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McDonald’s Appoints EVP and President, International Operated Markets

by Katie Lee

Chicago — On July 13, McDonald’s has expanded its global senior leadership team. According to CEO Chris Kempczinski, Jill McDonald will be returning to McDonald’s as executive vice president and president, IOM, overseeing the company’s five largest wholly-owned international markets and its IOM Business Unit, consisting of its remaining wholly-owned international markets. McDonald formerly served McDonald’s as chief marketing officer for its UK business and Northern Europe, and later became the managing director for its UK business and president, Northern Europe. In her tenure, she sustained strong performance across all …

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Toast Acquires Sling to Expand its Team Management Suite for Restaurants

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Boston — Toast, the all-in-one digital technology platform built for restaurants, has acquired Sling, a leading employee scheduling, communication and management solution. Through features including scheduling templates, in-app messaging and multi-location team management, Sling helps restaurants staff more efficiently and better manage labor costs. The addition of Sling adds to Toast’s growing suite of Toast Payroll & Team Management products, including Toast Payroll, Toast Tips Manager and Toast Pay Card & PayOut. Through its Team Management Suite, Toast can empower restaurants to simplify scheduling and communication across their team, control …

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//3877 Designs New Flagship for Cracked Eggery

by Katie Lee

Washington, D.C. — Cracked Eggery’s newest location in Washington D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood is now open. Designed by local architecture and design firm //3877, the 1,609-square-foot space marks the second flagship location for the Cracked Eggery brand, beloved for its iconic food truck and Cleveland Park location. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Cracked Eggery features a curved ordering counter, offset by the floating, partial-height wall. A bar stool area and banquette seating sit below high ceilings scaled by shelves with pops of greenery. The retro, marquee-style lit signage …

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Beyond Juicery + Eatery Expands Outside Midwest with First Florida Locations

by Katie Lee

Naples, Fla. — Beyond Juicery + Eatery is expanding beyond its Midwest roots, inking a multi-unit agreement to develop two locations in Southeast Florida. Wall Street veteran and business leader Steve LaFontaine will open the brand’s first Florida location in Naples. “Through decades of experience, I’m very familiar with the operational and brand support needed to make a business successful — and it was clear from the start Beyond Juicery + Eatery had that and more,” says LaFontaine. “Behind every growing brand is a passionate founder. Mijo was one that …

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Wendy’s Franchisee Deploys Squadle’s Remote Temperature Monitoring System

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Spokane, Wash. — Wenspok Companies is a Wendy’s franchisee based in Spokane, Wash., encompassing 67 restaurants in the United States. All 67 locations are leveraging Squadle’s digital operations and food safety software, and five locations recently piloted Squadle’s Remote Temperature Monitoring (RTM) system. With so many locations, equipment breakdowns are a constant headache. Wenspok chose Squadle RTM to improve equipment health awareness, ensure 100% compliance on food safety and prevent waste. After seeing beneficial results across five locations, Wenspok quickly rolled out RTM in its remaining 62 locations to achieve …

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Clean Eatz On Track for Record-Breaking 40% Annual Growth

by Katie Lee

Wilmington, N.C. — Clean Eatz, one of the nation’s leading wellness concepts in the QSR space, is on pace to achieve a rate of expansion in 2022 that will surpass any year prior for the restaurant franchise. The guiding metric for the brand’s success leading into 2023 is to establish 100 active locations by year-end. The franchise has signed 15 new agreements over the course of the past several months, bringing the total in development to over 80 headed into the third quarter. In addition, the brand has seen five …

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Bojangles Celebrates 45 Years, Launches First Charitable Foundation

by Katie Lee

Charlotte, N.C. — Bojangles, the iconic Southern brand, is marking 45 years in business. As part of the milestone anniversary, Bojangles is launching its first-ever charitable foundation, which will promote literacy and honor the military. Beginning July 6, the day the company was founded in 1977, the Southern food chain famously known for its chicken, biscuits and tea is officially unveiling The Bojangles Foundation Fund, which will focus resources and time toward community efforts with an emphasis on the brand’s two major pillars: literacy and the military. For its first …

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Pokemoto Expansion Adds Tennessee to Growing Portfolio

by Katie Lee

League City, Texas — Pokemoto, Muscle Maker, Inc.’s expanding Hawaiian poke bowl restaurant concept, has signed a new Pokemoto franchise agreement for the Gallatin, Tenn., market near Nashville. This new franchise agreement marks the first entry for Pokemoto into Tennessee. Pokemoto has now signed 40 new franchise agreements and continues to focus its growth strategy on franchising while also opening company-owned “seed” locations in select markets. The Hawaiian poke chain currently has eight locations in the development and construction stages along with multiple LOIs submitted for lease negotiations. “We’re excited …

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Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Plans 57 New Restaurants in Texas

by Katie Lee

Wichita, Kan. — Fast-casual restaurant concept Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers® plans to further expand its Texas footprint with 57 new locations added to its development pipeline. The stores are set to be built throughout the state in markets that include Dallas/Fort Worth and several counties in both East and West Texas. This announcement comes on the heels of the brand’s debut in North and South Dakota. “Our 63 operating locations in Texas have continued to perform exceptionally well, and we have witnessed firsthand how Freddy’s resonates with the local …

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Pizzeria Uno Launches New Restaurant Conversion Franchise Strategy to Help Hotel Owners Increase F&B Revenue

by Katie Lee

Boston — Pizzeria Uno, the neighborhood pizzeria franchise known all over the world as the birthplace of Chicago-style deep dish, is launching a new restaurant conversion franchise opportunity for hotel owners. Prospective franchisees now have the chance to leverage the brand’s menu, support infrastructure and ROI potential to open a full-service Pizzeria Uno restaurant connected to their hotel. This new growth strategy comes after the company converted three in-hotel restaurants in the Midwest into Pizzeria Uno locations earlier this year, all of which saw an impressive increase in their food …

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