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Rise Southern Biscuits opening in San Diego
January 6, 2023
Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken is opening in San Diego via an agreement with franchisee Jason Kasid, who has spent over 25 years operating a…
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Velvet Taco adding 3 stores in DFW
January 6, 2023
Dallas-based Velvet Taco is adding three restaurants to the Dallas-Fort Worth area and each will bring over 50 jobs per location.
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Shipley Do-Nuts opens 1st Maryland Shop
January 6, 2023
Texas-based Shipley Do-Nuts has opened its first Maryland location in Anne Arundel County at 1099 Annapolis Road in Odenton. The 1,827-square-foot shop has…
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Capital Tacos tripling footprint by year's end
January 6, 2023
Although it's only been a year since Tampa-based Capital Tacos opened its first brick-and-mortar location, the concept anticipates the store count to hit 20 by…
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Panera launching toasted baguettes
January 6, 2023
Panera Bread has created a line of toasted baguettes — Green Goddess Caprese, Pepperoni Mozzarella and Smoky Buffalo Chicken.
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Bonchon opens Ohio location on New Year's Eve
January 5, 2023
Bonchon, which serves hand-brushed Korean fried chicken, opened Dec. 31 in Mason, Ohio, at 8467 S. Mason Montgomery Road, under the direction of franchise…
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Crimson Coward Nashville Hot Chicken developing Virginia
January 5, 2023
Los Angeles-based Crimson Coward Nashville Hot Chicken has signed an area representative agreement with Restaurant Management Group-Mid Atlantic to open over…
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Mendocino Farms expands San Francisco Bay footprint
January 5, 2023
Mendocino Farms, a fast casual concept serving sandwiches and salads, is opening Jan. 17 in Santa Clara's northern tech corridor at Mission Park Marketplace…
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The Habit Burger opening Utah, New Jersey locations
January 4, 2023
California-based The Habit Burger Grill is opening locations next week in East Brunswick, New Jersey, and in Saratoga Springs, Utah.
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16 Handles CEO acquires cookie dough concept
January 3, 2023
Neil Hershman, the owner and CEO of 16 Handles in New York City, has acquired the bakeable cookie dough brand, DŌ, Cookie Dough Confections. Details of the…
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Slim Chickens adds UK location
January 3, 2023
Arkansas-based Slim Chickens has opened its first Cheshire Oaks location in the U.K. thanks to its partnership with Boparan Restaurant Group, which owns…
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Chick N Max bringing 53 locations to US markets
January 3, 2023
In its first full year of franchising, Wichita, Kansas-based Chick N Max has signed deals to open 53 locations in Kansas, South Dakota and Texas. It plans to…
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Bubbakoo’s franchisee opens 9th location
December 30, 2022
Bubbakoo's Burritos opened earlier this week in Mahwah, New Jersey, under the direction of franchisees Sagu, Amar, Perry and Fenil Patel, who own eight other…
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Australia's Guzman y Gomez opening 2nd US store
December 30, 2022
Australia-based Guzman y Gomez, the nearly 200-unit fast casual founded in 2006 by CEO and native New Yorker Steven Marks, is opening its second U.S. location…
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Island Fin Poke opening 1st Tallahassee location
December 29, 2022
Florida-based Island Fin Poke is opening its first Tallahassee location next month at 1415 Timberlane Road.
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Juice It Up adding 7 California stores
December 28, 2022
Juice It Up has inked six franchise agreements that will result in seven locations opening in Southern California by the end of 2023. It has over 30 locations…
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Urban Plates cutting price of subscription program
December 27, 2022
With guests feeling the pinch of inflationary pressures, California-based Urban Plates has upgraded its Plate Pass program and slashed the price from $10 per…
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Ike’s Love & Sandwiches hits Manhattan Beach
December 27, 2022
San Francisco-based Ike's Love & Sandwiches opened last week in Manhattan Beach at 1116 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
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Slim Chickens growing in Ohio
December 27, 2022
Fayetteville, Arkansas-based Slim Chickens is growing in Ohio with an opening at 4990 Fulton Dr. N.W., under the direction of multi-unit franchisee Ohio Slims.
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December 27, 2022
Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc. CEO Rich Stockinger has stepped down from the parent company of Pollo Tropical. CFO Dirk Montgomery will serve as interim CEO…
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