Suspect named after 3-year-old shot in family car
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A 3-year-old girl shot while sitting in a parked vehicle early Saturday in Southeast D.C. has died, and police have identified a suspect in her killing. Honesty Cheadle was…
Putting the Fast in Fast Casual, Teriyaki Madness Named Fastest Growing Big Restaurant Chain in America
Defying a worldwide pandemic, the Denver-based fast-casual tops Restaurant Business’ list of 10 fastest-growing restaurant chains in the U.S. Denver, CO (RestaurantNews.com) Based on data from Technomic, Restaurant Business has named Denver-based,…
Karen Viera Named Finalist for American Business Awards Human Resources Executive of the Year
Karen Viera Atlanta, GA (RestaurantNews.com) Karen Viera, Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer for iconic, quick-service restaurant chain Church’s Chicken, has been awarded a bronze Stevie for Human Resources Executive of…
WaBa Grill Named to Fast Casual’s Top 100 Movers & Shakers
WaBa Grill Debuts at #45 in Fast Casual’s Top 100 Movers & Shakers In-Demand Healthy Rice Bowl Chain Debuts at #45 Among Nation’s Leading Fast Casual Brands City of Industry, CA (RestaurantNews.com) …
Ledo Pizza Named Official Pizza of the Maryland Terrapins
Popular Maryland-based pizza brand partners with University of Maryland Athletics to offer in-stadium concessions, giveaways and more Annapolis, MD (-) Ledo Pizza, the Maryland-based brand and Official Pizza of the Maryland Terrapins,…
Sedona Taphouse Named to Inc. 5000 for Third Consecutive Year
Richmond, VA (-) Sedona Taphouse Restaurants with parent company DJB Hospitality, has been recognized for the third time as one of America’s fastest-growing privately held companies. “We are honored to rank for…
Famous Dave’s Named One of America’s Favorite Restaurant Chains for 2022 by Newsweek
In a survey of more than 4,000 customers and employees of restaurant chains in the U.S., the barbeque franchise received four stars as one of the most highly regarded brands in the…
Mountain Mike’s Pizza Named Among Top Pizza Chains in America
Mountain Mike’s Pizza Ranked Among America’s Top Pizza Chains Leading Family-Style Pizza Franchise Climbs to No. 16 of Top 50 Chains Nationally Newport Beach, CA (-) Mountain Mike’s Pizza, a leading family-style…
US Foods Named as Chicago Innovation Award Winner
The company was awarded with the Chicago Innovation Accenture Corporate Innovator Award for its Ghost Kitchens Playbook Program Rosemont, IL (-) US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) announced today that the company…
Juice It Up! Named One of America’s Favorite Restaurant Chains
Juice It Up! Named One of America’s Favorite Restaurant Chains Leading Smoothie, Superfruit Bowl & Raw Juice Chain Receives High Ranking by Guests & Employee Newport Beach, CA (-) Juice It Up!,…
Ledo Pizza Named Official Title Sponsor of Baltimore Ravens vs. Los Angeles Game
Popular Maryland-based pizza brand to give away collectible Ravens scarves to game attendees on Jan. 2 Baltimore, MD (-) As a proud partner of the Baltimore Ravens, Ledo Pizza will serve as…
Multi-Platinum, Grammy Award-Winning 2 Chainz Named Industry’s First Head of Creative Marketing
2 Chainz Krystal Continues its Resurgence with Major Multi-Level Deal with Artist & Trend-Setter Atlanta, GA (-) Krystal, the original slider of the South, continues its franchise expansion and brand growth initiatives…
Walk-On’s Hit $5 Million AUV and 27% SSS Growth in 2021, Named Entrepreneur’s ‘#1 Sports Bar Franchise’ for Second Consecutive Year
Record development also highlights 2021 with 15 new locations and 20 more primed for 2022 Baton Rouge, LA (-) Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux proved again in 2021 to be a disruptor in the…
Marco’s Pizza Franchisee Stephanie Moseley Named 2022 Franchisee of the Year by International Franchise Association
Pictured, left to right: Todd Watson, Chief Legal Officer at Marco’s Pizza; Shannon Iverson, Vice President of Franchise Sales at Marco’s Pizza; Stephanie Moseley, Multi-Unit Marco’s Pizza Franchisee; Catherine Monson, IFA Chair…
Zaxby’s Named to Newsweek’s Best Loyalty Program 2022 List
Zax Fanz Club receives best score in the Fast-Food Restaurant Chains category Athens, GA (-) Zax Fanz Club, Zaxby’s loyalty and rewards program, has been recognized as America’s Best Loyalty Program in…
Smokey Bones’ Top HR Executive Rachael Kelly Named 2022 Woman of the Year by Florida Diversity Council
Rachael Kelly Awards ceremony part of Annual Women in Leadership Symposiums Plantation, FL (-) Smokey Bones, based in Plantation, Fla., announced this week its top HR Executive, Rachael Kelly, Chief People and…
Darien Terrell Named DeliverThat CEO
Darien Terrell Former DeliverThat driver rises up to take company helm and carries forward company By Drivers, For Drivers mission. Canton, OH (-) DeliverThat, the industry leader in restaurant catering delivery and…
Ledo Pizza Named Official Pizza of the Aberdeen Ironbirds
Maryland-based pizza brand partners with Baltimore Orioles High-A affiliate for 2022 season Annapolis, MD (-) Ledo Pizza is showing its support for another hometown team with its new Aberdeen Ironbirds partnership! For…
Dickey’s ‘Behind the BBQ,’ Published by Southwestern Publishing House, Inc., Named Finalist for Prestigious Book Award
Behind the BBQ: Recipes, Cocktails, & Tall Tales Named finalist in the 34th annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award program World’s largest barbecue concept’s compilation of recipes, cocktails, and tall tales has been…
Island Fin Poké Named One of 2022’s Top New and Emerging Franchises by Entrepreneur
Orlando, FL (-) Island Fin Poké, the fast-casual restaurant famous for its Hawaiian-style build-your-own poké bowls, was recognized as one of the Top New and Emerging Franchises in 2022 in the April/May…
Clean Juice Named a Top Franchise for Women
Independent Survey from Franchise Business Review Shows Female Franchise Owners Are Highly Satisfied with the All Organic Quick-Serve Restaurant’s Overall Performance Clean Juice, the first and only national USDA-certified organic juice bar…
Minneapolis Ben Rengstorf Named ProStart Teacher of the Year by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
Ben Rengstorf Rengstorf named as 2022 recipient during the National ProStart Invitational in Washington, D.C. Washington, DC (-) The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) has named Ben Rengstorf, a Roosevelt High…
Dave’s Hot Chicken Named America’s Fastest-Growing Restaurant
Brand Goes from Parking Lot Pop-Up to More than 700 Units Under Development in Five Years Los Angeles, CA (-) In May 2017 four friends scraped together $900 to purchase a fryer,…
Dickey’s Named to 2022 Fast Casual Top 100 “Movers and Shakers” List
World’s biggest barbecue restaurant concept recognized in No. 5 spot of innovative restaurant brands Dallas, TX (-) Fast Casual recently announced the winners of its annual Top Movers and Shakers Award, recognizing…
WaBa Grill Named to Fast Casual’s Top 100 Movers & Shakers List
WaBa Grill Ranked #45 in Fast Casual’s Top 100 Movers & Shakers Ranked Top Healthy Rice Bowl Chain Among Nation’s Leading Fast Casual Brands Anaheim Hills, CA (-) WaBa Grill, one of…
Juice It Up! Named One of the Nation’s Leading 20 Brands On Fast Casual’s Top 100 Movers & Shakers List
Juice It Up! Ranked #17 in Fast Casual’s Top 100 Movers & Shakers Smoothie, Superfruit Bowl & Raw Juice Chain Climbs Nine Spots to #17 as President & CEO Susan Taylor is…
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