Food & Beverage News

Cowboy Chicken ventures west to California

October 11, 2016

Cowboy Chicken has signed a 30-store franchise agreement with Texacal Foods, expanding the concept into California.

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Verts celebrates Boston grand opening

October 10, 2016

Verts is opening the doors of its newest location, at 93 Summer St. in Boston, on Nov. 4.

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Grabbagreen rolls into North Carolina

October 7, 2016

Grabbagreen is opening its first Greensboro, North Carolina location at 431 Pisgah Church Rd.

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Slapfish leaves consumers asking WTF?

October 7, 2016

Slapfish is launching a WTF? (What’s this fish?) campaign in celebration of national seafood month.

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Dickey’s BBQ Pit slated to open in Somerset, NJ

October 7, 2016

Dickey’s BBQ Pit plans to expand further into New Jersey, opening its second location in Somerset. This unit is owned by franchisee Himanshu Patel, according…

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Salads UP: 2 college grads answer to what Big 10 students want

October 5, 2016

Salads UP, currently with one location in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is opening its second location in the not-too-distant city of Madison, Wisconsin, according to a…

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Sharky's sinks its teeth into new vegan dish

October 5, 2016

Sharky's Woodfired Mexican Grill is giving the vegan and gluten-free communities and their often hard-to-meet dietary requirements cause to celebrate with the…

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Juice It Up! system-wide sales up 9 percent

October 5, 2016

Juice It Up! juice bar's Q3 results, show an improvement from the same quarter last year. The brand marked sales at nine percent and average unit volume …

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Moe’s Southwest Grill seeks Ohio franchisees

October 5, 2016

Moe's Southwest Grill is making moves to expand its presence in the Buckeye State of Ohio, with initial moves into Dayton and surrounding areas. Just last…

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Newk’s Eatery moves into Palm Beach

October 5, 2016

Newk's Eatery is opening its first Palm Beach location on Legacy Place Avenue in Palm Beach Gardens, according to a news release. The location, owned by Pat…

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Piada adds seasonal dishes fresh from the harvest

October 4, 2016

Starting Oct. 11, Piada Italian Street Food is adding menu items at all 32 locations to celebrate the fruits and vegetables of autumn.

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1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza opens first D.C. location

September 30, 2016

On Oct. 5, 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza is launching its first D.C. location at 3400 Columbia Pike, Suite 200, in Arlington.

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Chipotle launches new marketing campaign

September 30, 2016

Chipotle has created stop-motion short films and creative content that highlights the "royal treatment" given to each of its ingredients. (See below.)

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Larkburger taps Todd Coerver as CEO

September 29, 2016

Larkburger has tapped restaurant industry veteran Todd Coerver as its new CEO.

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Pie Five Pizza Co heats up the Windy City

September 28, 2016

Pie Five Pizza Co has announced the opening of its newest location on Sep. 29, located at 1219 W. Golf Road Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

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The true meaning of 'fast' casual: Wayback Burgers winner downs 9 patties in 40 seconds

September 26, 2016

Molly Schuyler of Plumas Lake, California is an impressive eater. Wayback Burgers acknowledged her extraordinary consumption abilities by awarding her the…

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Newk's Eatery recognized for giving back

September 20, 2016

Newk's Eatery is being honored for its charitable efforts and donations.

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Captain D's setting sail into central Florida

September 20, 2016

Captain D’s is prepping franchise development plans for central Florida.

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Shake Shack deploys new in-store software

September 20, 2016

Shake Shack is deploying new analytics software to boost supply chain efficiency and decision making. It is implementing ArrowStream's OnDemand solution.

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Bone marrow, server training among US Foods offerings

September 20, 2016

US Foods is taking a pro-active approach to gaining restaurant buy-in for its fall line-up of food service products, not only offering a server training…

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