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Krystal opens in travel center in Tyler, Texas
April 16, 2025
Krystal has opened its first Texas location in more than a decade. The 24/7 restaurant, located in a travel center in Tyler, Texas, marks a key milestone in…
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Qu acquires Fourtop, launches 1st Smart Kitchen platform
April 16, 2025
Unified restaurant commerce platform Qu has acquired Fourtop, an AI-powered restaurant insights platform founded by Darien Bates.
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From a Closet to a Scaling Franchise System: Meet Evonne and Don Varady of Clean Eatz
In this episode of Founderology, host Kathleen Wood sits down with two powerhouse founders—Don and Evonne Varady, the creators of Clean Eatz. Their story…
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Qu Redefines Restaurant Operations with Industry-First Smart Kitchen
Breakthrough platform fuses IoT sensors, energy and equipment management, and predictive insights to maximize efficiencies and reduce costs
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How Via 313 Pizzeria Doubled Down on Guest Recovery and Operational Excellence With Ovation
Via 313 Pizzeria, a fast-growing Detroit-style pizza brand with 20+ locations, needed deeper insights into guest sentiment and a faster way to recover unhappy…
Presented by Ovation Up, Inc.
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Text Marketing That Works: Data-Backed Best Practices for Restaurants
We analyzed all marketing texts sent through Ovation’s platform in 2024 - 1.58 million - and identified key trends and patterns that separate high-performing…
Presented by Ovation Up, Inc.
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Lunchbox offering free order aggregation
April 14, 2025
Lunchbox is providing its clients with free Order Aggregation, which automatically routes third-party platforms like EzCater, DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub…
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A&W Restaurants to expand Memphis presence
April 14, 2025
A&W Restaurants plans to expand the brand's presence in Memphis, Tennessee and into the neighboring city of Millington, according to a press release.
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Cold Stone Creamery to expand presence in Oklahoma City, Tulsa
April 14, 2025
Cold Stone Creamery has plans to expand its presence in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma. The brand plans to open eight stores in the two markets in 10 years…
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Fast Casual Top 100 Gala celebrating 10th birthday with 5 gifts for attendees
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Honors include the "Signal to Noise Award," "Emerging Fast Casual of the Year, ""Most-Loved Delivery Brand and "Fast Casual Woman of the Year." Attendees will…
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Carl's Jr opens 1st UK restaurant
April 11, 2025
Carl's Jr. opened its first U.K.-based restaurant April 3 in partnership with Boparan Restaurant Group in the St. David's Shopping Centre in Cardiff, according…
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Checkers & Rally's unveils next-gen prototype
April 11, 2025
Checkers & Rally's has a new prototype that significantly reduces the footprint — shrinking a location from 1,008 square feet to 570 square feet, according…
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Eggs Up Grill, Hot Palette Holdings, Jeff's Bagel Run execs talk leadership skills
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
Leaders from Eggs Up Grill, Jeff's Bagel Run and Hot Palette Holdings discussed leadership skills at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit in Myrtle…
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Campuses Turn to Automation to Improve Student Life
Dining leaders are turning to platforms like Botrista to cut costs, ease labor demands, and keep up with Gen Z’s thirst for trending drinks like boba. The…
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Taco John's debuts in Boston
April 10, 2025
Taco John's has opened in Boston under the helm of Reliance Hospitality Group, which has signed a 22-unit development deal for the Boston and Connecticut area…
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Great American Cookies offers BOGO Tax Day deal
April 9, 2025
Great American Cookies is offering a sweet deal on April 15, tax day in the United States. The chain is offering a buy one slice, get one slice free deal on…
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HTeaO intros Refreshers drink line
April 9, 2025
Iced tea franchise brand HTeaO has introduced a line of fruit-forward beverages designed to deliver a boost with natural energy, according to a press release.
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Pizza Hut debuts first-of-its-kind Pizza Caviar
April 9, 2025
Pizza Hut has created a first-of-its-kind Pizza Caviar. The bite-sized pearls, made with pepperoni-flavored water and agar agar, are made to taste like…
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Charles Watson takes the lead at Smalls Sliders
April 9, 2025
Charles Watson is trading smoothies for sliders; the former Tropical Smoothie Cafe CEO is filling the same role for Atlanta-based Smalls Sliders.
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Donatos Pizza president, CEO wants it to be the household name in pizza
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
Donatos Pizza president and CEO Kevin King talks about his career in the pizza industry and what makes his brand a leader in the category amidst rising pizza…
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