Franchising News & Media

Quiznos parent company names CDO

December 7, 2022

Rego Restaurant Group, which owns Quiznos and Taco Del Mar, has hired Vanessa Fox, the former CDO for Zaxby's franchising, as chief development officer

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Nebraska Clean Juice franchisees adding 2 locations

December 7, 2022

Clean Juice franchise partners Angela Moran-Manzitto and Sarah Peter are adding two locations to their Nebraska-based business. The first will open in…

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Alfalfa raises $2M to bolster growth

December 7, 2022

Alfalfa, a fast casual food joint known for serving locally sourced salads and gluten-free doughnuts, has raised $2 million to expand its brick-mortar…

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Cousins Maine Lobster lands 1st multi-unit deal

December 6, 2022

Cousins Maine Lobster, a food truck concept founded in 2014 by cousins Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac, is bringing six food trucks over the next 18 months to…

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Huey Magoo's opens 38th location

December 6, 2022

Florida-based Huey Magoo's has added its 38th location. The store is located in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The 2,300-square-foot inline restaurant featuring an…

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Big Chicken going big in Houston

December 6, 2022

Big Chicken, founded by basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, is continuing to break ground in the Houston area with its second signed lease in a 50-unit…

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Pokemoto signs agreement for 50th location

December 6, 2022

Pokemoto, owned by Muscle Maker Inc., has crossed a threshold milestone of 50 franchise agreements signed, reaching 15 states, since ramping up its franchising…

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Fatburger celebrates 200th location with Paris debut

December 6, 2022

After announcing last year that it was developing in France, Fatburger — owned by FAT Brands — has officially opened in Paris as a co-branded unit with its…

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Smoothie King bringing 15 locations to Cleveland

December 6, 2022

Dallas-based Smoothie King, which has over 1,400 global locations, is opening 15 stores in Cleveland.

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Bobby's Burgers names president of franchising company

December 5, 2022

Bobby's Burgers, a fast casual brand created by celebrity chef Bobby Flay, has hired Michael McGill as president of its franchising company, Capital BB LLC.

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Dillas Quesadillas launches franchsing program

December 5, 2022

Dillas Quesadillas, a North Texas-based restaurant chain featuring cooked-to-order quesadillas and scratch-made dipping sauces, has launched its first…

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Potbelly signs development deals with existing franchisees

December 5, 2022

Potbelly Corp. is building upon its franchise growth acceleration initiative, launched in 2019, through the execution of development agreements with several…

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Slim Chickens opening in Florida

December 5, 2022

Arkansas-based Slim Chickens, which has nearly 200 locations in the U.S. and U.K., has opened a store at 8006 Navarre Pkwy., in Navarre, Florida.

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Haystack Burgers & Barley opening 5th Dallas location

December 5, 2022

Haystack Burgers & Barley is opening its fifth Dallas-area location next week in Preston Hollow at 11700 Preston Road. The fast casual concept, founded 1…

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Shake Shack opening 13th Massachusetts location

December 2, 2022

Shake Shack is opening its 13th Massachusetts location Monday in Boston at the Prudential Center in Hynes Court adjacent to the U.S. Post Office. Nestled in…

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Genghis Grill hits growth spurt

December 1, 2022

Texas-based Genghis Grill is seeing strong momentum in the first three quarters of 2022 since announcing its franchise growth strategy last year,

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Alabama showing some love to I Heart Mac & Cheese

December 1, 2022

Professional NASCAR driver Bobby Reuse and his partner, Bonita Riddle, are hoping to score big with Hoover, Alabama residents by opening the state's first I…

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C-store owner adds Captain D's to portfolio

December 1, 2022

Humble, Texas, will be home to Captain D's thanks to the chain's partnership with Irfan Ibrahim and Salman Iqbal, who own 41 convenience stores under their…

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Rubio's taps SMG to collect customer feedback

December 1, 2022

Rubio's Coastal Grill, which has over 150 locations, has tapped Kansas City-based Service Management Group to help improve real-time, prescriptive feedback…

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Aloha Poke afloat in Florida

December 1, 2022

Chicago-based Aloha Poke Co. has partnered with husband-and-wife Rody Berotte and Tahnie Danastor to open a store next year in the Fort Lauderdale area.

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