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The Great Greek hires VP of operations
May 10, 2023
The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill has appointed Angelo Freites to VP of operations. In his role he will oversee customer experience, unit-level profitability…
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El Pollo Loco signs deals for Colorado, New Mexico, Texas
May 9, 2023
El Pollo Loco has signed three development agreements covering territories in Northern Colorado, New Mexico and El Paso.
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Wingstop celebrates 2,000th opening
May 9, 2023
Dallas-based Wingstop is celebrating its 2,000th opening by releasing a list of "2,000 Ways to Wingstop," highlighting ways to experience flavor in various…
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Captain D's snags former Fazoli's exec to direct franchise sales
May 9, 2023
Captain D's has hired Steve Bailey, former senior director of franchise sales at Fazoli's, as director of franchise development.
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Slice House rolls out national franchise program
May 9, 2023
Slice House by Tony Gemignani is launching its first franchise program. Since opening its original location in 2010, alongside Tony's Pizza Napoletana in San…
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Beef Shack opens 5th Illinois location
May 9, 2023
Beef Shack is back in the city where it got its start — St. Charles, Illinois — having opened a store last month two doors down from the original location…
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Buona, Rainbow Cone co-branded unit making over $30K daily
May 8, 2023
Chicago brands, Buona and The Original Rainbow Cone, opened a co-branded unit two weeks ago in Valparaiso, Indiana. The 4,900-square-foot location operates on…
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Mooyah relaunches mobile app
May 8, 2023
Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes, a 90-plus-unit better burger franchise, has launched updates to its rewards app featuring a new loyalty framework and…
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Chopt launches digital restaurant
May 8, 2023
Chopt Creative Salad Co. is opening a digital restaurant in Manhattan featuring ordering with multiple touchpoints where guests can order ahead for pickup or…
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Brooklyn Dumpling Shop opening in Texas
May 8, 2023
NYC-based Brooklyn Dumpling Shop will open its first Texas location next week in Dallas, at 2548 Elm St, marking its sixth location and first outside of the…
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Webinar to teach operators how to level up people strategy in 2023
May 8, 2023
Recruitment and retention remain operators' top concerns in the restaurant industry. In a free webinar titled "3 Steps to Level Up Your 2023 People Strategy…
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How technology helped chicken brand PDQ build a better experience
May 8, 2023
PDQ, which stands for People Dedicated to Quality, is a fast-casual chicken brand built around chef-driven concepts and mindful ingredients typically found in…
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Bonchon collaborates with artist to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month
May 5, 2023
Bonchon, a global restaurant known for its Korean fried chicken and Asian fusion cuisine, is collaborating with San Francisco-based illustrator Min Heo to…
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Firehouse Subs franchisee adding Big Chicken to portfolio
May 5, 2023
Big Chicken, founded by basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, is opening in Carson City and Minden, Nevada, as part of a six-unit agreement with Damon…
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Slim Chickens adding to Missouri presence with Sedalia opening
May 5, 2023
Fayetteville, Arkansas-based Slim Chickens is opening at 3515 W. Broadway Blvd., in Sedalia, Missouri, under the direction of multi-unit operating group, R…
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Webinar to look at dining trends, location patterns
May 4, 2023
Placer will hold a free webinar called "Dining 2023 Update: A Location Intelligence Perspective" on May 16, hosted by Fastcasual.com and Networld Media Group.
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Beef-a-Roo expanding via shipping containers
May 4, 2023
Beef-a-Roo is developing three locations in southern Wisconsin using a modular container concept that costs $200,000 and reduces labor to only three to four…
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Sip Fresh quenching thirst from California to New York
May 4, 2023
Sip Fresh, a California-born specialty beverage concept known for displaying its handcrafted juices in vivid barrels, is launching a franchise initiative to…
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Huey Magoo's heads to Odessa, Florida
May 3, 2023
Florida-based Huey Magoo's opened last week in Odessa, Florida, marking its 47th restaurant in nine states.
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Freestyle Poke dives into Kansas
May 3, 2023
Kansas City, Missouri-based Freestyle Poke, which opened in 2018 serving poke bowls, splashed last month into Kansas, opening its second location in Overland…
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