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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…
read nowRick 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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Full-service taco chain launching fast casual spinoff
October 9, 2020
Bodega Taqueria y Tequila, a full-service taco joint in Miami, has created a fast casual spinoff — Bodega Taqueria. The flagship Bodega Taqueria y Tequila…
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Chicken Salad Chick adding to Mississippi, Texas locations
October 9, 2020
Chicken Salad Chick is expanding its Mississippi and Texas footprints, according to a pair of press releases.
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Which Wich opening virtual locations in London
October 9, 2020
Which Wich Superior Sandwiches, a 500-unit Texas-based sandwich brand, is opening two virtual restaurant locations this month in Battersea and Bethnal Green in…
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Ike's teams up with Carolina Panthers player
October 9, 2020
San Francisco-based Ike's Love & Sandwiches is teaming up with John Miller, a professional football player for the Carolina Panthers, and his father…
read nowFamous Dave’s to add 25 restaurants nationwide
October 8, 2020
Famous Dave's recently signed a 25-unit development agreement to grow the BBQ brand in select locations across the U.S. — adding to its 125 existing locations…
read nowHealthy Joe's reopening in NYC
October 7, 2020
Since being forced to close because of the pandemic, Healthy Joe's is reopening its location in New York City's Tribeca neighborhood, according to a press…
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Dog Haus makes Austin debut
October 7, 2020
Dog Haus is opening Saturday in Austin at 7710 N. FM 620. The Dog Haus Biergarten Four Points, which is the chain's first brick-and-mortar location in Austin…
read nowLemonade opens 1st ghost kitchen in Long Beach
October 7, 2020
Lemonade Restaurants, a California-based modern cafeteria known for its house-made lemonades and marketplace salads, bowls and sandwiches, has opened its first…
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India’s got some ‘Mojo’
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Mojo Pizza, a $1.4 million brand in India, serves over 1 million customers via 120 full-stack cloud kitchens.
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Wow Bao lights up the dark with new business model
October 7, 2020
As the restaurant industry continues to navigate the pandemic, Wow Bao's Dark Kitchen initiative has surpassed 100 locations nationwide in six months. The…
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