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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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Brix finalizes Clean Juice acquisition
May 21, 2024
Brix Holdings, a multi-brand franchising portfolio group that owns Friendly's, Red Mango and Orange Leaf, has acquired Clean Juice, a USDA-certified organic…
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Shake Shack rolling out barbecue-based LTOs
May 21, 2024
Shake Shack is kicking off summer with barbecue-focused burger and fries options. Although they're available nationwide on Friday, customers may order the LTOs…
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Paris Baguette opening 1st Washington location
May 21, 2024
Paris Baguette, which has 4,000 units with 160 in the U.S., is making its Washington debut next week at 18602 Alderwood Mall Pkwy.
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Spanish coffee brand taps nsign.tv for digital transformation
May 17, 2024
Faborit, a Spanish coffee shop and health food chain, has partnered with digital signage provider nsign.tv to digitize menu boards in 28 store locations spread…
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Roll-Em-Up Taquitos fighting inflation with price cuts, value combos
May 17, 2024
Roll-Em-Up Taquitos is hoping lower prices and value combos will garner customer attention as other brands are increasing menu prices due to rising food costs…
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Emerging coffee brand taps Crimson Cup for brand strategy, development
May 17, 2024
Louisville, Ohio buzzed with excitement on April 23 as Virgil's Coffee House & Creamery celebrated its grand opening in a restored Victorian home located…
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Fajita Pete's opening in Pittsburgh
May 17, 2024
Fajita Pete's is opening its first of four stores planned for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, next week at the Ross Township at The Block at Northway Mall.
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Chopt upgrades rewards program
May 16, 2024
Chopt Creative Salad Co. has upgraded its rewards program to offer flexibility and value, giving customers a single place in the app to view their points and…
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Cousins Maine Lobster names president
May 16, 2024
Cousins Maine Lobster co-Founders Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac have made three leadership changes in support of expansion plans. Shaun Higgins, who joined…
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Mason's making international debut in Italy
May 15, 2024
Mason's Famous Lobster Rolls, which serves Maine-sourced seafood, is opening its 30th location and first international location in Milan, Italy.
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Gong cha betting on Vegas
May 15, 2024
Gong cha, a bubble tea brand with over 225 locations in the U.S., is opening its first Las Vegas store. Next week's opening in Las Vegas's Chinatown…
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