Ike's adding location in downtown LA

May 15, 2023

San Francisco-based Ike's love & Sandwiches is opening May 31 in Los Angeles at 523 W. 6th St.

Milk Jar Cookies launches franchise plans

May 15, 2023

Milk Jar Cookies is expanding to 39 U.S. states via a national franchise program.

Highlights: Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit 2023

This past March, restaurant industry leaders gathered in Miami for the 7th annual Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit.

Fat Brands fuels Middle East expansion

May 12, 2023

Los Angeles-based FAT Brands Inc., the parent company of Fatburger, Buffalo's Express, Great American Cookies, Marble Slab Creamery and 13 other restaurant…

Taziki's making New Orleans debut

May 12, 2023

Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe is opening its first New Orleans location this summer at 701 Metairie Road in the Old Metairie Village Shopping Center. It is the…

Wing Snob opening multiple locations in several states

May 11, 2023

Wing Snob has opened Michigan locations in Allen Park, Plymouth and Lansing with additional stores opening this summer in Brighton, Dearborn, Livonia, Shelby…

Cousins Maine Lobster expands to Salt Lake City

May 11, 2023

Cousins Maine Lobster, a well-known food truck concept, has expanded to the Salt Lake City area with a grand opening at Talisman Brewery in Ogden, Utah.

Slim Chickens spreading wings in Northern Ireland

May 11, 2023

Arkansas-based Slim Chickens is opening in Belfast, United Kingdom, thanks to its partnership with multi-unit operators Boparan Restaurant Group and its…

Salata Salad Kitchen continues Dallas-Fort Worth growth

May 11, 2023

Houston-based Salata Salad Kitchen is opening this week in Denton, Texas, at 1931 S. Loop, and will serve built-to-order salads and wraps, soups, organic teas…

The Great Greek hires VP of operations

May 10, 2023

The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill has appointed Angelo Freites to VP of operations. In his role he will oversee customer experience, unit-level profitability…

El Pollo Loco signs deals for Colorado, New Mexico, Texas

May 9, 2023

El Pollo Loco has signed three development agreements covering territories in Northern Colorado, New Mexico and El Paso.

Slice House rolls out national franchise program

May 9, 2023

Slice House by Tony Gemignani is launching its first franchise program. Since opening its original location in 2010, alongside Tony's Pizza Napoletana in San…

Beef Shack opens 5th Illinois location

May 9, 2023

Beef Shack is back in the city where it got its start — St. Charles, Illinois — having opened a store last month two doors down from the original location…

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop opening in Texas

May 8, 2023

NYC-based Brooklyn Dumpling Shop will open its first Texas location next week in Dallas, at 2548 Elm St, marking its sixth location and first outside of the…

Bonchon collaborates with artist to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month

May 5, 2023

Bonchon, a global restaurant known for its Korean fried chicken and Asian fusion cuisine, is collaborating with San Francisco-based illustrator Min Heo to…

Firehouse Subs franchisee adding Big Chicken to portfolio

May 5, 2023

Big Chicken, founded by basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, is opening in Carson City and Minden, Nevada, as part of a six-unit agreement with Damon…

Slim Chickens adding to Missouri presence with Sedalia opening

May 5, 2023

Fayetteville, Arkansas-based Slim Chickens is opening at 3515 W. Broadway Blvd., in Sedalia, Missouri, under the direction of multi-unit operating group, R…

Beef-a-Roo expanding via shipping containers

May 4, 2023

Beef-a-Roo is developing three locations in southern Wisconsin using a modular container concept that costs $200,000 and reduces labor to only three to four…

Sip Fresh quenching thirst from California to New York

May 4, 2023

Sip Fresh, a California-born specialty beverage concept known for displaying its handcrafted juices in vivid barrels, is launching a franchise initiative to…

Huey Magoo's heads to Odessa, Florida

May 3, 2023

Florida-based Huey Magoo's opened last week in Odessa, Florida, marking its 47th restaurant in nine states.