The British are coming ... with crepes

October 4, 2018

London-based CrepeAffaire is coming to America, opening its first U.S. location in the first half of 2019. Founder and CEO Daniel Spinath said the company is…

Pincho Factory expands delivery options

October 3, 2018

Pincho Factory has expanded partnerships with several delivery providers, including Uber Eats, Postmates, DoorDash and the online ordering platform, Olo. These…

Farm Burger names COO

October 3, 2018

Farm Burger has named David Danowitz as its chief operating officer. With more than 25 years of restaurant industry experience, Danowitz previously held…

Qu Introduces Industry-Changing In-House Delivery Management Solution

New Delivery Platform Offers an Alternative to Costly Third-Party Solutions for Fast-Casual and Quick Service Restaurant Chains.

Nekter Juice opening 30 restaurants in Florida, Maryland, Tennessee, DC

October 2, 2018

Nekter Juice Bar has signed its largest area development agreement with 2ndHarvest LLC to open 30 restaurants during the next few years in existing markets of…

Coolgreens hires Red Robin vet as VP of Ops

October 2, 2018

Coolgreens has hired Todd Madlener, a 20-year Red Robin executive, as its VP of Operations.  "Coolgreens has a menu that is different from what is already…

Quiznos gyros ... 'er 'jai-ros' return

October 2, 2018

It's the eternal question: How do you really pronounce "gyro?" And now, at least in Canada, we have a completely unscientific answer thanks to Quiznos' recent…

Blaze busts into Big Sky country

October 2, 2018

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza is opening its first location under the stars of Big Sky country this week. The 2,700-square-foot open kitchen restaurant opens…

Fuzzy's Taco Shop names COO

October 1, 2018

Fuzzy's Taco Shop, a Baja-style taco joint founded near the Texas Christian University college campus in 2001, has named industry veteran David Catalano as its…

Dickey's Barbecue Pit expands in Texas, Hawaii, Michigan

October 1, 2018

Dickey's Barbecue is opening six units this month. Locations include Kalamazoo, Michigan and Pearland, Willis, Fairfield and Fulshear, Texas. And for the first…

Zoup now open in Malvern

September 28, 2018

Zoup is open for business in Malvern, Pennsylvania, in the Uptown Worthington development on Philadelphia's Main Line, according to a company press release.

My Pie to open in Holladay, Utah

September 28, 2018

My Pie will "soon" open in Holladay, Utah, according to a news release, though no firm date was provided. The upcoming 2100-square-foot Holladay Market Place…

Freebirds World Burrito going meatless on Mondays

September 27, 2018

Freebirds World Burrito is launching an eight-week campaign with Meatless Monday starting on World Vegetarian Day, Monday, Oct. 1 and running through World…

Freebirds World Burrito going meatless on Mondays

September 27, 2018

Freebirds World Burrito is launching an eight-week campaign with Meatless Monday starting on World Vegetarian Day, Monday, Oct. 1 and running through World…

Cowboy Chicken franchisee opens in Golden State

September 27, 2018

Cowboy Chicken is opening its first Bakersfield, California, restaurant on Saturday, Oct. 6. To mark the occasion, the restaurant is hosting a grand opening…

Focus Brands opens 1,500th international store

September 27, 2018

Multi-restaurant brand group Focus Brands has opened its 1,500th international location. The Auntie Anne's-branded unit, which is in Liverpool, joins the…

Pie Five moves 2 into north Texas

September 27, 2018

Pie Five Pizza has signed two franchise deals to open restaurants in the northern Texas cities of Murphy and Prosper later this year, a news release said. 

SAJJ Mediterranean to open 3 more California locations

September 26, 2018

SAJJ Mediterranean, which operates Bay Area restaurants and food trucks serving Middle Eastern cuisine, has announced plans to open three more California…

Chicken Salad Chick opening 5th Mississippi unit

September 25, 2018

Chicken Salad Chick is expanding in Mississippi with its first Biloxi area location in D'Iberville, which will be the brand's fifth restaurant in the state.

Penn Station East Coast Subs franchisee adds to portfolio

September 25, 2018

Cardinal Cheesesteaks, a franchisee of Penn Station East Coast Subs, has purchased the Elizabethtown and Radcliff Penn Station locations, bringing its total to…