Everyone has experienced that moment during the holidays when opening a gift, only to quickly wish it was something else entirely. For the holiday season, Burger King restaurants are offering a Whopper sandwich in exchange for an unwanted gift. Who says miracles don’t exist? All guests need to do is head down to the Burger […]
After working with Dickey’s Barbecue Pit as a general contractor in California, Caleb Cabrera decided it was time to embark on a new adventure. While working with Dickey’s, Cabrera fell in love with the brand and began researching franchising options with his son, CJ Cabrera and business partner, Vince Perez. Cabrera grew up in the […]
Rise Biscuits Donuts, Durham, North Carolina’s, award-winning concept featuring both sweet and savory breakfast and lunch options, announced the signing of a multi-state development agreement that will introduce the Rise concept to Georgia, South Carolina, and Kentucky. MDO Holdings, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based investment and management firm with a current portfolio of over 30 companies […]
Pret A Manger, a popular restaurant chain with more than 70 locations in the U.S., has committed to landmark improvements for the welfare of chickens raised for its food operations. Pret A Manger will use use only chickens that meet the welfare standards laid out by Global Animal Partnership (GAP), an international farmed animal welfare […]
Pollo Campero announced it has inked a deal to open its first restaurant in Tennessee. Campero has signed franchisee Sosa Properties, LLC, giving it the rights to open the first Pollo Campero franchise in the Nashville area. Sosa Properties owner Alberto Sosa, who currently owns Nashville’s Taquería San Luis and Carnicería San Luis, had been […]
Pizza Hut is expanding its ordering capabilities to include Alexa Voice Service on Amazon Echo, Amazon Tap, Echo Dot, Amazon Fire TV, and Fire tablets. With a simple phrase, and not a single phone or laptop lifted, Pizza Hut’s new skill brings ease and convenience to the ordering experience for pizza-loving homes across the country. […]
Wienerschnitzel, the world’s largest hot dog franchise, announced the promotion of J.R. Galardi, the 27-year-old son of late company founder John Galardi, to the role of executive vice president. Galardi most recently held the role of director of administration, but began his career with the family business at the age of 13, when he manned […]
Domino’s Pizza announced Tuesday that Kevin S. Morris will be joining its global leadership team as executive vice president—general counsel, reporting to Domino’s CEO J. Patrick Doyle, effective January 3. Morris was most recently senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for New York-based Equinox Holdings, Inc. and its various operating subsidiaries and affiliates, […]
Dunkin’ Donuts announced that it has opened a new restaurant with new franchisee EZ Chow Inc., at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) in Lindbergh Main Terminal 1. The new restaurant is open from 4:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week, and employs approximately 40 crew members. The restaurant provides a welcoming environment for […]
Penn Station East Coast Subs, a fast-casual restaurant known for its grilled, made-to-order sub sandwiches, hand-squeezed lemonade, and fresh-cut fries, updated its app with new features. The app now supports mobile pay, allowing customers to pay for their order via the app, and gift card purchases, allowing customers to send gift cards digitally via the […]
Fazoli’s announced the signing of a franchise agreement to develop a restaurant in Huntsville, Alabama. The news comes on the heels of another month of strong sales results for the brand’s franchise restaurants. The Lexington, Kentucky-based company reported a 5.1 percent same-store sales increase for its franchised locations in November. “We are thrilled to expand […]
After more than 12 months of headlines featuring food safety issues and efforts to win back its customers, Chipotle’s Recovery Efforts ranks as 2016’s No. 1 food news story in the Hunter Public Relations annual Food News Study. Hunter Public Relations, one of the nation’s leading food and beverage marketing communications agencies, has annually commissioned […]
A&W Restaurants, Inc. will soon celebrate its five-year anniversary under franchisee ownership. Since being acquired from YUM! Brands, A&W has experienced non-stop, year-over-year same-store sales and profit gains, as well as the opening of more than 40 new U.S. units, including 15 in gas and convenience stores. A&W, America’s oldest restaurant chain, was owned by […]
Roy Rogers Restaurants announced the launch of its loyalty app, Roy’s Rewards. The app launches at its 24 corporate-owned locations Friday with an expansion into participating franchise locations by first quarter 2017. Roy’s Rewards, available for download in the Apple App Store and the Google Play store as well as online, features the full Roy […]
Panera Bread Company named company veteran Blaine Hurst president effective December 12, following the resignation of Drew Madsen for personal reasons. Hurst has been with Panera since 2010 and has held a number of senior leadership positions, most recently as executive vice president—chief transformation and growth officer. He has been the driving force behind Panera’s […]
Arby’s is celebrating the grand reopening of Restaurant #1A in Boardman, Ohio. The restaurant sits across the street from the original Arby’s building, a 10-seat drive-in sandwich shop opened by Ohio brothers Leroy and Forrest Raffel in 1964. The rebuilt restaurant at 29 Boardman-Canfield Road features Arby’s new Inspire design that includes subway tiling, stainless […]
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