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Australia's Pie Face 'meats' NYC
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
CEO hopes to tempt New Yorkers with pie at any hour of the day.
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Pancheros opens in KC
November 14, 2012
Pancheros Mexican Grill opened its first Kansas City, Mo., location this week. To celebrate the opening, the chain will sell its burritos for $1 from 4 to …
read nowBurger 21 expanding in greater Washington D.C. area
November 13, 2012
Burger 21, a new fast casual concept founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc., announced today that it has signed a franchise deal to open a…
read nowCapriotti's makes Massachusetts debut
November 13, 2012
Capriotti's Sandwich Shop will open its newest restaurant by the end of the year at Patriot Place in Foxborough, Mass., home of the New England Patriots…
read nowla Madeleine launches holiday menu
November 13, 2012
In the spirit of holiday traditions, la Madeleine Country French Café has brought back its holiday menu, featuring turkey risotto, the turkey cranberry melt…
read nowCorner Bakery Café expanding Northeastern presence
November 13, 2012
Corner Bakery Café has signed a franchise agreement to open its first restaurants in Nassau County and Long Island N.Y., in 2013. Earlier this year, Corner…
read nowPie Five now franchising
November 12, 2012
Pie Five Pizza has awarded its first two franchise development agreements and will introduce its fast-casual custom pizza concept in Utah and North Carolina.
read nowGarbanzo Mediterranean Grill to open first franchise location
November 9, 2012
Denver-based Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill announced that its first franchisee-owned location will open Nov. 14 in San Antonio in the Huebner Oaks shopping…
read nowCafe2U Coffee expands into South Africa
November 9, 2012
Cafe2U, a mobile espresso franchise that has opened five coffee franchises in the U.S. this year, has expanded into South Africa.
read nowPizza Inn plans to accelerate Pie Five openings
November 8, 2012
Texas-based Pizza Inn Holdings Inc. reported its first quarter FY 2013 results, which included a sales increase of 41.4 percent compared to Q1 '12 at…
read nowBarberitos expanding Florida footprint
November 8, 2012
Barberitos Franchising Inc. announced that it will open its 30th restaurant location in Yulee, Fla., in early December.
read nowEpic Burger names new CEO
November 8, 2012
Epic Burger founder David Friedman has announced the appointment of Scott Norrick to the role of chief executive officer for the rapidly growing Chicago chain.
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Restaurant industry steps up franchising incentives for military veterans
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Chains are actively recruiting veterans with startup discounts to reintegrate them into the workforce.
read nowPancheros marks new opening with $1 burritos
November 7, 2012
Pancheros Mexican Grill opened its first location in Burlington, Iowa, this week. In conjunction with the opening, the new location will offer handmade…
read nowBig Smoke Burger signs five multiunit franchise deals
November 7, 2012
Mustafa Yusuf, founder and owner of Toronto-based fast casual concept Big Smoke Burger, has announced that, since joining forces with franchise development…
read nowVilla Enterprises plants flag in Egypt
November 7, 2012
Villa Enterprises Management Ltd. Inc. has opened Villa Italian Kitchen and Bananas units at the American University (AUC) in Cairo, Egypt. These locations…
read nowFormer Buffalo Wild Wings director joins Blaze Pizza
November 6, 2012
Shortly after announcing its plans to expand nationally, Blaze Pizza has appointed Carolyne Canady as vice president of Franchise Sales.
read nowLYFE Kitchen adds former White House Chief of Staff to board
November 6, 2012
LYFE Kitchen has added The Honorable William Daley as its newest member of the board of directors.
read nowFamous Dave's to add 21 more units
November 5, 2012
Famous Dave's recently signed deals to open a total of 16 new units. They will be located in San Diego/Los Angeles/Ventura counties, Calif., Sacramento…
read nowFREEBIRDS named fastest-growing fast casual chain
November 5, 2012
FREEBIRDS has topped the Technomic Top 150 Fast Casual Chain Restaurant Report as the fastest growing fast casual chain of 2011. In 2011, FREEBIRDS saw a 63.…
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