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Bagel Boss expands to South Florida with 'baker’s dozen' of locations
May 3, 2024
Bagel Boss is expanding to the Sunshine State with the opening of 13 locations in Boca Raton, Miami, Aventura, Surfside, Hollywood and Davie, Florida.
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Bonchon ends Q1 with 4 restaurant openings
May 3, 2024
South Korea-based Bonchon ended Q1 2024 with four openings, two in California, one in New York, and one in Massachusetts, and signed deals to add 20 locations…
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Craveworthy acquires Sigri Indian BBQ
May 2, 2024
Craveworthy Brands, a restaurant platform company that owns Bd's Mongolian Grill, Genghis Grill and several other brands, has acquired New Jersey-based Sigri…
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Clean Eatz packing some protein
May 2, 2024
In response to customers requesting access to its meats without accompanying fixings, Clean Eatz Kitchen has launched "Just the Meatz." It allows guests to…
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Chick N Max signs Missouri deal
May 2, 2024
Chick N Max, specializing in almond-wood smoked chicken and wings, sandwiches and fried tenders, is headed to southwestern Missouri, thanks to a multi-unit…
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Shake Shack beats Q1 profit expectations
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
May 2, 2024
Shake Shack said Thursday that it beat first-quarter profit expectations, nudging shares up 1.6%, despite revenue coming up short of the $291 million predicted…
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Slim Chickens entering Germany
May 2, 2024
Slim Chickens is opening 20 locations in Germany via a partnership with Foodelity Group, a sub-franchisee of Boparan Restaurant Group, the owner of 51 Slim…
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Toast combines digital storefront, marketing suites for seamless data collection
May 1, 2024
Toast, an all-in-one technology platform built for restaurants, has combined its digital storefront and marketing tools, allowing restaurants to gather guest…
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Huey Magoo’s opens In Boca Raton
May 1, 2024
Huey Magoo's is available to residents of Boca Raton, Florida, thanks to the chain adding a 2,250-square-foot end-cap location at 9982 Glades Road. Marking the…
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Farmer Boys selling location to co-founder's son
April 30, 2024
Spiros Havadjias, the son of a Farmer Boys co-founder, is acquiring the location at 2000 E. Alessandro Blvd., in Riverside, California. Since graduating from…
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Nekter growing 24% by year's end
April 30, 2024
On the heels of adding 12 locations in the first quarter of 2024, Nekter Juice Bar is sprinting toward a record number of store openings in 2024. Now with 21…
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Wow Bao taps Lunchbox for mobile app upgrade
April 30, 2024
Chicago-based Wow Bao has unveiled a mobile app, with a fresh interface and all-in-one navigation, created by Lunchbox, allowing guests to order delivery…
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Smalls Sliders hires Don Crocker as CDO
April 29, 2024
Smalls Sliders has appointed Donald "Don" Crocker as the brand's chief development officer. Crocker will spearhead development strategy including identifying…
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Panera designs 'bread head' hat fascinator for Derby fans
April 29, 2024
With Kentucky Derby festivities launching this week, Panera Bread has flipped its bread bowl and the outrageous costs of horse-racing hats and fascinators on…
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Vicious Biscuit adding home state location
April 26, 2024
Vicious Biscuit, a Charleston-based breakfast concept known for its biscuit creations, will open its seventh corporate location on May 4 in Columbia, South…
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New York Fries opens in Jersey City
April 26, 2024
New York Fries opened last month in the Newport Centre Mall in Jersey City, its third restaurant to open in the U.S. over the last three months.
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Brix Holdings acquiring Clean Juice
April 26, 2024
Brix Holdings, which owns Friendly's, Red Mango and Orange Leaf, is acquiring all assets of Clean Juice, a USDA-certified organic juice bar franchise with over…
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Nick the Greek opening in Santa Barbara
April 25, 2024
Nick the Greek opened Tuesday in Santa Barbara, marking the 15th sountern California location for owners Niko Heliotis, Dimitri Trembois and Panayioti…
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Gold & Silver Plate Awards honoring foodservice standouts
April 25, 2024
Eight executives offering food-away-from-home services will be honored next month at The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association's 70th annual Gold…
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe getting new owner
April 25, 2024
Atlanta-based Tropical Smoothie Cafe will be under new management when Blackstone acquires the 1,400-unit brand from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, a Los…
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