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Alabama-based Slim Chickens has opened its first Virginia location at Liberty University in Lynchburg under the ownership of Louis Cambeletta and Duke Davis. "College students love Slim Chickens tasty, made-to-order meals that dont break the bank, and we are so…

Sisters Kiersten and Krista Gormeley opened their first Shaka Bowl, a Hawaiian-inspired fast casual healthy eatery in 2016 in Hoboken, New Jersey, with a menu centered around acai, pitaya, poke bowls, and smoothies. After expanding the menu, the Gormeley sisters…

Chicken Salad Chick is reopening its relocated restaurant next week in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. After over five years of operating in Northcutt Plaza Shopping Center, the brand is moving two doors down to a larger space featuring a drive-thru…

Southern Classic Chicken has a "cult-like" following in Louisiana. Managing Director Tom OKeefe explains how the companys taste profile and longevity have set it up for successful franchising.

Pittsburgh-based Vocelli Pizza will open this month in Owings Mills, Maryland, marking its 88th franchise store, according to a press release. "We are excited to see the franchise development resurgence in our flagship brand," Casey K. McEwen, Vocelli Pizza CEO, said in the release.

BBQ Holdings, Inc., a multi-brand restaurant company behind Famous Daves, Granite City Food and Brewery and Village Inn and Bakers Square, is adding Tahoe Joes, the five-unit Central Valley, California-based steakhouse chain to its portfolio, according to a company press…

NBA stars Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem are launching D. Wade Burgers and UD Wings in partnership with Hossein Kasmai of Combo Kitchen, which allows existing restaurant owners to add either of the turn-key virtual concepts to their kitchen for…

Stoners Pizza Joint opened a Denver location Monday at 6460 E. Yale Ave. The location, in the Yale Retail Center, marks the brands 23rd store nationwide and its first in the Denver market, according to a press release. "I am ecstatic to bring Stoners 1st unit to the Denver, CO market.

Happy Joes Pizza & Ice Cream franchisee Satish Pardeshi plans to expand to four total locations in Missouri with additional sites in Arnold and Branson, according to a press release. The franchisee opened his second of four Missouri stores in St.

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