Operations News
Mici Italian to open 8th location
May 10, 2022
Mici Italian will open its eighth location in Southglenn in Centennial, Colorado, and will be a corporate store, according to a press release.
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Pizza Inn, Pie Five report sales increases in Q3
May 6, 2022
RAVE Restaurant Group has reported positive gains for the third quarter ending March 27, 2022, for Pizza Inn and Pie Five, according to a press release.
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Sweetgreen reports mixed Q1 results
May 6, 2022
Despite Sweetgreen's Q1 revenue growing 67% year-over-year, it reported a 4-cent loss per share as analysts predicted a 41-cent loss, but the quarter ended…
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Sweetgreen launching digital model
May 6, 2022
As Sweetgreen's digital business is growing, accounting for 67% of its 2021 total revenue, it is piloting its first digital-only pickup location in Washington…
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Report: digital orders make up one-third of restaurant sales
May 5, 2022
A new report from Patronix Systems Inc., a digital guests experience platform, found that digital orders have risen to one-third of total restaurant and…
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More than 3K Canadian restaurants shuttered over past year
May 5, 2022
A total of 3,344 Canadian restaurants went out of business in the last 12 months, according to a new report from Unified Data Lab. The Store Connect report is…
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US Starbucks earnings holding steady, international sales drop
May 3, 2022
Starbucks reported Tuesday that its U.S. same-store sales were up 12%, which beat Wall Street expectations of nearly 9%, but revenue and earnings per share…
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Brooklyn Dumpling Shop to open automat store in Queens
May 3, 2022
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, a quick serve dumpling franchise that uses an Automat concept, is coming to Queens, New York after franchisees Jose Marrero and…
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Cousins Maine Lobster hits 2022 growth spurt
May 2, 2022
Cousins Maine Lobster, which has 36 food trucks and seven brick-and-mortar locations, signed four franchise agreements in the first quarter of 2022. Recent…
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NRA lobbies lawmakers on industry priorities for pending legislation
May 2, 2022
The National Restaurant Association is asking congressional leaders to ensure the restaurant industry is being considered as lawmakers continue crafting bills…
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55-year-old fast casual concept launching container model
April 29, 2022
Beef-A-Roo, a 55-year-old brand based in Rockford, Illinois, is franchising for the first time in its history, thanks to NEXT Brands and Development acquiring…
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Menu innovation fuels Juice It Up's Q1 growth
April 28, 2022
It's been a good year for Juice It Up, which reported that its Q1 year-over-year same-store sales were up 7%, while total system sales jumped 12.1% compared to…
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Magnolia Bakery focusing on digital customers
April 27, 2022
Although New York-based Magnolia Bakery has been around since 1996, the 35-unit to-go and counter-service bakery is on a mission to future-proof its business…
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Local Kitchens adding 3 micro halls to Bay Area
April 27, 2022
Local Kitchens, a micro food hall offering several fast casual concepts under one roof, is adding three locations in the Bay Area as part of its Northern…
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Quiznos, Taco Del Mar launching in metaverse
April 26, 2022
Rego Restaurant Group, which owns Quiznos and Taco Del Mar, is joining the metaverse, thanks to a June partnership with The NFT Agency to give virtual…
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Webinar to explore post pandemic trends in restaurant health, safety
April 26, 2022
Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the restaurant industry, restaurants are recovering thanks to the hard work, determination and resilience of…
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Leasecake raises $12M in funding
April 26, 2022
Leasecake, a cloud-based operating system for lease and location management, has raised $12 million led by PeakSpan Capital, a Silicon Valley investment firm…
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Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream reports Q1 sales increase
April 22, 2022
Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream reported sales in Q1 of 2022 increased 4% compared to the year prior and 11% over 2020. In 2021 sales came in 13% over 202…
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Oath Pizza, &pizza execs will talk hiring issues during virtual event
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
April 21, 2022
Michael Lastoria, co-founder and CEO of &pizza, and Dave Jamieson, director of operations for Oath Pizza, will discuss “Labor Issues and Nouveau Ways to Hire…
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Cafe Rio testing curbside
April 21, 2022
Cafe Rio Mexican Grill, which has locations in Utah, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming, has…
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