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Shipley Donuts Signs 9 New Units Across Four States in Q2
Shipley Donuts' first-half 2026 expansion adds nine franchised locations across four states and three new market entrie…
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Appetronix Taps Compass Group Veteran as CFO for QSR Robot Rollout
Appetronix, whose fully autonomous robotic kitchen already operates at Columbus International Airport, has hired Heathe…
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heytruffle Adds Order-Taking, OpenTable Link After Rebrand
heytruffle, rebranded from RestoHost, secures Preface Ventures funding to scale a managed AI phone concierge that handl…
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Chartwells K12 Rolls Out Pizza-Focused Menu Push at 4,500 Schools
Chartwells K12's first limited-time offering of the 2026–27 school year drives high-volume pizza production and interac…
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Mellow Mushroom Signs Six Franchise Deals, Debuts Fast-Fine Prototype
Mellow Mushroom's midyear franchise push — including a first-ever Montana location and a new fast-fine prototype — poin…
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Denny's Canada Opens New Brunswick Diner in Moncton
Denny's Canada's Moncton opening extends the brand's Maritime footprint, bringing a full commercial kitchen build-out s…
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Triumph Acquires Culinary Institute of Barcelona
Triumph Higher Education Group's July 17 acquisition of the Culinary Institute of Barcelona expands its chef-training p…
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Sweet Robo Launches Automated ICEE Cotton Candy Machines
Sweet Robo's two-model lineup — a full vending unit and a compact countertop Mini Pro — brings on-demand cotton candy r…
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Eggs Up Grill Hits 110 Units, Eyes Northeast Kitchen Buildouts
Eggs Up Grill's 110-unit milestone and 8 new franchise commitments in Q2 2026 point to an accelerating pipeline of brea…
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Wienerschnitzel Builds First Military Base Kitchen at Naval Base San Diego
Wienerschnitzel's Naval Base San Diego opening — via a NEXCOM food court contract — demonstrates how a compact QSR kitc…
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Layne's Chicken Fingers Hits 50 Units, Eyes California Build-Out
Layne's Chicken Fingers reached 50-plus operating units and inked 24 new franchise agreements in the first half of 2026…
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Capriotti's Opens 12 Units, Eyes 750 Locations by 2032
Capriotti's 50th-anniversary expansion into markets including Charleston, Fort Wayne, and Tempe signals a wave of fast-…