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Cowboy Chicken opening 3rd California location
October 15, 2019
Cowboy Chicken will open its third California restaurant Wednesday. The restaurant will be located at 5050 N Palm Avenue in Fresno.
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Schlotzsky's signs 10 franchise deals for Texas growth
October 15, 2019
Schlotzsky's Austin Eatery has signed 10-franchise deals with the Lozano family of Lotzapan Llc.
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GFG Bakery-Café teams with Fransmart to drive expansion
October 14, 2019
Greek From Greece (GFG) Bakery-Café is in franchise mode and tapping franchise development company Fransmart to leverage its expansion.
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Chicken Salad Chick is adding 3rd Oklahoma location
October 14, 2019
Chicken Salad Chick is expanding in Oklahoma with its newest restaurant in Edmond. Marking the brand's third location in the state and first in the Oklahoma…
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Cracker Barrel rebranding fast casual concept
October 13, 2019
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc., which owns the fast casual brand, Holler & Dash Biscuit House, has acquired Maple Street Biscuit Company in an…
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Bok Bok Chicken lays expansion plans
October 11, 2019
Las Vegas-based Bok Bok Chicken is hatching multiple locations throughout Southern California this year. The fast casual restaurant has five locations…
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Johnny Rockets adding 23 international locations
October 11, 2019
Johnny Rockets, a 33-year old American restaurant chain that has fast casual locations and full-service restaurants, is on track to open 23 restaurants this…
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Starbucks expanding Community Store in South Korea come 2020
October 11, 2019
Starbucks Korea is expanding its profit-sharing Community Store program and plans to open the first of several locations in early 2020.
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Luna snags former Taco Bell, CKE execs to lead growth
October 11, 2019
Luna Grill has appointed two industry veterans in hopes of accelerating growth. Rich Pinnella, a former VP at Taco Bell, is the brand's first chief brand…
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Hey, Hollywood: Let's getting 'Smashed'
October 10, 2019
Smashed is opening Friday in Hollywood, serving cocktails paired with smashed burgers and fries, according to a company press release. The fast casual concept…
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Potbelly Sandwich Shop arriving in Macy's stores
October 10, 2019
Potbelly Sandwich Shop will open in four Macy's department stores via a multi-unit franchise deal with the retailer.
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South Korea next target for The Habit
October 10, 2019
The Habit Burger Grill is setting its sights on South Korea as its next international growth target and has partnered with Bridging Culture Worldwide to…
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McAlister's signs major development deal with Sun Holdings
October 9, 2019
McAlister's Deli has signed the largest development deal in the company's history with Sun Holdings affiliate Best Choice Restaurants, a franchise organization…
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Flame Broiler adds to California store count
October 8, 2019
Flame Broiler, which serves healthy rice bowls, is opening Oct. 14 in Bakersfield, California.
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Tropical Smoothie ending year with a bang
October 8, 2019
Tropical Smoothie Cafe, which awarded 64 franchise agreements in the third quarter of this year, expects to have signed 200 franchise agreements, open 13…
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October 8, 2019
Mod Super Fast Pizza Holdings LLC is expanding into Canada via an agreement with V.I. Pizza Inc., led by Jim Hayden, Jeff Jefford and Ken Whitaker, who operate…
read nowFazoli's adding Florida units
October 8, 2019
Lexington, Kentucky-based Fazoli's is adding three units in Florida via an area development agreement with Matt Clift of CliftClem Holding. The first unit will…
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Panera SVP giving behind-the-scenes look at innovation strategy
October 7, 2019
Karen Kelley, Panera SVP and chief restaurant operations officer, will keynote the Fast Casual Executive Summit, Oct. 13-15 in Austin.
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Shake Shack promotes CFO to president
October 3, 2019
Shake Shack Inc. has promoted CFO Tara Comonte to president, where she will focus on scaling the company's infrastructure, broadening support and guidance…
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Japanese fast casual concept opens third unit
October 3, 2019
Supertoro, a Japanese fast casual concept, has opened its third location, according to parent company K2 Restaurants. Located at Echo Park in Los Angeles, the…
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