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Austin-based Hopdoddy Burger Bar is entering the Louisiana market next week when it opens in Shreveport at 1370 E. 70th St. "Were excited to raise the burger bar in Shreveport," Hopdoddy CEO Jeff Chandler said in a company press release.

A license agreement is a business contract often used as an alternative to franchising. Under a licensing arrangement, the owner of an intellectual…

Clean Juice franchise partners Angela Moran-Manzitto and Sarah Peter are adding two locations to their Nebraska-based business. The first will open in Lakeside, Nebraska, while a second location will open in Overland Park, Kansas. "Its wild to think of the…

Californa-based QSR Fosters Freeze will host a grand opening for its restaurant in North Salinas, California, on Dec. 19.

KFC franchisee AmRest has agreed to sell its stake in the brand in Russia for more than 100 million euros ($104.48 million).

Alfalfa, a fast casual food joint known for serving locally sourced salads and gluten-free doughnuts, has raised $2 million to expand its brick-mortar footprint across Southern California and the New York Tri-State area. Locations in Jersey City and Los Angeles will break ground next year.

After announcing last year that it was developing in France, Fatburger — owned by FAT Brands — has officially opened in Paris as a co-branded unit with its sister chain, Buffalos Express. The store is the first of 40 locations…

Dallas-based Smoothie King, which has over 1,400 global locations, is opening 15 stores in Cleveland. "Were excited to expand our brand in the Cleveland metropolitan area. Weve seen the demand for convenient, on-the-go meal options grow in Cleveland and surrounding…

Potbelly Corp. is building upon its franchise growth acceleration initiative, launched in 2019, through the execution of development agreements with several existing franchisees to add 25 locations over the next six years. The agreements extend development rights with Brent Brouse…

Big Chicken, founded by basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille ONeal, is continuing to break ground in the Houston area with its second signed lease in a 50-unit that solidifies a spot for the restaurant to open next year in Richmond…