Pretzelmaker rolls out freebie for National Pretzel Day

April 22, 2025

Pretzelmaker, owned by FAT Brands Inc., is celebrating National Pretzel Day this year by bringing back a fan-favorite deal.

Great American Cookies, Marble Slab Creamery hit 80th location milestone

April 21, 2025

Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery are celebrating their 80th location in the Houston area, including both co-branded and standalone locations.

Perfect Pitch, ‘Fast Casual Frontrunners' open nominations for top emerging brands

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Nominations are now open but close June 1.

Olo, Thanx delivering 'hyper-personalized guest engagement'

April 17, 2025

Olo, a restaurant technology provider, and Thanx, a guest engagement and retention platform for restaurants, are partnering to combine guest loyalty data from…

Taco Bell bringing back chicken nuggets for longest timeframe yet

April 17, 2025

Taco Bell's Crispy Chicken Nuggets will return to menus April 24 after selling out nationwide in less than a week in Dec. 2024 as the brand has bigger plans…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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.