Franchising News & Media

Burger Lounge opens in Carlsbad

January 3, 2014

San Diego-based Burger Lounge is opening its 12th restaurant this month in the Carlsbad Costco Center on Palomar Airport Road, Co-founder J. Dean Loring, said…

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Kneaders opening 4th Arizona unit

January 2, 2014

Residents of Gilbert, Ariz., will have a second Kneaders unit when a new location opens Jan. 10 at 2910 S. San Tan Village Parkway. The first 100 customers…

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Restaurant Trend Mashup: What to expect in 2014

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Experts discuss how restaurants should embrace this year's food, marketing and technology trends.

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Wingstop moves headquarters to Dallas

December 31, 2013

Wingstop Restaurants has moved its corporate headquarters from Richardson, Texas, to The Crossings II professional building at 5501 LBJ Fwy., in Dallas…

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MOOYAH opens in Bahrain

December 31, 2013

MOOYAH Burgers has opened its first restaurant in the Middle East's Kingdom of Bahrain. Located in the restaurant area of Juffair in the heart of the capital…

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Schlotzsky's plans grand opening for new Texas unit

December 30, 2013

Schlotzsky's today announced the opening of its newest Lotz Better location at 1776 Independence Drive in New Braunfels, Texas. The company will host a grand…

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Chicken Salad Chick plans Panama City Beach debut

December 30, 2013

Chicken Salad Chick announced today the location of its franchise in Panama City Beach, Fla. The new restaurant will be located at 600 Pier Park Drive K110.

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Green Leaf's taking off at Mexican airport

December 27, 2013

Villa Enterprises Management, a global multiconcept restaurant franchisor, is opening a Green Leaf's location at Guadalajara International Airport in Mexico…

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Red Mango to open café in New Jersey

December 26, 2013

New Jersey native Sunny Shakhawala is the newest franchisee to join the Red Mango brand and will open one of the chain’s first new-build locations. The…

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Chicken Salad Chick franchising in Atlanta, Athens

December 26, 2013

Chicken Salad Chick has announced the addition of 12 future franchises in the Atlanta and Athens, Ga. areas, with the first opening projected for July.

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Detroit Wingstop locations celebrate Take 5 promotion

December 23, 2013

To commemorate the grand opening of Wingstop's newest location at 1331 W. 8 Mile Rd., Detroit-area Wingstop restaurants are celebrating with a one-time only…

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Fatburger adds presence in the Motor City

December 23, 2013

Fatburger has announced the opening of its newest location in Detroit.

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Togo's debuts in Dinuba, Calif.

December 23, 2013

Togo's Eateries Inc. is celebrating the grand opening of its first restaurant in Dinuba, Calif., located at 517 W. El Monte Way. According to a news release…

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Giraffas CEO honored by Miami Beacon Council

December 20, 2013

Joao Barbosa, the U.S. CEO of the Brazilian chain Giraffas, was honored by Miami's Beacon Council during the group's annual Key Ceremony for providing more…

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KFC's fast casual concept preps for second location

December 20, 2013

Yum! Brands is planning to open a second KFC eleven location in early 2014, also in Louisville, Ky. KFC eleven, a fast casual spinoff of the KFC brand, debuted…

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Modmarket opens new Colorado location

December 20, 2013

The Denver-based Modmarket restaurant company announced today the opening of its sixth Front Range location at 700 Ken Pratt Blvd.

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Smoothie King opens in Connecticut

December 20, 2013

Smoothie King Franchises Inc. announced the opening of its first location in Connecticut. The new store, located in the Silver Brook Plaza at 350 Boston Post…

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Moe's opening in Rhode Island

December 19, 2013

"Welcome to Moe's!" will soon be heard on the streets of Wakefield, R.I., when Moe's Southwest Grill opens Friday at 600 Kingstown Road in the Belmont Shopping…

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CaliBurger's Middle East units opening first half of 2014

December 19, 2013

CaliBurger announced this week that it will open five restaurants in the Middle East in the first half of 2014. These openings represent the beginning of a…

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Chipotle launches fast casual pizza concept

December 18, 2013

While many new top-your-own concepts expand throughout the country touting themselves as the "Chipotle of pizza," there is now an actual "Chipotle of pizza."

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