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Chuck E. Cheese seeks $200M loan, approves $2.8M for management retention
June 10, 2020
Chuck E. Cheese’s parent company, CEC Entertainment, has approached lenders for a $200 million loan, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
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Pieology launches new menu, ordering system
June 10, 2020
California-based Pieology launched a new menu and simplified its ordering system for all U.S. locations, according to a news release.
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Steritech 'Hometown Heroes' program helped 8,100 on front lines
June 10, 2020
Food safety company, Steritech, recently paid its respects to what it calls its Hometown Heroes — front line health, long-term care and emergency workers — in…
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BellyMelly launches contactless menu ordering for post-COVID-19 recovery
June 9, 2020
BellyMelly, an online food ordering platform, has launched a contactless app-based ordering system designed to help restaurants open their dine-in operations…
read nowParTech adds SynergySuite to Brink POS ecosystem
June 9, 2020
ParTech Inc., a provider of POS software and integrated technical solutions to the restaurant and retail industries, has added SynergySuite to its Brink POS…
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Uber Eats to offer no fee delivery for black-owned restaurants
June 8, 2020
Uber Eats last week announced a plan to promote black-owned restaurants by dropping delivery fees in the U.S. and Canada for the rest of the year.
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Former Focus Brands exec named Global Franchise Group CFO
June 8, 2020
Former Focus Brands accounting executive Sam Patterson has moved into the CFO's job at Global Franchise Group, the franchisor for Hot Dog on a Stick, Great…
read nowTop restaurant trends place premium on home, health, purpose, price
June 5, 2020
This year, the market researchers at Euromonitor expect per capita global consumer expenditure to decline by approximately 5% and the global economy to enter…
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Displaced restaurant workers create web series amid pandemic
June 5, 2020
In hopes of changing how people view the foodservice industry, a group of Atlanta-based restaurant workers created a web series called, "Gratuity Not Included…
read nowPizza@ opens in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
June 4, 2020
Pizza@ USA, Inc. opened a new franchise location in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, as part of an 11-store agreement signed last year for the area with franchisee, Kelly…
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Flexibility Act en route to president: Restaurant industry breathes sigh of relief
June 4, 2020
Better loan terms, loosened FTE rehire requirements and a longer coverage period are just some of the benefits of the PPP Flexibility Act passed by the Senate…
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Mercato Partners launches $90M investment fund to fuel up-and-coming brands
June 4, 2020
Mercato Partners, an investor for growth-stage companies, has developed Savory, a $90 million fund to help scale up-and-coming restaurant concepts. To create…
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Consumers leaning into order pickup
June 3, 2020
When it comes to digital restaurant orders, consumers prefer picking them up compared to delivery and are ordering more meals online than ever primarily due to…
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Wendy's bears brunt of social media slam around franchisee's Trump donations
June 3, 2020
A large donation to President Donald Trump's reelection PAC made by a franchisee of hundreds of U.S. Wendy's, Taco Bells and Pizza Huts has triggered a social…
read now&pizza CEO calls for action re: black deaths in police custody
June 2, 2020
The highly socially active pizza brand, &pizza, is taking a firm stance with regards to its leader's views concerning the recent deaths of black…
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Little Caesars offers $3.99 large pies all week
June 2, 2020
Detroit, Michigan-based Little Caesars is offering its classic large pepperoni or cheese pizzas for $3.99. The brand said the special discount is its way of…
read nowWith dine-in permitted at more US restaurants, transactions improve
June 1, 2020
Out of the more than 1 million restaurants that were in business as of this year in the U.S,, the NPD Group estimated Monday that nearly 320,000 were now…
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Yum China intros plant-based entrees at KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell
June 1, 2020
Yum China Holdings Inc. is partnering with plant-based "meat" provider, Beyond Meat Inc., to introduce the Beyond Burger as an LTO at select KFC, Pizza Hut and…
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House approves bill to loosen PPP loan requirements
May 29, 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill designed to loosen requirements on hundreds of billions of dollars in small-business loans to help companies…
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Blaze Pizza names supply chain, development leaders
May 29, 2020
Pasadena, California-based Blaze Pizza is making some changes in its executive ranks, announcing this week that Marie Zhang is joining the company as its chief…
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