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Giraffas featuring new type of pork cut
October 5, 2015
Brazilian steakhouses first introduced Americans to Brazil's most-prized cut of beef, the Picanha, known for its tenderness and flavor. Now Giraffas is…
read nowMamoun’s Falafel names director of operations
October 5, 2015
Mamoun’s Falafel Restaurant, which has six locations, has hired Christopher M. Ferrone as its director of operations.
read nowMcDonald's Canada adding digital kiosks to compete with fast casuals
October 5, 2015
McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Ltd. is introducing digital kiosks at its restaurants to allow customers to order premium hamburgers from almost 30 options.
read nowPie Five opens first Jackson location
October 2, 2015
Pie Five is donating 50 percent of proceeds earned during pre-opening events of its first Jackson, Mississippi, location to the local chapter of the…
read nowKono Pizza announces first Walmart location, signs 10-unit Texas deal
October 2, 2015
Kono Pizza plans to open new units in malls and department stores before the Black Friday rush.
read nowYour Pie opening first Chicago store
October 2, 2015
Your Pie has entered the Chicago market, opening its first area store today.
read nowThe Pie Hole goes international
October 2, 2015
Los Angeles-based The Pie Hole has closed a master franchise deal for all of Japan.
read nowCREAM featuring pumpkin, rum raisin ice cream
October 2, 2015
Pumpkin is on the menu at CREAM, a San Francisco dessert franchise specializing in high-quality ice cream sandwiches and other confections.
read nowNoodles & Co launches customized kids menu, goal of providing kids with 1M meals
October 2, 2015
Kids are top of mind at Noodles & Company this week as the chain launches a customized kids menu and a charitable platform for kids to help other kids.
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Fast Casual Exec Summit to take Miami
October 2, 2015
Many of the industry’s most successful CEOs will attend to share the secrets of their successes.
read nowStarbucks to switch to cage-free eggs by 2020
October 1, 2015
Starbucks will switch to 100-percent cage-free eggs by 2020
read nowJuice It Up! sales up 7 percent
October 1, 2015
The company saw an uptick in average unit volume and the number of stores opened on average was up 5 percent over last year
read now1-year-old Giardino unit hits $1M
October 1, 2015
Giardino Gourmet Salad’s Miami Lakes location has hit $1 million in gross sales since it opened a year ago.
read nowBilly Sims BBQ opening in Dodge City
October 1, 2015
Billy Sims BBQ is opening its first Dodge City, Kansas, restaurant Friday.
read nowSpeedLine introduces secure EMV, NFC payment options
October 1, 2015
SpeedLine Solutions' new EMV options safeguard restaurants from the transfer of liability for chip card-present credit card fraud.
read nowWingstop opens 800th unit
September 30, 2015
Wingstop celebrated the launch of its 800th restaurant this month with a new location in Newark, New Jersey.
read nowTortas Frontera wins MUFSO Hot Concept award
September 30, 2015
Tortas Frontera, Chef Rick Bayless’s fast-casual concept, was honored this week with the 2015 Hot Concept Award at the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators.
read nowKneaders to open 4 Denver-area units
September 30, 2015
Cities include Aurora, Highlands Ranchm Castle Rock, and Englewood, Colorado.
read nowRise Biscuits & Donuts opens first franchise
September 30, 2015
Rise Biscuits & Donuts, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, opened its first franchised location in Morrisville, North Carolina.
read nowRestaurants receive Franchising Gives Back Awards
September 30, 2015
Several restaurant chains received Franchising Gives Back Awards
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