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Big Chicken hitting New Jersey
June 27, 2023
Big Chicken, founded by Hall of Famer and New Jersey native, Shaquille O'Neal, is opening six locations in New Jersey, thanks to a deal with franchisees Chad…
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Everytable raises $25M
June 27, 2023
Everytable, whose mission is to make nutritious food more accessible, has raised $25 million in the initial closing of its Series C-2 preferred stock…
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Sip Fresh signs 3-pack deal
June 27, 2023
Sip Fresh is launching three stores in San Diego via an agreement with Kevin Tam, who previously worked for Wetzel's Pretzels, Boston-based food trucks and…
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Bubbakoo’s Burritos adding to Connecticut lineup
June 27, 2023
Bubbakoo's Burritos is opening this week in Stamford, Connecticut, at 800 E Main St. Operated by Perry and Fenil Patel, owners of the brand's Connecticut…
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Smoothie King, Marco's franchisee adds Salata to portfolio
June 27, 2023
Houston-based Salata is closing in on 100 locations via a three-unit agreement with Phillip Jones, who also owns multiple Smoothie King and Marco's Pizza…
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Curry Up Now opening in North Carolina
June 27, 2023
Curry Up Now is opening locations in Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Set to open this summer, the Durham restaurant is at 3105 Shannon Road, while the…
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The Habit Burger landing in China airport
June 27, 2023
California-based The Habit Burger Grill is opening Sunday in Chongqing, the fourth-largest city in China, at Terminal 3 in the Chongqing Jiangbei International…
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MOD Pizza, Dole partner for National Pineapple Day
June 26, 2023
MOD Pizza and Dole Packaged Foods are teaming up for National Pineapple Day on June 27. On that day, all MOD-sized pizzas with pineapple as a topping is $5…
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Franchisee opens 100th Tropical Smoothie
June 23, 2023
Tropical Smoothie Cafe franchisee DYNE Hospitality Group opened its 100th location this week. The store is located at 322 Broadway St., in Little Rock.
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Bite Ninja launches remote staffing system
June 23, 2023
Bite Ninja has created a patent-pending queuing system — NinjaQ — that allows restaurants to deploy workers remotely across multiple locations.
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Firehouse Subs kicks off global expansion in Switzerland
June 23, 2023
Firehouse Subs opened its first restaurant in Switzerland, and first outside of North America, Friday and has signed a development agreement to launch in…
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Hart House schools LA
June 23, 2023
Hart House, a plant-based fast casual brand founded by actor, entrepreneur and comedian Kevin Hart, opened this week across from the University of Southern…
read nowIntel, Vericast partner on digital in-store retail media network
June 22, 2023
Vericast and Intel have created a programmatically enabled digital in-store retail media network to deliver contextually relevant advertising and product…
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Paris Baguette teams up with 'Queen of Cakes' on LTOs
June 22, 2023
Paris Baguette and Lavazza, an Italian coffee company, have partnered with Yolanda Gampp, the "Queen of Cakes," judge on FOX's "Crime Scene Kitchen" and…
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Island Fin Poke dives into Miami Lakes
June 22, 2023
Florida-based Island Fin Poke Co. is launching its 27th location this week when it opens at 15468 NW 77th Court in the Royal Oaks Plaza in Miami Lakes, Florida.
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Fatburger expanding in Florida
June 22, 2023
Fatburger, owned by FAT Brands Inc., the parent company of 17 restaurant concepts, is opening in the Tampa, Florida area. Located in Riverview, at 9950 Upper…
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Diners craving value as restaurant industry rebounds
June 22, 2023
As restaurant dining returns to pre-pandemic levels, diners are craving value, willing to pay for convenience and want quality when ordering takeout.
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Blaze Pizza adds 2 to executive team
June 22, 2023
Blaze Pizza has announced two additions to its leadership team. Kevin Moran has taken the position of chief development officer, while Johnny Tellez joins the…
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Over half of Americans have negative view of tipping
June 22, 2023
A good number of Americans, 66%, have a negative view of tipping, and nearly one in three think the tipping culture is out of control.
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Shake Shack increasing representation of women, people of color in leadership roles
June 22, 2023
Shake Shack made over 2,600 internal promotions, with 55% going to women and 77% going to people of color in 2022, according to the New York-based chain's…
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