Franchising News & Media

Lemonade 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 — Publisher, 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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Rapid Fired Pizza opening in West Virginia

October 7, 2020

Rapid Fired Pizza will swing open the doors on its first West Virginia restaurant store this week on Third Avenue in Huntington, a news release said.

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Smokin' Oak will open Iowa store No. 2

October 7, 2020

Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza will hold a grand opening on Oct. 18 for its West Ridgeway Avenue store in Cedar Falls, Iowa, with free pizza all day, a news…

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Slim Chickens inks multi-unit deal for Alabama

October 6, 2020

Slim Chickens has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement for Baldwin County, Alabama, with the first restaurant slated to open in late 2021 in Foley…

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Farmer Boys opening 100th location

October 6, 2020

Farmer Boys, based in Southern California, is celebrating the opening of its 100th restaurant Oct. 23 at 23190 Cajalco Expwy., in Perris, California. Guests…

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Fiesta Group reports negative Q3 sales, making improvements

October 6, 2020

Although Fiesta Restaurant Group's comparable sales were negative, the parent company of Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana saw major improvements during Q3 and…

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SocialEats goes to Hollywood

October 5, 2020

Hospitality Group K2 Restaurants is expanding SocialEats, a food discovery concept optimized for local appeal, operational efficiency and scalability from…

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Life's a Beach for Dickey's

October 5, 2020

Dickey's Barbecue Pit owner operator and Army veteran Wendy Williams is opening her second location next year in Gulf Breeze, Florida. She inked the expansion…

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Habit Burger making Massachusetts debut

October 5, 2020

Massachusetts is getting its first location of The Habit Burger Grill when it opens this week in Wilmington at 196 Ballardvale St., according to a company…

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FAT Brands adds co-branded store in California

October 5, 2020

FAT Brands Inc., parent company of Fatburger, Buffalo's Express and seven other restaurant concepts, has opened a co-branded Fatburger and Buffalo's Express in…

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How Fry The Coop's operational changes led to soaring sales

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Like so many other small businesses, the pandemic forced Fry the Coop to close its dining rooms, but owner Joe Fontana immediately transformed his dine-in…

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Wiz Khalifa hopes fast casual joint is next hit

October 1, 2020

Grammy- and Golden Globe-nominated recording artist Wiz Khalifa is getting in the restaurant business with HotBox by Wiz, a delivery-only restaurant chain…

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Q4 revenues down nearly 40% at Pie Five, Pizza Inn

October 1, 2020

Rave Restaurant Group Inc., parent company of Pizza Inn and Pie Five, reported nearly 40% drops in revenue for both brands during the fourth quarter and fiscal…

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Fajita Pete's signs deals to add 15 locations

October 1, 2020

Fajita Pete's has signed agreements for 15 Texas restaurants, including five in Austin, a new market for the brand. The company is also adding five locations…

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Starbucks raises dividends

October 1, 2020

Starbucks investors received good news Wednesday when the chain's board of directors approved a 10% increase in its quarterly cash dividend. Shareholders will…

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Backyard Burger debuts fast casual prototype

September 30, 2020

Back Yard Burgers opened a fast casual prototype Monday in Gastonia, North Carolina, featuring an updated building design focused on drive-thru, pick-up…

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Ziggi's Coffee playing matchmaker?

September 29, 2020

Ziggi's Coffee is bringing three drive-thru business units to the northern Colorado region via an agreement with Kip Farnsworth and Tracy Finley, local…

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Einstein Bros opening first c-store location

September 29, 2020

Einstein Bros. Bagels is opening its first convenience store location, part of a five-store development deal with King Fuel in the Houston area. The first…

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