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Provided Jan. 14, 2021 Outer Banks Boil Company, a takeout and catering franchise that specializes in low-country Carolinian-style seafood boils is headed to Tampa. Husband-and-wife, James and Jennifer Berlin, along with James brother Logan, have signed a franchise agreement to open three locations over the next few years, the first of which is slated for this month in the Dolphin Village Shopping Center in St. Pete Beach, according to a company press release. Though exact addresses have yet to...

Provided Jan. 14, 2021 Despite the challenging operating environment in 2020, Original ChopShop — an emerging fast casual brand serving protein bowls, salads, sandwiches and fresh juice — ended 2020 with overall sales up over 20% compared to the prior year. Although same-store sales were down more than 50% compared to 2019 at the start of the pandemic, things started looking up after the brand implemented a few strategies. "Our team rose to the occasion and continued to move our brand forwa...

Carls Jr.s 300th Mexican store opened in Guadalajara this week. (iStock) Jan. 13, 2021 Carls Jr. this week opened its 300th location within Mexico, where it first began doing business in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon in 1991. In fact, Mexico was the first international market for Carls Jr., where the brand now serves more than 6 million customers each month. The restaurant is in Guadalajara, Jalisco, a news release said. Carls Jr. restaurants have posted positive sales growth in all but o...

Philadelphia now has a second Muscle Maker ghost kitchen, according to Muscle Maker Inc., the parent company of Muscle Maker Grill, Healthy Joes and MMG Burger Bar, which opened a similar location last month in Fairmount. Located in the Girard…

Provided Jan. 13, 2021 Prospect Capital Restaurants in partnership with an affiliate of Corlex Capital, a minority-owned private equity and consulting firm in Atlanta, has acquired 10 Wingstops in Indianapolis and Boston and also signed an agreement to develop or acquire 13 locations in the Boston area over the next three years. "We are proud to have joined the Wingstop family and we are eager to bring Corlexs operational prowess to the newly acquired restaurants. We look forward to playing an ...

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Sbarro is opening its second restaurant in the Columbus, Ohio, market with convenience store retailer, EG America. The restaurant, which is inside the Turkey Hill on Cleveland Avenue, is part of seven planned openings in the Columbus market this year,…

Baristas Coffee Company is expanding its virtual concept, Munchie Magic, to California, adding to its more than 50 locations in the states of Washington and Oregon. It will now deliver snacks and hot foods as well as Ben & Jerrys ice cream to customers between L.A.

Press release content from PR.com. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Unprecedented Demand and Essential Business Drives Superior Fence & Rail Expansion to Omaha, Nebraska Superior Fence & RailJanuary 10, 2021 GMT One year ago, nobody could have imagined how important the word “essential” could be. In 2020, homeowners reimagined their homes into comfortable kingdoms. As homes became virtual offices and schools, home improvements became more important than ever. This include...

Encouraging 16-year-olds to get involved. no one is saying that we dont want young americans paying attention. steve: right. >> voting and being involved in the process are very different things. steve: you want them to figure out how it all works for the day when they actually do get to work. even though 16 is the age when many teens can realize the rights and responsibilities of adulthood such as driving and jobs. we say somehow they lack the maturity and experience to make informed choices at...