The Mall at Johnson City, Tennessee welcomes Chipotle, Chicken Salad Chick
New restaurants headline enhancements to The Mall Chipotle Mexican Grill and Chicken Salad Chick will open at The Mall at Johnson City, Tenn. in a new multi-tenant building at North […]
Shake Shack headed to Fuzhou, Shenzhen after expanded Maxim Caterer licensing agreement
Target markets also include Guangzhou, Xiamen Shake Shack signed a new pact with Maxim Caterer Limited to expand in key South China Markets. Through the licensing partnership, the fast-casual burger […]
La Madeleine returns to North Suburb of Dallas with McKinney restaurant opening
New Hardin Boulevard location offers expansive outdoor seating The newest La Madeleine Country French Cafe will open in McKinney, Texas with franchisee, Tanzeem Rizvi, a Collin County native. The US […]
First Alaska Fatburger opens in Fairbanks near University of Alaska campus
Co-branded restaurant with Buffalo’s Express lands on Airport Way The first Fatburger and Buffalo’s Express co-branded restaurant opened in Fairbanks, Alaska. The grand opening of the new store on Airport […]
Midwest Pie LLC opens Pieology in West County Center, Des Peres, Missouri
Third store in state to hold grand opening June 29 Pieology franchise partner Midwest Pie LLC opened a new store in Des Peres. The West County Center shopping mall location […]
Fast-casual Habit Burger Grill debuts limited-time Original Impossible Burger, Bistro Burger
Habit Burger adds plant-based LTOs in June The Habit Burger Grill added a new Original Impossible Burger and Impossible Bistro Burger to the menu as part of a new agreement […]
Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe launches Father’s Day Grilled Shrimp special
Fast casual to offer special family meal Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe debuted a new special for Father’s Day weekend. For $50, guests can select the Father’s Day Bundle headlined by Grilled […]
Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill names Greg Willman new CEO
Willman succeeds interim chief, Gary Beisler Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill named Greg Willman its new chief executive officer, effective June 15. Willman takes the helm of the Middle-Eastern-style chain […]
Fast casual Fruitive begins franchising plant-based concept
Fruitive expanding beyond Washington, D.C., Virginia Washington, D.C.-based Fruitivie began franchising to expand its plant-based concept across the United States. Founded in Virginia Beach, the fast-casual chain operates two locations […]
sbe launches its third delivery-only C3 concept, Plant Nation
C3 continues to grow its curated, virtual restaurant brands As part of its Creating Culinary Communities (C3) virtual kitchen enterprise, sbe launched a new, delivery-only restaurant concept, Plant Nation, powered […]
Saladworks launches ghost-kitchen delivery service with REEF Technology
Fast casual expands capacity, delivery perimeter in new deal As ghost kitchens become more popular, restaurant chains like Saladworks are starting to use them to expand their off-premises footprint. The […]
Panera Bread launches curbside pick-up with geofencing to enhance customer experience
Expanded Wi-Fi, geofencing speeds up pick-up time Panera Bread launched a new service to upgrade the curbside experience for customers, including enabling geofencing technology. Mostly used by retailers and non-food […]
Chris Carr joins Sweetgreen as chief operations officer
Former Starbucks exec to improve guest, staff experience at fast casual Chris Carr, a former Starbucks executive, has joined Sweetgreen as chief operations officer, the fast-casual chain announced. Carr served […]
Expanded development agreement leads to three more Fat Brands concepts opening in Fresno
New Fatburger, Buffalo’s Express stores to arrive in city in new deal The parent of Fatburger and Buffalo’s Express announced an expanded franchise agreement in Fresno, Calif. An existing franchisee […]
La Madeleine supports local charities with Help in a Cup program
$70K in donations will be directed to community partners The La Madeleine Help in a Cup program has made great strides helping local charities during a challenging economic time as […]
Fat Brands partners with Epic Kitchens for opening of first ghost kitchen in Chicago
Chicago part of a broader development agreement for 20 ghost kitchens Fat Brands announced it had opened a ghost kitchen in Chicago for delivery only. The parent and franchisor of […]
