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Savory Fund Backs Zao Asian Grill's 10-Unit Expansion Push
Zao Asian Grill, posting 18.2% same-store sales growth across 23 Mountain West locations, secures Savory Fund backing a…
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Jollibee Opens 111th US Unit in Downtown San Francisco
Jollibee's new 934 Market Street unit, open daily 9 a.m.–10 p.m., is the Filipino chain's 111th US location and 13th in…
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Rocco's Tacos Opens 5,343-Sq-Ft New England Flagship
Rocco's Tacos & Tequila Bar's Burlington Mall debut marks the brand's first New England kitchen buildout, a 5,343-squar…
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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…