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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Lines Up 40 Units in NY and CT
Tropical Smoothie Cafe's agreement with multi-unit operator Aurify Kingstar will push the brand toward 1,800 total loca…
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Duchess Restaurants Adopts Beyond Oil Frying Tech Chainwide
Duchess Restaurants, a Connecticut quick-service chain operating since 1956, has standardized on Beyond Oil's frying te…
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Oxipital AI Adds Foreign Material Detection at Line Speed
Oxipital AI's Foreign Material Detection runs on its deployed OX and VX platforms, delivering up to 99% detection accur…
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Chubby Group Buys 47 GEN Korean BBQ Units in $100M Deal
Chubby Group's $50M Series A and 47-unit GEN Korean BBQ acquisition will trigger a 12-month kitchen conversion campaign…
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Hyphen Automated Makeline Gets Nationwide Service Backbone via Ricoh
Hyphen's under-counter robotic bowl-assembly system, backed by Chipotle and Cava, gains Ricoh's RICOH Service Advantage…
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CIA's Worlds of Flavor Returns Nov. 4 with Asian Kitchen Focus
The Culinary Institute of America's annual three-day conference targets chefs and foodservice operators seeking practic…
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YYForce Deploys Service Robots Across 772-Room Singapore Hotel Precinct
YYForce's phased rollout targets in-room delivery, food-and-beverage logistics, and scheduled cleaning, with a projecte…
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Ford's Garage Opens 8,000-Sq-Ft Tennessee Unit at Chattanooga
Ford's Garage Chattanooga, the brand's 36th location across nine states, brings a full chef-driven burger-and-bar kitch…
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Walk-On's Halves Kitchen Footprint in Next-Gen Prototype
Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux debuts a 'kit of parts' prototype that cuts its traditional 7,000–8,000 sq ft footprint in h…
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Freddy's 600th Unit Debuts Endcap Format to Fuel Growth
Freddy's new Beaufort, SC, endcap prototype — 65 seats, outdoor patio, no drive-thru — signals a kitchen build-out stra…
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Live! Casino Virginia Plans 20-Venue F&B Buildout for 2027 Opening
Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia's full-scale resort will require a substantial commercial kitchen and bar buildout across…
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Dave's Hot Chicken Hits 500 Units, Eyes Global Kitchen Scale
Dave's Hot Chicken's 500-unit milestone — including 100 openings in six months — signals a massive, ongoing kitchen bui…