Jackson, Miss. — On October 10, 2016, Newk’s Eatery will be moving onto the Palm Beach, Fla., dining scene. Opening in Palm Beach Gardens’ Legacy Place, the area’s first Newk’s restaurant will be the first of 10 Newk’s Eateries planned for Southeastern Florida.
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Honolulu and Glendale, Calif. — Applebee’s® Grill and Bar began with a single restaurant in suburban Atlanta in 1980. Today it has more than 2,000 locations in 49 states, two U.S. territories and 17 countries, but there has never been a location in Hawaii — until now.
Auburn, Ala. — Chicken Salad Chick, a Southern-inspired, fast-casual chicken salad restaurant concept, will be expanding in Tennessee with its first location in the Nashville market in Murfreesboro. The new restaurant will open on October 11, 2016. This company-owned location marks the third Chicken Salad Chick restaurant in Tennessee.
Dallas — Rave Restaurant Group, Inc., the parent company of Pie Five Pizza Co. and Pizza Inn, has hired Brett Heinen as the new director of franchise development. In this role, Heinen will be tasked with maintaining a robust development pipeline for both Pie Five and Pizza Inn as the brands look to expand in new and existing markets across the country.
Broomfield, Colo. — Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom has signed franchise development agreements with three of its existing franchise partners to open nearly two dozen new restaurants. These agreements will grow Old Chicago’s footprint across eight states, including Tennessee, South Carolina, Montana, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi.
Boston — Toast Restaurant POS, the all-in-one restaurant technology platform, has partnered with Pieology Pizzeria, a leader in the fast-casual pizza segment, to serve as the company’s point-of-sale (POS) platform. The agreement includes Pieology’s nearly 130 restaurants currently in operation as well as future locations, which are expected to reach more than 200 units by 2017.
Canton, Mass. — Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has named David Hoffmann as president of Dunkin’ Donuts U.S. and Canada, effective October 3, 2016. He will report to Nigel Travis, chairman and CEO of Dunkin’ Brands, and will serve on the leadership team.
Saint Louis Park, Minn. — Delaget, LLC, the only data analytics and business process outsourcing experts focused on the QSR industry, has formed a new client relationship with Bell American Group, LLC, the third largest Taco Bell franchise group in the U.S. with over $300 million in sales.