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2021 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers
Since its creation 16 years ago, the Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers list has recognized the industry’s most successful brands. We are honored to feature…
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Stan's Donuts & Coffee brings back summer menu
April 23, 2021
Stan's Donuts & Coffee, a Chicago-based donut shop, is offering fans a taste of summer with a line of new drinks, including the Red Velvet Frozen Hot…
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Bambu drive-thru opens in Denver
April 6, 2021
Bambu's, a Vietnamese-inspired beverage shop, has opened its first drive-thru in Denver at 2215 S. Broadway St., according to a company press release.
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Bluestone Lane Cafe plans massive expansion
March 29, 2021
Australian-inspired New York-based coffee roaster and cafe, Bluestone Lane,will open up to 15 locations this year, making it one of the fastest-growing premium…
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Expansion planned for Bluestone Lane
March 26, 2021
New York-based specialty coffee roaster, café and lifestyle brand, Bluestone Lane, plans to open up to 15 locations this year, making it one of the…
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Main Squeeze Juice opens storefront with production facility
February 18, 2021
Main Squeeze Juice Co., a New Orleans-based juice and smoothie bar whose ownership group includes New Orleans Saints punter Thomas Morstead, has opened a…
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Scooter's Coffee signs multi-unit deal in Oklahoma
February 17, 2021
Scooter's Coffee has inked an agreement to add more than two dozen units in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, market, according to a company press release.
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How Caffe Nero won landlord-tenant lawsuit
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Although Caffe Nero said it failed to pay rent for six months at one of its Boston locations, a judge dismissed the landlord's motion requesting payment.
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Millennial-owned cafe raises nearly $200K in crowdfunding investments
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Citizens Cafe, an Australia-inspired coffee shop based in NYC, hopes to raise $5 million to fuel national expansion.
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Scooter's Coffee surpasses 300 units
February 10, 2021
Nebraska-based Scooter's Coffee continued its upward trend in 2020 by opening 43 stores and reaching its 300th unit.
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Luckin Coffee files for bankruptcy protection
February 8, 2021
Luckin Coffee Inc., a pioneer in coffee vending and a competitor to Starbucks in China, has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in New York, less than a…
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Chipotle testing carside pickup in California
January 28, 2021
Chipotle fans in California are the test bed for a carside pickup pilot test happening at 29 restaurants.
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Ziggi's Coffee signs deal for 80th location
January 5, 2021
Ziggi's Coffee has signed its 80th franchise agreement and will soon bring the drive-thru coffee concept to Centennial, Colorado. The company's latest…
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Shake Shack boosts pay, doling out bonuses
December 22, 2020
As a thank you to employees, Shake Shack has paid out nearly $6 million in additional pay this year, including a holiday bonus that ranges from $250 to $40…
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Pret A Manger: Something's brewing in the subscription economy
by Sean Keith
Amazon Prime. Ipsy. HelloFresh. Dollar Shave Club. Stich Fix. BarkBox. Netflix. Ten years ago, this list would've been a list of nonsense words bookended by…
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Pandemic won't stop Main Squeeze from expanding
November 20, 2020
Despite the pandemic, New Orleans-based Main Squeeze Juice Co. is capping a year of record growth.
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No subscriptions attached: Corner Bakery gifting free coffee til year's end
November 16, 2020
Corner Bakery is hoping to secure its spot on the nice list this holiday season by gifting guests free coffee through Dec. 31.
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Kansas City-area Panera locations testing booze
November 2, 2020
Five Kansas City-area Panera Bread locations added beer and wine to the menu last month, according to a company press release from Pan American Group, a…
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September 22, 2020
Chinese-based Luckin Coffee, a pioneer in self-service coffee machines in addition to being a coffee shop chain, is one of 43 companies facing a $9 million…
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Coca-Cola European Partners invests in self-pour technology provider
September 11, 2020
CCEP Ventures, the investment arm of Coca-Cola European Partners, has acquired a 25% stake in Innovative Tap Solutions doing business as PourMyBeer – the…
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