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FAT Brands sets sights on Middle East expansion
September 7, 2021
FAT Brands Inc., parent company of Fatburger, Johnny Rockets, Round Table Pizza, Great American Cookies, Marble Slab Creamery and nine other restaurant…
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Farmer Boys to celebrate grand opening with high school fundraiser
September 2, 2021
Farmer Boys will celebrate the grand opening of its first Arizona location with an all day fundraiser benefiting Highland High School on Sept. 25, according to…
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Velvet Taco plans to add 14 locations
September 2, 2021
Velvet Taco, a Dallas-based chain serving tacos with international flare, plans to open at least 14 locations by the end of 2022, according to a company press…
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Dog Haus to open eight restaurants in 2022
September 2, 2021
Dog Haus has announced that the company is preparing for nationwide expansion as four current franchisees — Manish Patel, Andi and Damon Ott, Nathan Johnson…
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Island Poké opening 2 London stores, more expansion ahead
September 1, 2021
Island Poké, a chain featuring house bowls and a variety of build-your-own menu items, is ramping up plans to bring its fresh Pacific flavors to more areas in…
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Fat Brands acquires sports lodge chain Twin Peaks
September 1, 2021
Fat Brands, a global restaurant franchising company, has acquired Twin Peaks, a chain of sports lodges known for scratch-made food and draft beers, from…
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Freebirds opening in Katy, Texas
August 31, 2021
Freebirds World Burrito will boast its 56th location this winter when it opens a store in Katy, Texas, at the corner of Falcon Landing Boulevard and Gaston…
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Robeks adding 10 locations in LA, San Diego
August 31, 2021
Robeks, a smoothie, juice and bowl fast casual, is adding 10 locations throughout Southern California, including eight stores in Los Angeles and two in in the…
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Ballyhoo Hospitality opening 2nd bakery-sandwich shop
August 31, 2021
Buck Russell's Bakery & Sandwich Shop, owned by Ballyhoo Hospitality, is opening a second location this fall Wilmette, Illinois, a Chicago suburb.
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Dickey's signs 48-unit deal
August 30, 2021
Dallas-based Dickey's Barbecue Pit has signed an agreement to open 48 units over the next five years with Chaac Foods LLC, an Irving, Texas-based brand that…
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Fazoli's opening in Rome (Georgia)
August 27, 2021
Kentucky-based Fazoli's is opening Tuesday in Rome, Georgia, at 42 Hicks Drive S.E.
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Little Sesame opening 3rd unit
August 27, 2021
Little Sesame, which opened in 2016 in Washington D.C., is opening a third location early next year at 7118 Bethesda Lane in Bethesda, Maryland, marking its…
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Bonchon bringing Korean flavor to Ohio, Michigan
August 26, 2021
Bonchon, which serves Korean fried chicken, has signed multi-location deals in Ohio and Michigan.
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German Doner Kebab opens inside American Dream
August 26, 2021
German Doner Kebab opened at American Dream, an entertainment, retail and dining destination comprising more than 3 million square feet in East Rutherford, New…
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Noodles & Co undergoes Texas expansion
August 24, 2021
Noodles & Company has entered into a multi-unit franchise and area development agreement with Carlos Hill, the president of Tsunami Enterprises, to open…
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Garbanzo opening in Indiana
August 24, 2021
Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, owned by WOWorks, is identifying Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, South Bend, Valparaiso and Bloomington, Indiana, as its…
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Tocaya opening in Long Beach
August 23, 2021
Venice, California-based Tocaya Modern Mexican is opening Tuesday in Long Beach within the 2nd Street and PCH shopping center, a social hub and community…
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Daphne's Mediterranean opens in Cali's central valley
August 23, 2021
Daphne's Mediterranean has opened in Fresno, California, at 6733 N. Riverside Dr. #109, marking the chain's first central valley location.
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