," which have been ongoing for several years thanks to fast casuals and QSRs…
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Axonify launches employee training, engagement app
May 21, 2024
Axonify, a provider of frontline learning and workforce productivity, is introducing the Axonify Frontline Employee Engagement Suite to address the employee…
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