Top Fast Casual News

Chicken Salad Chick announced it will be expanding in Louisiana with its first location in Denham Springs. The new restaurant will open October 4 at 27306 Crossing Circle, Suite 270, marking the state’s fifth location. The Denham Springs restaurant is owned and operated by multi-unit franchisee Beau Nicolosi, who pioneered Chicken Salad Chick’s expansion into […]

Project Juice, the certified organic clean foods and cold-pressed juice company, has added vegan and gluten-free Paleo Protein Waffles to its menu at select Project Juice locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Laguna Beach and San Diego, California, available now. Keeping with the company’s continual pursuit to make people feel awesome through convenient, plant-powered, […]

Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza, the fast-casual artisanal pizza concept known for its chef-driven menu and casually hip restaurants, announced Monday that it will open a new Orange County location, in Orange, on Thursday. To celebrate the grand opening, the Orange restaurant will offer free build-your-own artisanal pizzas on Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. to anyone who follows […]

On Friday the fast casual, beach-themed burrito restaurant Go Burrito announced the expansion of the franchise into a new market: Florida. The Salisbury, North Carolina-based brand will open four franchised stores throughout the coastal state during the next two years, starting in Ocala, Florida. The fast casual burrito restaurant hopes to replicate its loyal Salisbury […]

The ever-expanding healthy fast food+juice restaurant, Grabbagreen, will open their first San Diego location on September 23. The restaurant known for their superfood offerings has just begun to make its mark across California, currently with 3 locations across the state. Conehead Investments, Inc signed a 95 multi-unit franchise and development agreement back in August 2015. […]

Fast casual restaurant concept, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, announced the launch of its fall menu, which features a product lineup of bold flavors and indulgent seasonal favorites including the new Jalapeño Pepper Jack Steakburger. Back by popular demand, Freddy’s will also be serving up its famous Pumpkin Pie Concrete as part of the fall […]

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit franchisee, Guy New, plans to open his third Dickey’s location in his home state of Texas. The location is slated to open in Ferris, Texas, in spring 2018. The signing of his new location follows New’s successful opening of his Mabank store, which opened in early September. The opening of New’s Mabank […]

Dog Haus Alhambra is ready to unveil its transformation into a biergarten this weekend. To celebrate the grand re-opening, Dog Haus will be offering guests free Haus Dogs all day. Guests can select from any of the Haus Dog creations, with a veggie option available as well. The fully revamped biergarten features 24 draught beers […]

Tender Greens, the Los Angeles-born, chef-led kitchen with 24 locations throughout California and an upcoming East Coast debut in New York and Boston, announced the appointment of Denyelle Bruno as the new President of the company, joining the executive leadership team of co-founders Erik Oberholtzer and David Dressler. Denyelle brings over 20 years’ experience in […]

Grabbagreen announced their entry into Michigan. The food + juice concept has joined forces with Michael, Spencer and Christina Raymond of Green & Go, LLC. The agreement includes exclusive rights to develop 10 stores in the SE Michigan area over the next 5 years. The franchise group is actively looking for sites within a five-county […]

Slapfish, a Modern Seafood Franchise serving up bold, crave-worthy dishes in a fast casual setting, announces the opening of its newest location in Albuquerque. Launching right before the International Balloon Fiesta, the restaurant’s first location in New Mexico—and 10th location so far—will soon open its doors at 6400 Holly Avenue as it continues spreading its […]

Panda Express, America’s favorite Chinese kitchen, has announced the launch day of a new location in Greenville, South Carolina on September 22 at 11 a.m. To celebrate the new location, the restaurant will donate a percentage of launch day proceeds to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate. Looking to establish roots in the Greenville […]

Luna Grill, a pioneer in the luxe-casual Mediterranean restaurant segment, announced Monday that it has received an equity investment from PWP Growth Equity specifically targeted to spur growth in both existing and new geographies. PWP Growth Equity is the middle market private equity group of Perella Weinberg Partners, investing in leading, growth-oriented, lower middle market […]

Following the success of its initial Pearland location, Salata announced the grand opening of a second restaurant in the area on September 22. The new restaurant, located at 2570 Pearland Parkway, will celebrate its grand opening with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m. hosted by the Pearland Chamber of Commerce. Doors will open to […]

Grabbagreen’s growth continues to carve their niche in the healthy-fast casual space as the concept opened its second Dallas location September 18in the Addison Walk Shopping Center at 5000 Belt Line Rd., Dallas. The franchise is owned by Dallas-based group, Prometheus Worldwide, LLC; led by Eric Tautfest and Todd Everette who signed a 20-location, exclusive franchise deal […]