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Buona Original Italian Beef arriving in Chicago's West Loop
November 20, 2018
Family-owned Buona, The Original Italian Beef will debut in Chicago's West Loop on Nov. 24 and plans to celebrate the opening of its 24th store with free beef…
read nowCo-Branded Fatburger, Buffalo's Express location opening in home state of California
November 19, 2018
FAT Brands Inc., parent company of Fatburger and Buffalo's Express, has opened a co-branded location in Eastvale, Southern California. FAT rolled out is first…
read nowTocaya Organica opening Arizona location
November 16, 2018
Organic Mexican fast casual Tocaya Organica, which has nine stores across Southern California, is opening an Arizona store this weekend.
read nowSAJJ Mediterranean to celebrate second Irvine location
November 15, 2018
Fast casual SAJJ Mediterranean will host a grand opening celebration Nov. 30 to mark the opening of its second Irvine, California location.
read nowDickey's hires on international sales leader
November 15, 2018
Dickey's Barbecue Pit has hired Jim Perkins as its first vice president of international sales.
read nowFajita Pete's to open 10 new Texas locations
November 14, 2018
Houston-based Fajita Pete's, which operates 10 Texas locations, will open 10 more as part of four new franchisee development agreements.
read nowJersey Mike's Subs takes off at LAX
November 13, 2018
Jersey Mike's Subs is now open within the Terminal 2 dining terrace at the Los Angeles International Airport.
read nowPJ's Coffee launches military veteran franchise license giveway
November 13, 2018
For the second consecutive year PJ's Coffee of New Orleans is launching a military veteran franchise license giveway.
read nowBlaze opens in Ontario, California
November 12, 2018
Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza opened two stores Nov. 8, including a 2,000-square-foot open kitchen location in Fresno, California and a 2,552-square-foot restaurant…
read nowJPMorgan Chase launches Franchise & Restaurant Group
November 12, 2018
JPMorgan Chase's Commercial Bank announced the launch of the a franchise and restaurant group within its middle market banking and specialized industries…
read nowbellagreen expands Texas presence
November 12, 2018
Houston's first Certified Green Restaurant, bellagreen American Bistro, is expanding to Dallas with a location at The Hill, located on Walnut Hill Lane.
read nowCowboy Chicken pushing forward on five-year growth strategy
November 12, 2018
Dallas-based Cowboy Chicken is pushing ahead on a five-year growth strategy driven, in large part, by Chief Strategy Officer Kip Kolow and CEO and President…
read nowLobster-focused fast casual brand opens in NY Seaport District
November 9, 2018
Lobster GoGo, a fast casual brand serving freshly made lobster and seafood rolls and salads sourced from the waters of the North Atlantic, launched this week…
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Power couple transforms one-unit business into franchising empire
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Andrew and Shauna Smith started their entrepreneurship journey 10 years ago by opening a single Kneaders Bakery franchise in Utah but have since created a…
read nowHoneygrow closing 3 Chicago units
November 8, 2018
Honeygrow, based in Philadelphia, is closing three of its Chicago area units, according to an email to FastCasual from a company spokesperson.
read nowLeft Coast opens third Chicago location
November 8, 2018
Left Coast is opening its third Chicago location with a store in the Loop, at 151 NorthFranklin.
read nowWayback Burgers continues growth spurt through Q3
November 8, 2018
Q3 at Wayback Burgers was all about growth, according to the company that reported several restaurant openings across the globe. After a busy second quarter in…
read nowIllegal Burger opens latest unit within 90 days of signing lease
November 8, 2018
Illegal Burger has opened its fifth Colorado unit at 652 S. Colorado Blvd., in Glendale, Colorado, according to a press release from West Coast Ventures Group…
read nowBlaze location No. 300 opens in Miami
November 8, 2018
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has opened location No. 300 - this one in Miami, Florida. The pivotal event comes just a couple of months after the brand clocked up…
read nowMamoun' Falafel readying first Atlanta location
November 7, 2018
Middle Eastern fast casual Mamoun's Falafel has signed a lease for the first of six units in a franchise deal planned for the Atlanta, Georgia area.
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