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Buff City Soap Opens First Store in Houston

by Katie Lee

Pearland, Texas — Buff City Soap, a rapidly expanding handmade retail franchise known for its plant-based soap and body products made in-store daily, recently opened its first Houston-area location in Pearland, Texas. The new store opened on September 23 in Pearland Town Center. “Bringing Buff City Soap to Houston is an amazing milestone for both us here locally and the brand in general,” says operating partner Brad Reece. “We can’t wait to begin offering an interactive retail experience for our guests and provide them with the very best soap and …

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Winner of CNBC’s “Restaurant Startup” Brings Intimate Dining Experience to Charleston, S.C.

by Katie Lee

Charleston, S.C. — Chef Anthony Marini’s new restaurant, “The Pass,” creates an atmosphere like no other. Living a double-life as a unique sandwich shop by day, the 700-square-foot restaurant boasts just one table and transforms into a speakeasy-style dinner at night. Only one reservation is made each night, allowing 6-10 people to have an intimate dining experience. The Pass’ Chef’s Table menu changes seasonally, about every 6-8 weeks supporting local and sustainable practices whenever possible. Unlike any other restaurant environment, the Chef’s Table experience begins at 7pm with a multi-course …

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Trademark Completes Initial Renovation of Zona Rosa Mixed-Use Center in Kansas City

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Kansas City, Mo. — Trademark Property Company, mixed-use investor, developer and operator, completed the initial renovations of Zona Rosa, a 1.1 million-square-foot mixed-use town center located in Kansas City’s Northland. “By carefully considering each amenity addition and renovation, we’ve reinvigorated the overall Zona Rosa experience to be a vital part of the community,” says Terry Montesi, CEO of Trademark Property. Zona Rosa improvements included tearing down a building to create open green space featuring outdoor seating, lawn games and event activities, including The Rink at Zona Rosa, an outdoor ice rink available …

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Chicken Salad Chick Plans More Than 50 New Locations Across the Midwest by 2025

by Katie Lee

Lee’s Summit, Mo. —  Chicken Salad Chick has mapped out development goals to add 50 locations to the pipeline for the Midwest in the next 4 years via strategic franchise partnerships. These development goals build on the tremendous growth Chicken Salad Chick has experienced this year, with 17 signed agreements year-to-date and 40 locations projected to open by year-end. In addition to this impressive development, Chicken Salad Chick is reporting a +17.1% increase over 2019. The Midwest proves to be an attractive franchise development region for the brand with 15 …

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Bed Bath & Beyond, DoorDash Expand Partnership for Nationwide On-Demand Delivery

by Katie Lee

Union, N.J. — Bed Bath & Beyond® has formed a partnership with DoorDash, the nation’s leading last-mile logistics platform, to offer consumers on-demand delivery of essential homeware products and items from more than 700 Bed Bath & Beyond locations and nearly 120 buybuy BABY® locations nationwide. With this partnership, Bed Bath & Beyond becomes the first home retailer and buybuy BABY the first baby goods retailer available on the DoorDash marketplace app and website. “As we continue our transformation to a digital-first, omni-always retailer, DoorDash is an ideal partner to …

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Logan’s Roadhouse Unveils New Restaurant Design

by Katie Lee

Houston — Logan’s Roadhouse is celebrating the grand reopening of its redesigned Houston restaurant on September 23, 2021. Earlier this year, SPB Hospitality, Logan’s parent company, relocated its headquarters to Houston, and now The Real American Roadhouse is unveiling its newly revamped design. “With our headquarters recently moving to Houston, this restaurant was the perfect location for us to develop a flagship prototype,” says Deanna Parr, vice president of marketing at SPB Hospitality. “People come to Logan’s and expect an authentic Roadhouse experience that brings a sense of warmth and …

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Leading Sports Retailer Lids Promotes SVP to President

by Katie Lee

Indianapolis — Leading sports retailer Lids has promoted Britten Maughan to president. He has been a key factor in Lids’ continued growth since he joined the company in 2019. In his role as a senior vice president, marketing and partnerships, Maughan has overseen all aspects of product, marketing, merchandising, partnerships and distribution for the retailer. Most notably, he implemented an improved business process with the introduction of data analytics to drive merchandising and allocation decision making. He has also run point on improving product assortment. “I am fortunate to be …

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BBQ Holdings Hires New VP of Franchise Sales and Real Estate

by Katie Lee

Minnetonka, Minn. — BBQ Holdings, Inc., the multi-brand restaurant company behind concepts such as Famous Dave’s and Granite City Food and Brewery, and the newly acquired Village Inn and Bakers Square, has hired Manny Packing as the brand’s new vice president of franchise sales and real estate. Most recently, Packing was the director of international real estate and construction for Inspire Brands, the owner and franchisor of several legacy franchise brands, including Arby’s, Sonic Drive-In, Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins. While there, Packing was responsible for onboarded new franchisees and led efforts …

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The Container Store Joins U.S. EPA Green Power Partnership

by Katie Lee

Coppell, Texas — The Container Store, leading specialty retailer of storage and organization solutions and custom closets, has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership. The Container Store is using more than 57 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, which is enough green power to meet 100% of the organization’s electricity use. By choosing green power, The Container Store is helping lead the transition to a cleaner energy future. As part of The Container Store’s commitment and effort, all of its stores, distribution centers and corporate office …

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Silver Diner is First Restaurant Group in Mid-Atlantic to Offer On-Site Vaccination

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Rockville, Md. — Silver Diner is taking the lead in ensuring that its employees are vaccinated and offering a convenient way for its guests to get vaccinated. The restaurant is partnering with Kaiser, the company’s primary insurance carrier, and the Fairfax County Department of Health, and bringing a mobile van to Silver Diner locations throughout the Washington, D.C., region and Baltimore. Kaiser has partnered with Silver Diner on health and wellness programs for the past 15 years. Now, they have a mobile health unit they began bringing to various Silver …

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