Potbelly bellies up to Central Orlando

November 3, 2022

Potbelly Corp. is opening six restaurants over the next seven years in Orlando via a multi-unit development deal with Shari Nasir and Imran Malik of Sugarland…

Virginia Beach welcoming 6 Chicken Salad Chicks

November 3, 2022

Chicken Salad Chick, which has over 200 locations, has signed a six-unit deal for Virginia Beach. Behind the agreement is franchisee Melissa Holt, who opened…

Pollo Campero continues LA expansion

November 3, 2022

Pollo Campero, a Guatemalan-born fast casual restaurant. is continuing to grow its presence in the Los Angeles area, opening three locations this year in…

Jars signs northern California deal

November 3, 2022

Jars, created by celebrity Chef Fabio Viviani, is bringing its single-serve dessert concept to Northern California with the signing of a multi-unit franchise…

Vitality Bowls adds to Texas lineup

November 3, 2022

Northern California-based Vitality Bowls, which serves acai bowls, smoothies, wraps, grain bowls and salads, is opening Nov. 18 in Lubbock County, Texas…

Beyond Juicery opening 1st Halal restaurant

November 3, 2022

Beyond Juicery + Eatery is opening next week in Dearborn Heights, Michigan at 26733 Ford Road, marking the brand's first halal dining restaurant. Under the…

Fatburger, Round Table Pizza rolling out 80 Texas locations

November 3, 2022

FAT Brands Inc., parent company of Round Table Pizza, Fatburger, Buffalo's Express and 14 other restaurant concepts, will open 80 locations in Texas in a…

Bonchon adding to New York, New Jersey footprints

November 2, 2022

Bonchon, a Korean fried chicken brand with over 120 U.S. locations, is adding five locations in New York and New Jersey via a deal with YCY International FB1.

Daddy's Chicken Shack hits Houston

November 2, 2022

Pasadena, California-based Daddy's Chicken Shack has signed its seventh regional development deal this year, tapping Houston businessman Craig Baudier as the…

Pancheros making Massachusetts debut

November 2, 2022

Pancheros Mexican Grill opened Tuesday in Somerset, Massachusetts, marking its entry into the state.

Rise Southern Biscuit opening in Orlando

November 2, 2022

Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken is opening its first Orlando location in Winter Park in early 2023. The expansion in the Sunshine State comes…

Sankranti Indian Kitchen adding 2nd location

November 1, 2022

Sankranti Indian Kitchen owner and restaurateur Srinivasa Nimmagadda (Nimms) is opening a fast casual restaurant at 1569 N. Decatur Road near Georgia's Emory…

Wing Snob co-founder shares top franchising lessons

Jack Mashini, co-founder of Wing Snob, a 23-unit chain based in Warren, Michigan, gives tips to help franchisees and franchisors.

Slim Chickens opens 1st Ireland-based store

November 1, 2022

Arkansas-based Slim Chickens has opened its first location in Belfast, Northern Ireland, under the direction of multi-unit operating group, Boparan Restaurant…

Honeygrow celebrates 30th opening

November 1, 2022

Honeygrow, a Philadelphia-based fast casual restaurant, is celebrating an opening in Collegeville's Providence Town Center at 171 Market St., marking the…

Earth Burger launching franchising via Sinelli Concepts

November 1, 2022

Sinelli Concepts International, which owns Which Wich Superior Sandwiches, is partnering with Earth Burger, a plant-based fast food restaurant, to help Earth…

NASCAR star launching virtual brand with Hooters

November 1, 2022

Hooters is partnering with NASCAR racer Chase Elliott to launch Chase Elliott's Chicken Tenders, a virtual restaurant serving chicken tenders with a choice of…

Todd Stottlemyre opening Koibito Poke in Ballpark Village

October 31, 2022

Koibito Poke, a poke restaurant influenced by traditional Hawaiian and Japanese flavors and ingredients, will open its second St. Louis location next year in…

D’Lite Healthy On The Go plots franchise expansion

October 28, 2022

Phoenix, Arizona-based D'Lite Healthy On The Go, which has six locations, is stirring up growth with a franchise development strategy in hopes of expanding to…

EggBred opening 6 locations next year

October 28, 2022

Two years after opening its first restaurant in the middle of the COVID-19, EggBred has signed deals with five franchisees to expand the brand in Los Angeles…