Franchising News & Media

Rusty Taco reopening in Dubuque

May 22, 2024

Dallas-based Rusty Taco, a street-style taco restaurant is reopening in Dubuque, Iowa, under new owner Maxwell Weisberg. The 23-year-old operator's background…

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Brix finalizes Clean Juice acquisition

May 21, 2024

Brix Holdings, a multi-brand franchising portfolio group that owns Friendly's, Red Mango and Orange Leaf, has acquired Clean Juice, a USDA-certified organic…

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Paris Baguette opening 1st Washington location

May 21, 2024

Paris Baguette, which has 4,000 units with 160 in the U.S., is making its Washington debut next week at 18602 Alderwood Mall Pkwy.

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2024 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers

Innovation, nimbleness and creativity are three words that describe the 2024 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers. Judges used those terms to compare hundreds…

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Fajita Pete's opening in Pittsburgh

May 17, 2024

Fajita Pete's is opening its first of four stores planned for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, next week at the Ross Township at The Block at Northway Mall.

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Mason's making international debut in Italy

May 15, 2024

Mason's Famous Lobster Rolls, which serves Maine-sourced seafood, is opening its 30th location and first international location in Milan, Italy.

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Gong cha betting on Vegas

May 15, 2024

Gong cha, a bubble tea brand with over 225 locations in the U.S., is opening its first Las Vegas store. Next week's opening in Las Vegas's Chinatown…

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Blaze Pizza to expand in Cincinnati area

May 14, 2024

Blaze Pizza is expanding its presence in the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky areas with a five-unit deal. Local entrepreneur Sanjay Patel will own and operate…

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Houston TX Hot Chicken opening 6th Utah location

May 10, 2024

Houston TX Hot Chicken, which serves antibiotic-free, hormone-free and never-frozen hot chicken with a variety of spice levels, is expanding Saturday in Utah…

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Sip Fresh hires former Togo’s, Papa Murphy’s exec to lead development

May 9, 2024

Sip Fresh, a fruit-based specialty beverage concept, has appointed executive, Mike Norcup, as director of Franchise Development. "I am thrilled to join the…

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Island Fin Poke opens 23rd location

May 9, 2024

Island Fin Poke Co. opened its second Georgia store this week in Buford, marking its 23rd location.

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Naf Naf overhauls loyalty platform

May 8, 2024

In collaboration with customer-engagement platform Thanx, Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill revamped its loyalty program, online ordering and a Naf Perks App to…

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Pollo Campero opening 3rd Tennessee store

May 7, 2024

Alberto Sosa, who owns two Pollo Campero franchises in Tennessee, is bringing the Central American chicken concept to the Nashville suburb of Smyrna at 361 N…

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Chicken Salad Chick adding 4th Little Rock location

May 7, 2024

Chicken Salad Chick is growing its Little Rock, Arkansas, presence in opening its fourth spot in the city and second in the northern suburbs at 13101 Crystal…

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Bagel Boss expands to South Florida with 'baker’s dozen' of locations

May 3, 2024

Bagel Boss is expanding to the Sunshine State with the opening of 13 locations in Boca Raton, Miami, Aventura, Surfside, Hollywood and Davie, Florida.

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Bonchon ends Q1 with 4 restaurant openings

May 3, 2024

South Korea-based Bonchon ended Q1 2024 with four openings, two in California, one in New York, and one in Massachusetts, and signed deals to add 20 locations…

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Chick N Max signs Missouri deal

May 2, 2024

Chick N Max, specializing in almond-wood smoked chicken and wings, sandwiches and fried tenders, is headed to southwestern Missouri, thanks to a multi-unit…

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Slim Chickens entering Germany

May 2, 2024

Slim Chickens is opening 20 locations in Germany via a partnership with Foodelity Group, a sub-franchisee of Boparan Restaurant Group, the owner of 51 Slim…

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Huey Magoo’s opens In Boca Raton

May 1, 2024

Huey Magoo's is available to residents of Boca Raton, Florida, thanks to the chain adding a 2,250-square-foot end-cap location at 9982 Glades Road. Marking the…

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Farmer Boys selling location to co-founder's son

April 30, 2024

Spiros Havadjias, the son of a Farmer Boys co-founder, is acquiring the location at 2000 E. Alessandro Blvd., in Riverside, California. Since graduating from…

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