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Burger 21 heads west
August 12, 2013
Burger 21 announced today the signing of its first franchise agreement in Arizona. The deal will bring the first Burger 21 restaurant in the western U.S. to…
read nowPollo Tropical opens 100th company-owned location
August 12, 2013
Pollo Tropical, a Miami-based fast casual restaurant chain, has opened its 100th company-owned location in Atlanta, and is set on a path of expansion in…
read nowLivingSocial launches online ordering platform for small restaurants
August 9, 2013
Restaurants are about to get a big service boost from LivingSocial with an improved online ordering product called ONOSYS for Independents, according to a…
read nowEl Pollo Loco rolls out 3 summer-inspired burritos
August 9, 2013
El Pollo Loco introduced today three new premium fire-grilled Signature Summer Burritos: Chicken Bacon Avocado, Chicken & Chorizo and Chicken Fajita.
read nowBuffalo Wild Wings hoping to donate $1M to Boys & Girls Clubs
August 9, 2013
Buffalo Wild Wings and Boys & Girls Clubs of America are teaming up today through Sept. 1 to raise money for kids' sports. Buffalo Wild Wings will donate…
read nowNext Gen Dine mPOS solution hits the market
August 9, 2013
Prelag Partners LLC has introduced Next Gen Dine, a cloud-based, mobile restaurant point-of-sale software designed for the iPad.
read nowPork industry braces for all-time high prices
August 9, 2013
The cost of bacon is on the rise, and the high prices are expected by many analysts to hit the foodservice industry sooner than later.
read nowSeamless and GrubHub Inc. complete merger
August 9, 2013
Seamless North America LLC and GrubHub Inc. today announced they have completed their previously announced merger.
read nowFood Genius launches restaurant trends tool
August 9, 2013
Food Genius has launched a new tool to analyze changes in restaurant data. According to a news release, the tool tracks how more than 23,000 food-related items…
read nowFiesta Restaurant Group increases revenue in Q2
August 9, 2013
Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc., owner, operator and franchisor of Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana, reported results for the second quarter of 2013, which ended…
read nowFuddruckers Puerto Rico 1st to complete chain's Certified Training program
August 9, 2013
Fuddruckers has announced the first recipient of its recently launched Certified Training Designation program. The Texas-born fast casual chain…
read nowCalexico signs NYC franchise deal
August 9, 2013
Calexico, the NYC-based concept that was named Best Mexican in New York City by Zagat, has signed its third multi-unit franchise deal of 2013. The new deal is…
read nowSmashburger welcomes 5 franchise partners
August 9, 2013
Smashburger has added five new franchise partners to its family of better burger franchisees, totaling a combined commitment for 19 new franchise units across…
read nowProven streamlines hiring with new employer app
August 8, 2013
Proven, a mobile employment app, has launched its new Employer App, a mobile job-listing solution that creates a more efficient hiring process, according to a…
read nowPanera franchisee signs multi-unit deal for The Pizza Studio
August 8, 2013
Los Angeles-based The Pizza Studio, announced the signing of an agreement with Studio 37 LLC of San Jose, Calif., to develop 25 new restaurants throughout the…
read nowMenuTrinfo offering gluten-free training at foodservice expo
August 8, 2013
MenuTrinfo, a provider of nutritional analysis and allergen identification for foodservice operators, will be the official provider of allergy and gluten-free…
read nowPlink forecasts $100M in online-to-offline sales in next year
August 8, 2013
Plink, an online-to-offline rewards program, announced it is on pace to motivate $100 million in offline sales throughout the next 12 months for national…
read nowGRILLiT adding drive-thru to newest unit
August 8, 2013
GRILLiT is preparing to open its second franchised store and has chosen Elizabethtown, Ky., as the location. The Latin-Caribbean fast casual…
read nowZoyo taking on Michigan market
August 8, 2013
Zoyo Neighborhood Yogurt, an Arizona-based, self-serve frozen yogurt franchise, has signed a regional development agreement with ACE Investment Properties to…
read nowPrivate equity firm invests in Your Pie pizza franchise
August 7, 2013
Your Pie and Georgia Oak Partners have entered into a partnership in which Georgia Oak will invest substantial growth equity into the emerging pizza franchise…
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