Giardino Gourmet Salads celebrates 12th birthday

September 27, 2016

Giardino Gourmet Salads will celebrate its twelfth birthday Oct. 18 by giving a $5-off coupon to all customers who purchase a salad, wrap or grain bowl. The…

Dunkin' Donuts goes west with 12,000th location

September 27, 2016

Dunkin’ Donuts has been very busy following that credo to "go west" over the last year, as proven this week by the opening of the chain’s 12,000th restaurant…

Ben's Soft Pretzels ties up a bundle of new sports team business

September 27, 2016

It’s salty, portable, and goes great with beer, so it may have been a foregone conclusion that Ben’s Soft Pretzels would become popular fodder for sports…

Bruster's dishes up a franchisee deal in the Tar Heel State

September 26, 2016

Bruster’s Real Ice Cream wants to scoop up some new franchisees for outlets in North Carolina’s large and growing Piedmont Triad, so it’s actually having a…

Bruster's scoops up 15 new locations during record sales

September 22, 2016

Bruster’s Real Ice Cream is opening 15 new locations in a period of exceedingly rapid growth and sales, according to a news release. The chain is reporting 1…

Captain D's setting sail into central Florida

September 20, 2016

Captain D’s is prepping franchise development plans for central Florida.

Carvel hits growth spurt in the Garden State

September 20, 2016

Carvel is growing New Jersey with plans for 20 locations in the coming years, according to a news release. The chain has 51 units there. 

Chick-fil-A flies into Denver International

September 16, 2016

Chick-fil-A is opening a location in Denver International Airport’s concourse B, according to a news release.

Franchise Focus: Go Brit serving up British favourites, 'jolly good time'

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The Delaware-based fish-and-chips brand claims to serve "British favourites and jolly good time."

Lebanon loves Toll House cookies, adds two more cafes

September 14, 2016

Nestle’s Toll House Cafes by Chip is building quite a fan base in Lebanon. In fact, this month, developer Hassan Hajj Ali — who now runs three of the cafes in…

Captain D's sailing into over 8 new locations

September 13, 2016

Captain D's is gearing up to open new locations in Georgia, Texas and Virginia in the next few years.

Snack chain "popping in" to the Middle East

September 12, 2016

Doc Popcorn has popped into the Middle Eastern nation of Oman under the guidance of master franchisees Adil Nasser Al Sharyani and Adel Ali Lawati, of Muscat…

Baskin-Robbins going Hollywood

September 9, 2016

Baskin-Robbins is going Hollywood, well Beverly Hills at least. The ice cream brand has signed an agreement with franchisee Sharooz Setareh to develop three…

CEOs of Captain D's, HuHot, Yalla, Slapfish pull back the curtain on business strategies

Improving sales, engaging customers, recruiting employees, food-safety issues and meeting government-mandated policies are just a few issues restaurant…

Del Taco doubles New Mexico footprint

September 2, 2016

Del Taco is growing in New Mexico with two recently opened locations and three more on the way, according to a news release. Last year, the brand opened a…

Yum China sold for $460M

September 2, 2016

Yum Brands is selling the Chinese arm of its company, Yum China, for $460 million. They buyers are a China-based global private equity firm, Primavera Capital…

Tim Hortons gets a little British

August 31, 2016

Restaurant Brands International Inc. chain, Tim Hortons, is moving into the British Isles thanks to a master franchise joint venture with an English investor.

Del Taco expands in New Mexico

August 25, 2016

Del Taco Restaurants continued to grow its presence in New Mexico, with two recently opened locations and three more under development, according to a company…

Cold Stone Creamery engages customers through ice cream tossing

August 24, 2016

Subway celebrates top 12 franchisees on their big day

August 24, 2016

Subway is having a pretty good year, landing on a lot of "best-of" lists. Most recently the chain was named one of the top brands for customer service in a…