Food & Beverage News

Fired Pie brings on CFO, board member

June 29, 2016

Fired Pie, the Arizona-based pizza concept, has hired Abby Anderson as chief financial officer. Anderson joins the team with an extensive history of financial…

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Whataburger caves to customers’ burger demands

June 28, 2016

Whataburger's Sweet & Spicy Bacon Burger, which was introduced last summer, has returned to the menu for a limited time. Fans took to social media to urge…

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Cool off with Tropical Smoothie Cafe's summer menu items

June 28, 2016

Tropical Smoothie Café has announced two new summer menu items: Thai chicken and watermelon mojito smoothie.

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&pizza celebrates Independence Day the all-American way

June 28, 2016

&pizza has announced the return of its bacon cheeseburger pizza and cherry bomb craft soda for a limited time, at all 13 locations.

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Culinar introduces online ordering service

June 28, 2016

Culinar has launched its online ordering service that allows businesses to reach current customers and market to new users by creating a no-hassle digital…

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Juice It Up! continues strong performance with 10% jump in same-store sales

June 28, 2016

Juice It Up!, a raw juice and smoothie franchise, finished Q2 with a same-store sales increase of 10 percent compared to the previous year. It finished Q1 up…

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Captain D's sails into new location

June 28, 2016

Captain D's seafood has opened its ninth Arkansas location, at 2207 West Walnut Street. The location is the second for franchisees Brian Smith and Rodney Coat…

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Chicken Salad Chick names new marketing and franchise development chiefs

June 27, 2016

Chicken Salad Chick has named Tom Carr as vice president of marketing and Carrie Evans as director of franchise development.

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Au Bon Pain cools down with new summer menu items

June 27, 2016

Au Bon Pain has introduced new menu items. The main dishes include a Monterey chicken sandwich and a two tomato caprese sandwich, as well as breakfast items…

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Hot Italian is a healthful Italian

June 24, 2016

Hot Italian Pizza is not only "hot" but healthful, according to a national body that certifies restaurant products that meet benchmarks for nutritional and…

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[FREE WEBINAR] Food Transparency and Simplified Ingredient Lists: Trends and Tips for Understanding the 'Clean' Eating Movement

June 24, 2016

The demand for a pared down ingredient list for restaurant menus is being influenced by millennials and Generation Z, who crave authenticity and transparency.

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Groupon delivering Qdoba Mexican Eats to your front door

June 24, 2016

Groupon's delivery service, OrderUp, is partnering with Qdoba Mexican Eats.

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Slapfish swims inland into 6 new states

June 23, 2016

Slapfish has signed a franchise deal to open locations in Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Texas.

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Genghis Grill heats up with new menu items

June 23, 2016

Genghis Grill has released three new menu items. Honey garlic scallops, spicy sesame chicken, and Hong Kong beef are available in stores and online ordering…

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Panda Express sweeps through Manhattan

June 23, 2016

The grand opening of the newest Panda Express location in Manhattan, New York, located at 835 Third Ave, will be on June 24.

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Tender Greens pulls in new VP for operations

June 23, 2016

Tender Greens, a California-based restaurant has named Craig Meunier as vice president of operations. Meunier brings more than 27 years of restaurant…

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Tropical Smoothie Café unveils another Texas location

June 23, 2016

Tropical Smoothie Cafe's newest location in Texas, owned by Vanessa Boles, at 19075 I-45 South, #116C in Shenandoah, will open in September.

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Blaze pizza stakes out new locations in Ontario, Texas

June 23, 2016

Blaze pizza announced this week that it is opening two locations in North America.

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Taja India awards franchise in Lone Star state

June 23, 2016

Taja India, the Denver-based, Indian restaurant concept, is opening in Pearland, Texas in late July. The franchise agreement, signed by Parazon Inc., outlines…

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Dickey's BBQ Pit opens another San Antonio unit, launches charitable foundation

June 23, 2016

Dickey's Barbecue Pit, ranked No. 1 in FastCasual's Top 100 Movers and Shakers, has expanded deeper into San Antonio, Texas and launched a charitable…

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