Whataburger Restaurants will celebrate National Burger Month by hosting an Instagram photo contest. Fans will be able to enter to win one of four weekly prizes including Whataburger for a Year – a free Whataburger each week for an entire year. To be eligible to win, fans must be 13 years or older and upload […]
Big Smoke Burger, Toronto’s dominant better burger chain, is taking the Middle East by storm since working with Fransmart, the franchise development company whose track record in the region includes the sale of eight brands and over 200 units. After signing 2012 deals for Kuwait and Bahrain, Big Smoke Burger closed out the year with […]
Burger 21, a new better burger franchise founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc., announces it has expanded the brand to the northeast with the opening of its first New Jersey location in Voorhees. Currently, Burger 21 has seven restaurants open and 17 franchised locations in development along the East Coast. Located […]
CaliBurger announced that it has executed a Master Franchise Agreement with IP Ventures (“IPV”), a Manila-based private equity group. Under the terms of the agreement, a joint-venture subsidiary of IPV will have exclusive rights to open CaliBurger restaurants in the Philippines. The joint venture is in partnership with Raj Sadhwani, one of the founders of Distillery, […]
When it comes to late-night quests for food, eight in 10 Millennial males said they want good food—not just any food, according to a recent survey conducted by Braun Research. The survey was a Wendy’s-sponsored telephone survey of 1,000 Millennial males in partnership with Braun Research Of the late-night food options, these nighttime diners vote for […]
Boardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries, the fresh better-burger concept spawning from the french fry concept made famous by United States’ East Coast boardwalks, will expand across China with a master development agreement signed with ICON. With more than 325 units under development and a number of major master franchise markets sold out in the U.S., […]
Whataburger Restaurants, known for custom-made, always-fresh burgers, will celebrate National Burger Month by hosting an Instagram photo contest. Fans will be able to enter to win one of four weekly prizes, including Whataburger for a year—a free Whataburger each week for an entire year. To be eligible to win, fans must be 13 years or […]
Big Smoke Burger is taking the Middle East by storm since working with Fransmart, the franchise development company whose track record in the region includes the sale of eight brands and more than 200 units. After signing 2012 deals for Kuwait and Bahrain, Big Smoke Burger closed out the year with Saudi Arabia, the […]
Nearly two years after a devastating F5 tornado ravaged Freddy’s, the restaurant is returning to Joplin, Missouri. The new, freestanding location is about one mile south of the former site. The official grand opening is Sunday, May 5, and the crew has been training for the past several days. “Going through this experience has been […]
Smashburger announced that, in celebration of National Burger Day on May 28, it will give away a free Classic Smash nationwide to anyone with the last name “Burger,” or variations thereof. According to WhitePages.com, there are approximately 21,687 people in the United States with the last name Burger and 1,530 named Hamburger. Either way, burger […]
Smashburger, the rapidly expanding better-burger restaurant concept, is pleased to announce the addition of three new franchise partnerships for airport locations in Dallas, Texas; Philadelphia; and San Jose, Costa Rica, accelerating the company’s growth in nontraditional locations. Smashburger has partnered with the following seasoned franchisees to introduce the brand’s smashed burgers and sizzling menu offerings […]
U2R1 Media, a full-service brand and marketing agency with offices in Los Angeles and Toronto, announced it has completed the launch of the Burgerim restaurant franchise in North America with a new flagship location, website, brand identity, and franchise sales kit. Oren Loni and Ashley Gershoony, the team behind Burgerim, made a pact in […]
Burger 21, a better-burger franchise founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants, announced it plans to expand westward with Dallas targeted for future franchise development. As part of its aggressive growth strategy, the Tampa, Florida–based concept plans to develop approximately 20 or more restaurants in the market. To date, Burger 21 has six restaurants open […]
CaliBurger announced it has signed a franchise agreement with a group of financial investors to open the first CaliBurger restaurant in Hong Kong. “Hong Kong is the financial center of Asia and is home to one of the most diverse populations in the world,” says Charles Liao, CEO of CaliBurger China. “The opening of CaliBurger […]
At the Whataburger Family Convention, a biannual gathering of more than 2,000 Whataburger attendees, CEO Preston Atkinson announced Whataburger will launch into retail sales for the first time by bottling its popular line of condiments—Fancy Ketchup, Spicy Ketchup, and Original Mustard—making them available exclusively at all Texas and Mexico H-E-B stores this summer. H-E-B will […]
Fatburger, the hub for 100 percent lean beef burgers, is now offering the Thousand Island Fatburger for a limited time, available until May 20. The new burger takes taste buds on a flavorful journey to accompany a menu that boasts an array of burger and topping combinations. The Thousand Island Fatburger adds a new taste […]
Fatburger, known for made-to-order burgers, has announced its newest location in Beirut, Lebanon. The owner of the newest location, Vetra Investments, is a prominent hospitality and foodservice specialist based in Dubai. It has been a driving force in Fatburger's international growth, operating eight of the fast-casual units in the UAE, with another soon to open […]
MOOYAH, a fast-casual, “better burger,” fries and shakes chain, announced a three-tiered geographic objective to its next phase of 2013 expansion. The expansion will include international markets for the first time in the company’s history. Included in this strategy are Middle East territories such as Dubai of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, […]
Burger 21, a new better-burger franchise founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants, announced it is targeting additional areas in the greater Orlando market for future development in 2013. Target cities include Winter Park, Altamonte Springs, Winter Garden, Lake Mary, and Celebration. To date, Burger 21 has six restaurants open in Florida and […]
Wendy’s restaurants in the New York Tri-state area recently presented checks totaling $68,017.67 to three organizations providing disaster relief for Hurricane Sandy victims. Long Island Cares Inc. the Harry Chapin Food Bank, Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund, and the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City each received $22,672 to aid in the recovery […]
The Wall Street Journal reported about a recent webcast McDonald’s executives delivered to the company’s franchisees discussing the deterioration of the customer-service quality delivered by employees. The article describes the fast-food giant’s strong position on fixing these issues and addressing the customer-service problems. Comments on the Web echo the same feelings, recognizing what can sometimes […]
Burger King Worldwide (BKW) announced an evolution of its senior management team as CEO Bernardo Hees and chief financial officer Daniel Schwartz assume new roles within the company. With a succession plan firmly in place, additional changes to BKW’s senior management team are a testament to the depth and breadth of the company’s leadership team, […]
Nashville, Tennessee-based burger chain Back Yard Burgers announced the launch of its noticeably thicker and juicer “Bigger, Better Burger”, a 1/3-pound premium chargrilled Black Angus patty with choice of add-ons, including American cheese, Swiss cheese, hot Pepper Jack cheese, Cheddar cheese, coleslaw, chili, bacon, sautéed mushrooms, and jalapeños. The new burger is a permanent addition […]
Fatburger, an All-American, fast-casual burger restaurant, has officially signed a three-year partnership with the University of Southern California (USC) to become a proud partner of USC Athletics. Working with USC Sports Properties, the FOX-owned sales entity, which manages the marketing and media rights on behalf of USC Athletics, Fatburger will receive a variety of multimedia […]
The famous Krystal Cruiser will be headed to Washington, D.C. to participate in the 31st annual ‘Taste of the South.’ Each year, transplanted Southern staffers working on Capitol Hill join together in an effort to share their love of all things Southern with their fellow D.C. workers. Southern Republican and Democrat staffers work together to […]
Meatheads, a fast-casual restaurant that provides a full-service dining experience serving high-quality, fresh, never-frozen ingredients, has hired Jason Harbison as director of operations. Harbison, 40, has more than 25 years experience in operations in the fast-casual industry. He was most recently senior director of operations at Applebee's. Prior to that, he spent more than a […]
Mooyah, a fast-casual, “better burger,” fries, and shakes chain, is calling on its guests and social media fans to show off their inner chef and create the brand’s next Featured Burger, which will be showcased at Mooyah restaurants nationwide. From March 27 to April 17, Mooyah invites fans of its Facebook fan page to go […]
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