Fat Brands focusing on QSR brands

April 13, 2022

FAT Brands Inc., the parent company of Fatburger, Marble Slab Creamery, and 15 other restaurant concepts, said its Quick-Service Division has signed 2…

Crisp & Green making Colorado debut

April 13, 2022

Crisp & Green, a Minnesota-based fast casual restaurant offering salads, grain bowls and smoothies, is opening its first Denver location next week at 711…

Juice It Up! signs 9-unit deal

April 13, 2022

Juice It Up!, which serves smoothies, açaí bowls and raw juice, will develop nine stores throughout Northern California, thanks to a deal with franchisee Boby…

Killer Burger signs 19th location

April 13, 2022

Portland-based Killer Burger has signed an agreement for a location in Wilsonville, Oregon, about 17 miles outside of its hometown. Owned and operated by JP…

Mendocino Farms opening in Houston office park

April 12, 2022

Mendocino Farms, a fast casual restaurant known for serving sandwiches and salads, is opening next week within Two Allen Center, an office park in Houston…

Capriotti's makes Kansas City debut

April 11, 2022

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop is opening this week in Kansas City at 10406 NE Cookingham Dr., offering an order-ahead option and third-party delivery services.

WaBa Grill opens California location

April 11, 2022

WaBa Grill, a healthy rice bowl chain, has added a location in Ontario, California. The store, which is on the corner of SouthGrove Avenue and East…

Freddy's expanding South Carolina footprint

April 11, 2022

Wichita, Kansas-based Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers has signed a multi-unit agreement to expand its footprint in South Carolina, according to a…

The Saucery by Rao’s Homemade opening NYC pop-up

April 11, 2022

Rao's Homemade, a sauce and Italian-inspired food brand, is launching a pop-up experience, The Saucery by Rao's Homemade, in New York City, according to a…

The Great Greek Mediterranean opening 1st Jacksonville location

April 8, 2022

The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill has opened its first location in the Jacksonville, Florida area in St. John's at the Shoppes of St. Johns Parkway.

WaBa Grill signs 13-unit deal

April 8, 2022

WaBa Grill is continuing to grow its California presence after inking a 13-store deal with the Bajwa Group of Companies, which owns 19 WaBa Grill locations…

TalentReef Announces Partnership with Snagajob Marketplace

TalentReef, a leading provider of talent management solutions purpose-built to support high volume, location-based hourly hiring, today announced their newest…

Mici Italian inks 30-unit deal with Smashburger franchisee

April 7, 2022

Mici Italian, a Denver-based fast casual restaurant is coming on strong in Phoenix, Arizona, signing a 30-unit deal with Lucas Farnham, who owns several Black…

Fast casual Hookah lounge coming to Vegas

April 7, 2022

CRU Lounge, a fast casual, hookah-hemp lounge offering hookah flavors, hemp oil extracts, small plates and specialty craft cocktails, is betting on Las Vegas…

Insomnia Cookies expanding with 6 store openings

April 7, 2022

Insomnia Cookies is expanding its footprint this spring with six store openings in San Francisco, Houston, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania; Washington D.C. and…

Chi’Lantro delivering to Houston area before opening brick-and-mortar store

April 7, 2022

Chi'Lantro BBQ is serving the Houston area, offering delivery in Midtown and surrounding neighborhoods ahead of its first brick-and-mortar location opening…

Chicken Salad Chick opens 20th Tennessee store

April 7, 2022

Chicken Salad Chick has opened a company-owned restaurant in Smyrna, Tennessee. On the heels of the brand's debut in Gallatin in January, this Smyrna location…

Former NBA star bringing 10 Dave's Hot Chicken locations to Minneapolis

April 6, 2022

Dave's Hot Chicken, a Los Angeles-based brand that started as a parking lot pop-up, has inked an agreement with former NBA player Kris Humphries and his family…

Qdoba inks Cleveland deal

April 6, 2022

Qdoba Mexican Eats has signed a multi-unit agreement to bring 10 locations to the Cleveland area, including Geauga, Lake, Portage, Stark, Summit and Cuyahoga…

Capital Tacos expanding via ghost kitchens

April 6, 2022

Two months after announcing the launch of its franchise opportunity, Capital Tacos is preparing to expand its reach beyond the borders of the Tampa Bay area…