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Sweet Lorraine's allowing customers to become mixologists
April 22, 2016
New cocktail infusions include cilantro, basil, kaffir lime, ginger with star anise and organic strawberry with black pepper. Each can be paired with the…
read nowSoulman's Bar-B-Que social media campaign drives profits
April 22, 2016
The video garnered over 76,000 views and reached over 120,000 users.
read nowPizzaRev opens 1st international location
April 21, 2016
The new location, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, is the first of 20 PizzaRev restaurants to be developed by Grupo Galeria in Mexico City and the states of Mexico…
read nowWebinar registration open: 'How to be FDA Calorie Compliant and Still Create Killer Menu Boards'
April 21, 2016
Jessica Osborne, senior brand marketing manager of McAlister's Deli, Chuck Gehman, VP of product management, and Bill Gilmore, creative content director, both…
read nowPie Five creates Tex-Mex LTO
April 21, 2016
The LTO, which is available starting April 26, features a traditional enchilada sauce and is smothered with 100-percent whole milk mozzarella cheese, beef…
read nowJimmy John's thanking fans with $1 sandwiches
April 21, 2016
The deal is for in-store customers only.
read nowSmoothie franchise 'juices up' growth
April 21, 2016
Juice It Up! reported Q1 sales jumped 7 percent this year over the same period last year and the chain increased average unit value across all its stores…
read nowCrave's parent company turns big Q1 proftits
April 21, 2016
Carve Barbecue's parent company, Southern Concepts Restaurant Group, has increased store-level earnings by 146 percent.
read nowMoe's Southwest Grill unseats Chipotle as best fast casual Mexican brand
April 20, 2016
Moe's also boasted one of the largest brand equity increases (+13 percent) over a three-year period.
read nowGrowler USA acquires Smiling Moose Rocky Mountain Deli
April 20, 2016
The Smiling Moose corporate team has relocated to the Growler USA national headquarters in Centennial, Colorado, and Sue Daggett, former president, will now…
read nowGrand Rapids to welcome Freshii
April 20, 2016
Freshii is opening in mid-September in Grand Rapids, Michigan, making it the second franchise location by franchisee Nathan Ashcraft.
read nowCrazy Pita guests to 'paint-drink-dine' to benefit charity
April 20, 2016
An artist will instruct customers on how to complete a painting while they eat cooked-to-order Mediterranean cuisine from Crazy Pita.
read nowGiardino continues Florida expansion
April 20, 2016
Giardino Gourmet Salads has opened its 14th location.
read nowReport: Restaurants suffer negative Q1 growth after lagging March sales
April 19, 2016
With a -0.7 percent same-store sales growth, March represented the second worst month since February of 2014. Only January 2016, was slightly weaker at -0.…
read nowReport: Fast casual, Asian concepts driving industry growth
April 19, 2016
The fast casual segment increased 10.4 percent, and Asian concepts grew by 9.3 percent from 2014 to 2015.
read nowPizzaRev opens store at Ohio State University
April 19, 2016
PizzaRev has opened the first of three restaurants planned for the Columbus, Ohio, area.
read nowRevel Systems pulls in Verifone Point Classic to simplify EMV payment
April 18, 2016
iPad POS vendor Revel Systems is deploying Verifone's Point Classic to simplifying EMV payment management.
read nowPancheros supporting fundraiser for leukemia, lymphoma research
April 18, 2016
In an effort to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Pancheros Mexican Grill has partnered with Ryan Wade's One Step At a Time initiative.
read nowSalsarita's hitting growth spurt
April 18, 2016
Salsarita's Fresh Cantina has expanded its Texas and North Carolina footprints.
read nowBlaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open 1st Colorado, Utah, Iowa locations; 2 in Dallas-Fort Worth
April 18, 2016
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will launch its first locations in Colorado and Utah in May, in Iowa in June, as well as two Dallas-Fort Worth-area locations in June.
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