Mountain Mike's Pizza Expands Significant Bay Area Presence with New Restaurant in East Palo Alto

Leading Family-Style Pizza Chain Continues Adding Locations Throughout San Francisco Bay Area

Slim Chickens talks 'Turkey'

July 25, 2023

Slim Chickens is opening in Istanbul, Turkey, under the direction of the Boparan Restaurant Group and Ulus, which are opening a location inside the Istanbul…

Honeygrow adds to Maryland presence

July 25, 2023

Honeygrow, a 33-unit Philadelphia-based fast casual brand known for made-to-order stir fry, salads and honeybars, is opening next week in Baltimore County…

Big Chicken adding 3rd Florida location

July 25, 2023

Melbourne, Florida, is the next destination for Big Chicken, founded by basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal.

Fatburger riding into Six Flags

July 24, 2023

Los Angeles-based FAT Brands Inc., the parent company of Fatburger and 16 other restaurant concepts, is opening Fatburger in San Antonio at Six Flags Fiesta…

Mother-daughter duo opening 2nd Farmer Boys unit

July 21, 2023

The mother-daughter team of Leeza Brazier and Leila Bakkali are launching their second Farmer Boys location in Perris, California, following their 2018 opening…

Freddy's adds several locations to growth pipeline

July 21, 2023

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, based in Wichita, Kansas, is kicking of Q3 with several openings, including an agreement for eight locations in…

Potbelly founder acquires 27 locations

July 21, 2023

Potbelly Corp. has finalized a 27-shop agreement in Maryland with the company's founder Bryant Keil and his son, Hampden. The agreement grants the duo…

Sweetgreen hits Wisconsin

July 20, 2023

Sweetgreen, based in Los Angeles, opened its first Wisconsin restaurant Tuesday in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward neighborhood. Located at 300 East Buffalo…

Brothers opening 2 Chill-N Nitrogen stores

July 20, 2023

Miami-based Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream, a made-to-order nitrogen ice cream brand, will open Friday n Pembroke Pines, Florida, at 16024 Pines Blvd. Owned by…

Juice It Up entering San Diego

July 20, 2023

Newport Beach, California-based Juice It Up, a smoothie, açaí bowl and raw juice chain, is entering the San Diego market thanks to a six-unit agreement with…

Mountain Mike's Pizza Opens Newest California Restaurant in Fresno

Leading Family-Style Pizza Chain Continues Growing Throughout the Central Valley with Fifth Fresno-Area Location

3 fast casual chicken brands expanding footprints

July 19, 2023

Three fast casuals specializing in chicken — Connecticut-based Haven Hot Chicken, Slim Chickens, which is headquartered in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and…

Chipotle expanding to Middle East

July 18, 2023

Chipotle Mexican Grill has partnered with international franchise operator Alshaya Group to open restaurants in Dubai and Kuwait early next year before…

Father-daughter bringing Dog Haus to Texas

July 18, 2023

Pasadena, California-based Dog Haus is expanding into Central Texas via an area development agreement with father-daughter Erin Ledoux and Gregg Strasburger.

Luna lands airport location

July 18, 2023

Luna Grill Mediterranean Kitchen will take flight at the San Diego International Airport Terminal 1, which is expanding and opening in 2025. The chain has…

Mountain Mike’s Pizza Ranked in Entrepreneur’s First-Ever List of Top Franchise Brands for Multi-Unit Owners

Leading Family-Style Pizza Chain Proudly Named Alongside Numerous Prominent Brands

Gong cha celebrating 2,000th opening

July 17, 2023

Boston will be home to the 2,000th Gong cha location when a store opens next week at 412-414 Highland Ave., in Somerville, Massachusetts. The chain, which was…

Cousins Maine Lobster food truck rolls into Pacific Northwest

July 17, 2023

This weekend marks the arrival of a Cousins Maine Lobster food truck in the Pacific Northwest. It will make its first local appearance at the Oregon Trail…

New York restaurant execs launch The Gyro Project

July 14, 2023

George Tenedios — the founder of Manhattan-based fresh&co — and Spiro Kokkosis, the owner of New York's Majestic Deli, Premier Deli and The Times Eatery…