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Nitro-focused ice cream chain ready to franchise
January 5, 2017
Cauldron Ice Cream, based in Santa Ana, California, is expanding through franchising with help from Fransmart. Cauldron, which uses liquid nitrogen to make ice…
read nowEl Pollo Loco campaign makes LA connection
January 5, 2017
L.A. ... for Gladys Knight and the Pips, it just proved "too much for the man." While Wang Chung could only manage to "live and die" there. But to fire-grilled…
read nowBlaze shakes off artificial, unhealthy ingredients
January 5, 2017
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has launched an initiative to rid the chain's food of artificial ingredients with a promotion that offers free pizza to guests, who…
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FastCasual accepting nominations for Top 100 Movers & Shakers
January 4, 2017
FastCasual is taking nominations for its annual list of Top 100 Movers & Shakers, which honors the brands and executives leading the fast casual restaurant…
read nowChipotle launches online tool to help customers 'make calories count'
January 4, 2017
Chipotle Mexican Grill has a New Year’s resolution: Help customers to not only count calories but make calories count. The chain has launched a dietary options…
read nowThe Habit Burger adds 3 menu items
January 3, 2017
The Habit Restaurants is making room on the menu for three items — Golden Fried Chicken Sandwich, Portabella Charburger and Super Food Salad.
read nowDickey's shakes up leadership team
January 3, 2017
Dickey's Barbecue Pit has tapped its CIO Laura Rea Dickey as CEO, but former CEO Ronald Dickey Jr. isn't going far.
read nowStudy: QSR and Fast Casual only restaurant segments to see traffic growth in '17
January 3, 2017
If there's a bright spot in the restaurant industry outlook for the year ahead, at least one data analysis and research company believes it will be in the…
read nowRapid Fired lands in northern Kentucky
December 30, 2016
The Greater Cincinnati suburb of Florence, Kentucky, is the latest city to see a Rapid Fired Pizza open — this one squarely in the middle of the city's…
read nowEl Pollo Loco creates 'under 500-calorie menu' for New Year's dieters
December 29, 2016
El Pollo Loco is pitching in to help all those soon-to-be New Year's dieters achieve their weight loss goals by launching a new under-500-calorie menu.
read nowNew Dickey's franchisee to open in Virginia
December 29, 2016
Dickey's Barbecue Pit said it will open in Loudoun County, Virginia, this coming fall, under ownership of first-time franchisee, Chris Mills, according to a…
read nowFast Casual openings and additions to kick off 2017
December 28, 2016
Fast casual brands are taking a deep breath and heading into 2017 with gusto and great hope, with new sites opening and new offerings appearing on menus. Here…
read nowDiversified spins off Bagger Dave's
December 28, 2016
Diversified Restaurant Holdings — the largest franchisee for Buffalo Wild Wings and creator and operator of Bagger Dave's Burger Tavern — announced this week…
read nowHawaiian barbecue chain opens North Hollywood site
December 27, 2016
Ono Hawaiian BBQ opened a North Hollywood, California location last Thursday in NoHo Commons Retail Center on Lankershim Boulevard, according to a press…
read nowJuice It Up! expands California presence
December 27, 2016
Juice It Up! has opened its latest unit in Riverside, California. Sadana Corp., which also owns the recently opened location in Northridge, California, is the…
read nowVitality Bowls continues growth in new year
December 27, 2016
In the last year, Vitality Bowls has signed 27 new agreements in markets across the country, opened 11 new restaurant locations in three states, added a sixth…
read nowPita Pit Canada rolls out 'disruptive packaging technology'
December 27, 2016
In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, Pita Pit Canada has traded the traditional waxed paper used to wrap its sandwiches for thinbarrier eco, a…
read nowKids eat free over winter break at Dickey's
December 22, 2016
Dickey's Barbecue Pit is hoping its offer of letting kids eat free over winter break will help keep them and their parents busy, according to a company press…
read nowTijuana Flats gets 'turnt up'
December 22, 2016
The Tijuana Flats opening today in Orlando, Florida, is the first of the brand's units with an updated format, according to a company press release. The menu…
read nowGrabbagreen opens first Colorado location
December 21, 2016
Tim Johnson of Green Cherry Hills, LLC made Grabbagreen's Colorado dream a reality, according to a press release. An Orange Theory Fitness franchisee and…
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