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Dillas opening 5th North Texas unit
August 10, 2023
Dillas Quesadillas, a North Texas-based restaurant specializing in cooked-to-order quesadillas, is opening next month in Forney, Texas, at 303 Marketplace…
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Jinya rolls the dice on casino location
August 10, 2023
Jinya Ramen Bar is opening next week at the Ameristar Black Hawk Casino at 111 Richman St., in Black Hawk, Colorado, marking the chain's second location in the…
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Mo’ Bettahs opening in Texas
August 10, 2023
Mo' Bettahs is inviting a new style of backyard barbecue to The Lone Star State, serving family recipes straight from Hawaii when it opens its fourth Texas…
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Captain D's opens 3rd Express prototype
August 9, 2023
Nashville-based Captain D's is opening its third Express model, a prototype featuring a double drive-thru and carryout service only, in the St. Louis-area…
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Qdoba plans rapid expansion
August 9, 2023
San Diego-based Qdoba, which has 750 restaurants in 45 states, is planning for rapid expansion. The privately-held company expects to double in size over the…
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Target adds Starbucks to drive-up options
August 9, 2023
Target shoppers can now order their favorite Starbucks order and grab it while picking up their merchandise at a Target drive-up location.
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Sankranti spices things up at Georgia Tech
August 9, 2023
Sankranti Indian Kitchen will soon open its third restaurant next month near Atlanta-based Georgia Tech in West Midtown at 85 5th Street in the Technology…
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Crisp & Green expanding in Chicago
August 8, 2023
Crisp & Green, owned by Steele Brands, has entered the Illinois market, opening at 899 N. Milwaukee Ave., in Vernon Hills and marking the brand's entry…
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FAT Brands rolls out cookie menu to burger concepts
August 8, 2023
FAT Brands Inc., the parent company of Fatburger, Johnny Rockets and 15 other restaurant concepts, is now serving cookies from its sister brand, Great American…
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Thanx adds 4 reporting dashboards
August 8, 2023
Thanx, a loyalty and guest engagement platform, has debuted four automated reporting dashboards designed to accurately measure and improve loyalty program…
read nowBrix welcomes VP of franchise sales, development
August 7, 2023
Dallas-based Brix Holdings LLC, which owns Friendly's Restaurant Co., Red Mango, Orange Leaf, Smoothie Factory + Kitchen, SouperSalad and Pizza Jukebox, has…
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Craveworthy launches Lucky Cat Poke Company
August 7, 2023
Craveworthy Brands has created Lucky Cat Poke Company, a fast casual poke restaurant concept opening its first brick-and-mortar location Thursday at the…
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Smoothie King expanding in Dallas
August 7, 2023
Smoothie King has signed a multi-unit development agreement to bring 15 locations to Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Slim Chickens adding location in Leeds, UK
August 7, 2023
Arkansas-based Slim Chickens is adding a restaurant in Leeds, U.K., under the direction of long-time partner Boparan Restaurant Group, which owns several other…
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Johnny Rockets lands 20-unit Texas deal
August 7, 2023
Thanks to a deal with Texasb-based Brame Holdings LLC, Johnny Rockets, owned by FAT Brands Inc., is opening 20 locations over the next 10 years in Texas with…
read nowWing Zone launches hot chicken concept
August 4, 2023
Wing Zone opened Wing Zone Hot Chicken and Wings Restaurant last week in Las Vegas featuring two Nashville Hot Chicken-inspired menu items: Hot Chicken Tenders…
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Tocabe acquires part ownership of Arctic Circle Wild Seafood
August 4, 2023
Tocabe Indigenous Marketplace and Red Lake Inc. have each purchased a 25% share in Arctic Circle Wild Seafood, based in the regional Inupiat Eskimo Village of…
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Urban Plates lands $27M deal with Morgan Stanley
August 3, 2023
California-based Urban Plates, which has 17 locations, has closed a $27 million financing deal with investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion…
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Networld Media Group launches Rewards That Matter website for consumers
August 3, 2023
Networld Media Group, which owns a number of B2B websites in the restaurant, technology and retail spaces, has launched its first consumer website, Rewards…
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Is cold the new hot at Starbucks?
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
August 3, 2023
The cold business at Starbucks is hotter than ever as sales of unheated drinks reached 75% of U.S. beverage sales during the chain's third quarter, which ended…
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