Franchising News & Media

Ono Hawaiian BBQ celebrates Santa Ana opening

October 26, 2020

Ono Hawaiian BBQ opened its fifth Orange County-area location Monday in Santa Ana. The restaurant, 2130 S. Bristol St., Suite A, offers only take-out service…

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Muscle Maker Grill flexes on Miami

October 23, 2020

Muscle Maker Inc., the parent company of Muscle Maker Grill, Healthy Joe's and MMG Burger Bar, has signed a lease to open its 10th ghost kitchen and first…

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Roti reopens flagship store with new look

October 22, 2020

Roti, a fast casual Mediterranean restaurant, is reopening its Northbrook, Illinois, location with a redesign. The store, located at the intersection of Skokie…

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Curry Up Now hitting Indiana

October 22, 2020

Curry Up Now is opening its first Indiana location next year in Bloomington at 212 North Indiana Ave., which is central to Indiana University. The expansion is…

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Paris Baguette lands Massachusetts franchise deal

October 22, 2020

Paris Baguette is opening its second location in Massachusetts with the signing of a deal in Quincy. Based in Seoul, the chain first opened in the U.S. 1…

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Saladworks adds grocery store unit

October 21, 2020

Saladworks opened this month inside the Giant Food Store in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, at 3310 Trindle Road.

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Farmer Boys opening in Huntington Beach

October 20, 2020

Farmer Boys, a Southern California-based fast casual concept known for its burgers, is opening in Huntington Beach next month at 6962 Edinger Ave.

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The Stand expanding in Texas

October 20, 2020

The Stand, a Southern California-based fast casual concept focused on redefining American classics, is opening 15 to 20 locations over the next few years in…

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NYC's Bluestone serving as Movember hub

October 20, 2020

Bluestone Lane, a New York-based coffee chain specializing in Australian coffee, is serving as an official meeting hub of the Movember movement, a global…

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Chicken Salad Chick propels Southeast expansion

October 19, 2020

Chicken Salad Chick is expanding in Arkansas with its newest restaurant in Conway. With openings in Tennessee, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Florida…

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Dave's Hot Chicken adds 3 execs to leadership team

October 19, 2020

Dave's Hot Chicken, a Los Angeles-based street food concept, has hired Ryan Crumley as chief development officer. Formerly serving in a similar position at…

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Penn Station pins down Nashville

October 15, 2020

Penn Station East Coast Subs will open four units this year in the Nashville market. Located in Tullahoma, Shelbyville, Madison and Dickson, the units will…

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Lucky Bird opening ghost kitchen in Chicago

October 14, 2020

Lucky Bird, which serves fried chicken buckets and sandwiches in Los Angeles, partnered with Epic Kitchens to open its first ghost kitchen last month in…

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WaBa Grill opens location with digital drive-thru boards

October 14, 2020

WaBa Grill, a rice bowl chain with almost 200 locations throughout California and Arizona, has opened a location in Lancaster, California. This unit will also…

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Crisp & Green expanding nationwide

October 13, 2020

Minneapolis-based Crisp & Green is rolling out a national franchise program early next year, and CEO and founder Steele Smiley said it will start in…

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Biscuit Belly partners with former Papa John's exec to expand footprint

October 13, 2020

Louisville-based Biscuit Belly has hooked up with Chuck Schnatter, who helped grow Papa John's to over 4,000 units, to launch a franchise program. The…

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Rick Bayless-owned fast casual goes all digital

October 13, 2020

In an effort to pivot to 100% digital ordering amid the coronavirus, Tortas Frontera, owned by Chef Rick Bayless, has partnered with Tillster, a provider of…

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Green Market Cafe ready to franchise

October 13, 2020

Tampa-based Green Market Cafe, which has four locations, is opening another one this month in Trinity, Florida, and is getting ready to franchise.

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Celebrity doctor opening soul food fast casual brand

October 12, 2020

Celebrity chef Dr. Fredrick Jacobs and his wife, Taja Jacobs, are launching a soul food restaurant in a fast casual setting, which aims to make every guest…

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Ziggi's Coffee opening in Iowa

October 9, 2020

Longmont, Colorado-based Ziggi's Coffee has opened its first Iowa location in Ankeny, a suburb of Des Moines. The cafe's drive-thru is adjacent to Little…

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