America’s favorite cereal brand has been sold for $3.1 billion
Luxembourg / Battle Creek, MI – The Ferrero Group has agreed to acquire WK Kellogg Co for $23 per share in cash, valuing the cereal maker at $3.1 billion and representing a…
Smokin’ Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom Selected as a Top Brand in the Fast Casual 2022 Movers & Shakers List
Fast-Casual Restaurant and Taproom Concept Receives Industry-Wide Recognition St. Petersburg, FL (-) Smokin’ Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom – the fast-casual franchise famous for its oak wood-fired pizza creations and self-serve Taproom…
Tattle Launches Quarterly Industry Benchmarking Reports for Brand Partners
Customer Experience Improvement (CXI) Leader Enables Brands to View How They’re Tracking Against Wider Category New York, NY (-) Tattle, the preeminent, AI-driven source for data-focused insights that drive customer experience improvement…
Franchise Consulting Firms, FMS Franchise and W.C. Franchise Developers, Cover Major Sales Growth for California-Based Brand Pizza Twist, Topping 100 Units Sold
The companies are strategic partners for both franchise development and franchise sales, growing national franchise brands at exponential rates. Atlanta, GA (-) Pizza Twist, a California-based pizza brand that serves pizza donned…
Virtual Brand Opportunity Evaluation Playbook: 9 “Must-Ask” Questions To Get You to the Right Partner
by Kirk Mauriello, CEO of Profit Cookers Virtual brands. Chances are that not only have you heard of the concept but you’re getting calls from sales reps weekly to add them to…
New DFW Ice Cream Brand Continues Expansion Plus More from What Now Media Group’s Weekly Pre-Opening Restaurant News Report
Image credit: Sweet Pearl’s Ice Cream Dive into this week’s top stories from Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, and San…
Singapore’s Love, Bonito brand owner to open first U.S. store in 2023, eyes IPO
By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s Lovebonito Holdings, owner of the Love, Bonito female fashion brand and backed by investors including Chinese buyout firm Primavera Capital Group, is targeting opening its…
Ukraine lawmakers brand Chechnya ‘Russian-occupied’ in dig at Kremlin
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament voted on Tuesday to declare the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria “temporarily Russian-occupied” land in a resolution certain to anger Moscow, which takes a zero-tolerance line on any…
Krystal CMO Casey Terrell Sets New Course for Continued Brand Relevancy
Focuses on new talent and partnerships to push boundaries Atlanta, GA (PRESS RELEASE) Krystal, the original home of the slider in the South, is celebrating 90 years of serving up their iconic…
Rush Bowls Further Expands Brand Presence in Home Market
Pioneer in Blended Fruit Bowls Announces a Multitude of New Colorado Area Locations Denver, CO (PRESS RELEASE) Rush Bowls – the fast-casual concept known for its fresh and healthy meals-in-a-bowl – announced…
‘Doesn’t Have A Brand’: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Mocks Americans From Red State
‘Doesn’t Have A Brand’: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Mocks Americans From Red State Harold Hutchison on September 27, 2022 Democratic Mayor Eric Adams of New York City took aim at Americans…
MGH Debuts Brand Refresh for bb.q Chicken, One of the Fastest Growing Restaurant Franchises in the U.S.
Baltimore, MD (PRESS RELEASE) MGH, a full-service marketing and communications agency for restaurant franchises and more, recently debuted a complete brand refresh for U.S. locations of bb.q Chicken – a Korean fried…
Happy Joe’s Newest Franchisee to Bring Brand Back to St. Louis
Travis & Heather Potts Iconic Midwestern pizza brand expands with second Missouri location under local owners St. Louis, MO (PRESS RELEASE) Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream has long been one of…
Korean cosmetic giant Amorepacific to buy U.S. luxury skincare brand Tata Harper
By Manya Saini and Anirban Sen (Reuters) – South Korea-based personal products maker Amorepacific Corp will buy Natural Alchemy LLC, which operates the luxury beauty brand Tata Harper, as part of a…
WaBa Grill Reaches Midyear Point With Impressive Gains and Continued Brand Momentum
WaBa Grill Tracking Toward Third-Consecutive Year of Record Growth Leading Healthy Rice Bowl Chain is Tracking Toward Third-Consecutive Year of Record Growth Anaheim Hills, CA (PRESS RELEASE) WaBa Grill, one of the…
Juice It Up! Maintains Impressive Brand Momentum and Franchise Growth in the First Half of 2022
Juice It Up! Continues Impressive Momentum During First Half of 2022 Significant Expansion Activities Continue for Leading Smoothie, Superfruit Bowl & Raw Juice Chain Newport Beach, CA (PRESS RELEASE) Juice It Up!,…
Eggs Up Grill Continues Explosive Growth, Signs Largest Development Agreement in Brand History
Pictured left to right: Ron Donaldson, Jr., Ron Donaldson, and Avery Donaldson Former Subway, Checkers Franchisee Alliance Food Group signs 30-location agreement in metro Dallas-Fort Worth Spartanburg, SC (PRESS RELEASE) Eggs Up…
Fen Reyes, CEO and Founder of Uncle Sharkii Poke Bar, Takes Hawaiian Poke Brand to New Heights
Fen Reyes Concord, CA (PRESS RELEASE) How does a small business go from a single-unit restaurant to a successful emerging franchisor in less than a year? Fen Reyes — and an on-point…
Russian e-commerce firm Ozon launches own clothing brand
(This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine.) MOSCOW – Russian e-commerce firm Ozon said on Friday it was tapping into the online…
That Queso Drip Tho! QDOBA Mexican Eats® Announces Pure Gold by QDOBA™, its First-Ever Virtual Brand Featuring an Exclusive, Online-Only Menu of Loaded Gold Quesos, 24-Karat Quesadillas and Gold Rush Tacos
QDOBA’s latest made-to-order innovation leverages third-party delivery to satisfy hungry guests with cheesy queso goodness, available now in select markets nationwide SAN DIEGO, June 28, 2022 — QDOBA knows a thing or two…
Quicklly Launches Brand Ambassador Program
Since being founded in 2017, Quicklly has focused on bringing an ever-increasing variety of grocery items, prepared food, meal kits, and restaurant offerings to lovers of Indian and South Asian food from coast to…
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH LAUNCHES NEW BRAND CAMPAIGN
From addressing cancer to heart disease, “We’re Ready” demonstrates Hackensack Meridian Health caregivers are ready to help patients through any health challenge EDISON, N.J., June 16, 2022 — Hackensack Meridian Health, New…
Ferrari names Carla Liuni new chief brand officer
MILAN – Ferrari on Monday named former jewellery executive Carla Liuni as its new chief brand officer as the Italian luxury carmaker pushes ahead with an ambitious strategy launched a year ago…
The Joint Chiropractic Wins Big: Zor Award Names Brand 2022 Best Buy; 2022 TOP$CORE FUND™ Honors Commitment to Franchise Financing
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 9, 2022 — The Joint Corp. (NASDAQ: JYNT), the nation’s largest provider of chiropractic care through The Joint Chiropractic® network, has been named a best buy in franchising by Franchise…
British Spirit-Based Hard Seltzer Brand Berczy® Expands Distribution to the United States
Boasting multiple award-winning recipes, Berczy is now being produced in Utica NY, using premium, four-times distilled vodka and real fruit, an effort that will aid in building out the premium end of…
We need to talk about Gucci: Kering sets plan to boost brand in China
By Mimosa Spencer and Casey Hall PARIS/SHANGHAI – Kering will outline plans to reinvigorate sales at its star label Gucci this week, throwing the spotlight on its approach in China – a…
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