Tampa, Fla. — World of Beer, the Tampa, Fla.-based craft tavern concept featuring 550+ craft and international beers, has signed a franchise agreement to expand internationally for the first time. The new tavern will be located in Shanghai, China, and is slated to open in the second quarter of 2016. Franchisee Cong Yin and his two partners plan to open at least three locations in Shanghai over the next 3 years.
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New Hartford, N.Y. — Jack in the Box Inc. has selected PAR Technology Corporation’s PAR EverServ® hardware and service solutions for all of its Jack in the Box® and Qdoba Mexican Grill® corporate stores and has named PAR as the approved hardware terminal vendor for all franchise locations.
Vancouver, Wash. — Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc. has signed expanded store development agreements with Waterman Acquisition Company, LLC to develop an additional 12 new Papa Murphy’s pizza stores in Huntsville and Birmingham, Ala., and two stores in Raleigh, N.C., over the next 4 years. Currently there are 42 Papa Murphy’s stores located in Alabama and North Carolina.
Joliet, Ill. — Mahoney Environmental, a leading recycler of cooking oil for over 60 years, has received the “2015 Vendor of Excellence” award from Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW), a leading national restaurant chain with more than 1,000 locations in North America.