Restaurant Business

JUNE 18, 2025

Bubbakoo’s started franchising in 2015, and the chain has grown into 15 states, mostly on the East Coast and Midwest. News acquisitions franchising Lisa Jennings is a veteran restaurant industry reporter and editor who covers the fast-casual sector, independent restaurants and emerging chain concepts. By Lisa Jennings on Jun.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 12, 2025

The company plans to expand into more markets and expects to have thousands of bots on the ground by the end of the year, which it says will give it the largest autonomous vehicle fleet in the world. Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and an existing Coco investor, contributed to the fundraising round. Members help make our journalism possible.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

and Canada, Irving, Texas-based 7-Eleven also operates and franchises Speedway and Stripes stores, as well as Laredo Taco Company and Raise the Roost Chicken and Biscuits restaurants. marketing retail News Heather Lalley is the managing editor of Restaurant Business, Foodservice Director and CSP Daily news. Sign up here.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 6, 2025

Formerly with Yum Brands, Davenport worked with Pizza Hut for more than nine years, including as managing director for global franchise markets and managing director for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa. As Mooyah’s president, he is tasked with leading the chain into its next stage of franchise growth. and Hardee’s.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 5, 2025

Premium Food Nick the Greeks Mediterranean Steak Bowl has a fine-dining pedigree Behind the Menu: New executive chef Luis Moreno is elevating the menu without complicating operations for the fast casual’s franchisees, starting with a bowl that pushes the boundaries of flavor.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 5, 2025

Premium Food Nick the Greeks Mediterranean Steak Bowl has a fine-dining pedigree Behind the Menu: New executive chef Luis Moreno is elevating the menu without complicating operations for the fast casual’s franchisees, starting with a bowl that pushes the boundaries of flavor.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 11, 2025

Cheek served in the role from 2014 to 2019, before moving to Modern Market. Now Cheek is back at Newk’s, which is part of the FSC Franchise Co. In addition, Beans & Brews has hired Carrie Cohen as senior manager of digital marketing. Chris Cheek has returned to Newk’s Eatery as chief development officer.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 1, 2025

He will replace longtime leader Bob Johnston, who began working at Melting Pot as a dishwasher at 14 and later bought the concept with his brothers, growing it into a national franchise. He has held various franchise and operations leadership roles. Ana Malmqvists title changed from chief marketing officer to chief brand officer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Direct Mail Marketing has been around just about as long as mailbox service to homes has been. I may own Our Town America, a national direct mail marketing franchise, specializing in reaching people who have just moved to the community, but I recognize there are other ways to market your business. Boy, do I realize that.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

Since the COVID-19 crisis began, the Association has coordinated more than 400,000 emails to Congress from restaurants, employees, consumers and industry supporters—all speaking out about the need for swift and strong federal relief and recovery programs. "Cox Media has been very supportive to us during this difficult time.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

You'll have late nights and have to work on weekends and public holidays The market is saturated with loads of competition. Buying into a franchise can be a good option because it provides support and brand recognition. This document will outline your bar's concept, menu, marketing strategy, and financial projections.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Who can blame you for wanting a small slice of such a big market? And, although many people think that the restaurant industry is dominated by franchises, 70 percent of restaurants are single-unit operations, according to the National Restaurant Association. Make it easy to communicate with your business through various channels.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

We quickly pivoted to offer Family Meals To Go and have continued to expand our third-party delivery partnerships in key markets, which has contributed to our continued growth, even during one of the most difficult years on record for so many restaurants. Ross Franklin, CEO and Founder of Pure Green Franchise.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Apple | Android Team Communication The Team Communication tool from 7shifts fixes the chaos of disconnected conversations, text threads, and email chains that seem to go nowhere. You’ll also gain powerful data into your guests’ behavior and preferences, which you can feed back into your marketing efforts or your loyalty program.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Marketing & advertising It's your job to ensure the restaurant's seats are full, especially if you're not part of a massive franchise that benefits from corporate advertising. Posting on social media, optimizing visibility on search engines like Google, and building an email list are all key.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Apple | Android Team Communication The Team Communication tool from 7shifts fixes the chaos of disconnected conversations, text threads, and email chains that seem to go nowhere. You’ll also gain powerful data into your guests’ behavior and preferences, which you can feed back into your marketing efforts or your loyalty program.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features consumers' dining desires, the power of personalization and the untapped opportunity in localized marketing. Limited-service restaurants continue to be the clear winners in the market share battle within the leisure category.

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EATER

MARCH 3, 2022

What many don’t know, though, is that these shops are almost always making their beverages with ingredients supplied by Herbalife, a multilevel marketing (MLM) company that sells dietary supplements, “nutritional shake mixes,” and protein powders. I am very interested in changing from Herbalife to your method.”.

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Indoor Media

JANUARY 16, 2019

Which is why just about every restaurant either considers offering or actually runs special discounts through coupon advertising. Did you notice we said coupon advertising ? But on the other hand, just like with any type of advertising there are associated costs. Advantages of Restaurant Coupon Marketing. That’s right.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Restaurant operators should also focus on remarketing to guests through email or other means, as well as offering return visit incentives to keep customers coming back. This is why remarketing to existing customers should be a critical component of any restaurant's marketing strategy. ” Pandemic Habits Are Here to Stay.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Hunter sees potential for future expansion, but considers San Diego the ideal market for launch given its annual visitor count of 35.8 As added incentive, special deals will be announced each week on Twitter and through Jersey Mike’s email club. million who spend $11.5 billion on average. Zagat debuted Zagat Stories.

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Indoor Media

JULY 22, 2020

This information, along with accurate store hours and services offered, are vital whether you’re part of a large franchise or small independent auto shop. Print marketing materials like business cards and brochures that display Yelp as your preferred site for online reviews. With Yelp Ads you get: Targeted Local advertising.

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Cheetah

JANUARY 13, 2022

From their humble, though ingenious, beginnings as copper tokens and stamps, through the era of credit card clubs, to today’s mobile apps, loyalty programs have become indispensable marketing tools. 3 rd party delivery apps, ghost kitchens and privately owned franchises are all fighting for the same market share.

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Indoor Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

But, you’re not just competing with other fast food joints, you’ve also got to find a way to make yourself stand apart from other locations within your franchise. You may get help from the co-op for marketing and advertising. High Volume Coupon Distribution: Grocery Store Receipt Advertising.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Marketing & advertising It's your job to ensure the restaurant's seats are full, especially if you're not part of a massive franchise that benefits from corporate advertising. Posting on social media, optimizing visibility on search engines like Google, and building an email list are all key.

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Indoor Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Auto repair blogs give you the short, sweet, and relevant of the auto repair marketing world. Consider how quickly things change in marketing. As a mechanic, keeping up with the marketing tactics that work best in the auto repair industry can be the key to a successful marketing plan.

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Indoor Media

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Check out our Ultimate Guide to Restaurant Marketing that walks you through creating a marketing strategy to bring in new customers. . If you’re a franchise, a loyalty program may be available for your use and ready to rock ‘n roll as soon as you enable it for your store. Restaurant A. Reward Programs That Don’t Suck.

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MBB Hospitality

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Rebranding involves altering a companys image through changes in name, logo, design, or marketing strategy to create a distinct identity in the market. Both strategies aim to reposition a business to better meet evolving market demands and consumer expectations. What are Rebranding and Reflagging?

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Because a menu is one of the most visible pieces of restaurant marketing, maintaining a relevant, profitable menu is essential for a restaurant’s bottom line. Maintaining online reviews and social media marketing. The more locations a brand or franchise has, the harder it is to create a consistent dining experience.

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Sling

JULY 4, 2021

Restaurant marketing has changed dramatically over the past 20 years. With the rise of the internet and the ubiquity of smartphones and tablets, the vast majority of marketing efforts are concentrated online. But there are still effective marketing channels available offline too. 1) Produce A Food-Prep Video. 11) Start A Blog.

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The Restaurant Times

MAY 10, 2021

London alone has a whopping 18,000 restaurants, many of which are family-owned or non-franchise establishments. You can create advertisements and pay to have them featured on various social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram. Social media marketing is a huge field in itself. Use Email Marketing.

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Island Media Management

AUGUST 13, 2020

Whether a business is a retail fast-moving consumer goods manufacturer, restaurant, or catering, there have been observable shifts in the way business owners market their products. New restaurants can have a great consumer reach even without a single franchise. There is only one overarching goal of marketing.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Moreover, visual marketing is on an upward trajectory. If you add pictures to your marketing content, you stand to get 94% more views than without. Social media marketing is a great way to engage your customers daily. One great restaurant franchise that is using this technique is Shake Shack. Social Media Integration .

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 4, 2020

With a shifting labor market, it’s more important to ensure that the staff you are hiring and training is going to stick around longer. Maintaining online reviews and social media marketing. The more locations a brand or franchise has, the harder it is to create a consistent dining experience.

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Island Media Management

AUGUST 13, 2020

Whether a business is a retail fast-moving consumer goods manufacturer, restaurant, or catering, there have been observable shifts in the way business owners market their products. New restaurants can have a great consumer reach even without a single franchise. There is only one overarching goal of marketing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

And three, above all, we see the need for digital marketing automation continuing and growing into 2021 and beyond. Companies rushed to market with new digital solutions out of necessity and customers were satisfied with the initial products. Now brands are trying to balance speed to market and operational readiness.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Substantial advantages in marketing, reduced labor costs, shared management costs, lower occupancy cost can be had in this model. A chicken sandwich and the impact it has had on how to market a product – see Popeye’s vs. Chick-fil-A. The global food delivery market is expected to grow to 11.4 Ghost Kitchens.

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