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Mississippi State hometown opens Chicken Salad Chick next week
March 18, 2019
Chicken Salad Chick will open a Starkville, Mississippi store on Highway on March 26, a news release said. It is the seventh Mississippi location.
read nowSmalls Sliders will make debut in Baton Rouge
March 15, 2019
A new restaurant concept, Smalls Sliders, is debuting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Huddle House executive on deploying digital to serve small towns better
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Think of Huddle House and you might think "small town," "home-cooking," maybe even "old-fashioned." But, on that last count, you'd be wrong. In fact, this year…
listen nowChronic Tacos teams with Beyond Meat on menu option
March 13, 2019
Chronic Tacos is partnering with plant-based protein provider, Beyond Meat, to expand plant-based protein menu options.
read nowIllegal Pete's fulfills minimum wage mission
March 13, 2019
The employee minimum wage (tipped) at Illegal Pete's increased to $15 an hour this year and each employee will make an average of $12,000 more each year going…
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&pizza CEO on the limited-service leader's key role as employee advocate
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In the final half of the podcast interview with &pizza CEO Michael Lastoria, the discussion revolves around something the restaurant industry also revolves…
listen nowChipotle serves up free Venmo cash in rewards program expansion
March 12, 2019
Chipotle customers who use Venmo this week and are not part of the fast casual's loyalty program could find themselves a bit richer as the brand serves up free…
read nowStrfsh forms partnership with K2 Restaurants
March 12, 2019
Fast casual fish sandwich shop, Strfsh, developed by chefs Michael and Bryan Voltaggio, is getting an investment infusion from K2 Restaurants which is forming…
read nowVeggie Grill partners with Sodexo for expansion to colleges
March 11, 2019
Veggie Grill, a California-based restaurant chain, has entered a partnership with Sodexo Inc. to expand the plant-based foods concept to college campuses…
read nowFAT Brands launches two co-branded locations
March 11, 2019
FAT Brands, parent company of Fatburger, has launched co-branded locations of Fatburger and Buffalo's Express in Westminster and Tunisia, California.
read nowTin Drum Asian Kitchen ownership ranks expand
March 11, 2019
Tin Drum Asian Kitchen’s ownership team has expanded by two with the involvement of corporate partners, Altaf and Amisha Popatiya.
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&pizza CEO talks about restaurant worker pay, brands as community unifiers
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It's the counter-culture pizza brand behind "The Hallway Pizza Guy," with those offbeat oval pies and a business mission to unite communities, even in its very…
listen nowChicken Salad Chick opening another Texas location this month
March 7, 2019
Chicken Salad Chick will open another Texas location on March 20. The store will be located in at 3520 West University Drive in McKinney and marks the brand's…
read nowCargo Food Authority arriving near Chicago's Wrigley Field
March 7, 2019
Cargo Food Authority, which launched its first location in the lobby of the Minneapolis Target Center late last year, is getting ready to open a location…
read nowSYNQ3 hits $5B take-out order benchmark
March 7, 2019
SYNQ3 Restaurant Solutions has surpassed the $5 billion mark in take-out orders fulfilled and is seeing $11 million in take-out orders processed each day.
read nowCrisp & Green opening 5th location
March 5, 2019
Minneapolis-based Crisp & Green is opening its fifth store and the second location under the direction of franchisee and former NBA player, Kris Humphries…
read nowStarbucks collaborates with Ariana Grande on launch of Cloud Macchiato
March 5, 2019
Starbucks is offering an updated version of its classic caramel macchiato, called the cloud macchiato, and has tapped pop icon, Ariana Grande, to help market…
read nowChicken Salad Chick prepping another hometown location
March 5, 2019
Next week Chicken Salad Chick will open its 22nd Alabama-based location. The company-owned restaurant will open March 13 in Trussville, according to a press…
read nowChipotle goes 'plant-powered' with lifestyle bowls
March 4, 2019
Chipotle Mexican Grill is debuting plant-powered lifestyle bowl offerings, including an organic vegan bowl and vegetarian bowl.
read nowPapa Gino's, D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches enlists Mobivity to enhance customer personalization
March 4, 2019
Papa Gino's and D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches owner, New England Authentic Eats, announced it will use Mobivity's customer personalization platform, Recurrency…
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