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Inspire Brands names CFO
June 17, 2021
Inspire Brands Inc. has named former Dunkin' Brands CFO Kate Jaspon as the Atlanta-based QSR company's CFO, following the retirement of David Pipes. Jaspon…
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Popeyes launches 1st loyalty program
June 17, 2021
Miami-based Popeyes is launching it's first rewards program, based on the idea of returning "the love" to its customers via deals, experiences, swag and…
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Ice cream sales in no danger of melting away
June 16, 2021
Ice cream sales after Memorial Day Weekend were up 74% over the same period in 2020, according to Paytronix Systems Inc., which found that the weekend's daily…
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White Castle, Puma launch branded retail line
June 16, 2021
Columbus, Ohio-based White Castle has collaborated with global sports company Puma to launch Slider-inspired apparel, including a pair of shoe styles, a…
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Former Tropical Smoothie powerhouse launching PowerSoul Cafe
June 16, 2021
Dina Mitchell, a former area developer for Atlanta-based Topical Smoothie Cafe, is launching PowerSoul Cafe, a real fruit blended smoothie concept offering…
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US Foods' latest product launch hopes to cut BOH labor
June 15, 2021
In an effort to help restaurant operators handle labor shortages while filling increased offsite orders as well as a resurgence of on-site diners, US Foods has…
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Arthur Treacher's to open 1st ghost kitchen this month
June 15, 2021
Arthur Treacher's — which recently announced its conversion to a ghost kitchen brand — will partner with Franklin Junction to use the latter's so-called "Host…
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Wendy's hosting 'Rick and Morty' pop-up restaurant
June 15, 2021
Wendy's and the Cartoon Network's "Rick and Morty" have partnered for a second year, which will start with the show's fifth season kicking off June 20, a news…
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White Castle, Roy Rogers strut their chicken stuff
June 15, 2021
White Castle and Roy Rogers Restaurants are betting chicken will launch them into a strong-selling summer. Columbus, Ohio-based White Castle is hoping to run…
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California Wetzel’s Pretzels franchisees add 3 stores in 10 months
June 15, 2021
C-store entrepreneurs and Wetzel's Pretzels multi-unit franchisees, Ron Reger and Alfred Daher, have opened two locations in eastern Los Angeles County…
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At Chick-fil-A, everything is just peachy
June 14, 2021
Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A is showing some love for its customers and its home-state of Georgia — the peach state — by offering a peach milkshake.
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Taco Bell giving free tacos to vaccinated Californians June 15
June 14, 2021
Taco Bell is doubling down on the notion of giving its customers a "real shot-in-the-arm" June 15 when the chain will offer a free seasoned beef Nacho Cheese…
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Lunchbox, Otter partner to streamline ordering
June 11, 2021
Smart-ordering system company, Lunchbox, and Otter, a delivery management and optimization solution, are partnering to help restaurant owners increase…
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McDonald's South Korea, Taiwan systems breached
June 11, 2021
McDonald's said it was able to close off access "quickly" after a data breach in South Korea and Taiwan that exposed some customer and employee information…
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Mr Potato Spread set to spread across southeast US
June 11, 2021
Jacksonville, Florida-based, Black family-owned restaurant, Mr. Potato Spread, is spreading, if the hopes of founders and husband-and-wife team, Aaron and…
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Golden Chick rakes in silver for award-winning ads
June 11, 2021
Golden Chick took home some silver and bronze in the 42nd Telly Awards as the Texas-based chicken franchise received awards for two of its campaigns, and its…
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1 of 3 Black franchisee cases against McDonald's dismissed
June 11, 2021
A case filed in U.S. District Court last October by two Black McDonald's franchisees was dismissed this week because the judge said the pair failed to provide…
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Restaurant365 acquires Compeat
June 11, 2021
Irvine, California-based Restaurant365, a restaurant management platform, has acquired Compeat, which provides restaurant back office, workforce and business…
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KFC, Taco Bell franchisee deploys energy-savings platform to offset shrinking margins
June 10, 2021
By rolling out an energy-as-a-service model, Outlaw Enterprises, a Yum franchisee based in South Carolina, has reduced lighting costs and improved HVAC and…
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Toast acquires xtraCHEF
June 10, 2021
Boston-based restaurant cloud platform Toast has acquired a suite of back-office restaurant tools, called xtraCHEF, a news release said.
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