Cafe Franchise News

Another Broken Egg Cafe Toasts to National Brunch Month with Daily Sweepstakes

Jamba®

Jamba Unveils ‘Hello Sunshine’ Prototype to Enhance Consumer Experience and Drive Franchise Growth

Doner Shack

Doner Shack expands to the entertainment capital! Franchise rights awarded for Las Vegas

Another Broken Egg Cafe Propels Franchise Growth with Key Market Expansions and New Multi-Unit Operators

Doner Shack

Doner Shack Expands in Florida with Multi-Unit Franchise Deal in Tallahassee

Modern Market Eatery

Modern Market Eatery Welcomes Winter With New Seasonally Inspired Menu

Modern Market Eatery, a fast casual concept specializing in foods made from scratch using clean ingredients, introduces its winter menu featuring a combination of savory and sweet dishes and a new lemonade flavor.

November 18th, 2022

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How do you decide on the locations for new units? What factors or data points are most critical in your analysis?

Kevin Behan

March 31st, 2025

Pancheros Mexican Grill Opens in Stillwater

Pancheros Mexican Grill announced the opening of its newest location in Stillwater November 15.

November 16th, 2022

Tropical Smoothie Cafe® Raises More Than $670K to Fight Childhood Hunger with No Kid Hungry

November 9th, 2022

Another Broken Egg Cafe Donates $30,000 to Samaritan’s Purse to Aid Those Impacted by Hurricane Ian

November 8th, 2022

Pancheros Mexican Grill Expands into Somerset; Opens First Location in Massachusetts

Pancheros Mexican Grill announced the opening of its newest location in Somerset today, November 1.

November 3rd, 2022

Another Broken Egg Cafe Honored with Multiple Awards in 2022

November 2nd, 2022

Tropical Smoothie Cafe® Opens First Double Drive-Thru Location

October 28th, 2022

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Hungry Howie’s is Now Open in Clayton

October 24th, 2022

Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken

Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken Inks Deal Bringing Brand to Dallas

Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken has signed a franchise deal to bring 20 units to the Dallas metro area.

October 20th, 2022

Pancheros Mexican Grill Celebrates with Franchise Owners from Across The Country

Pancheros Mexican Grill recently held its annual conference in the home market that started it all, Iowa City, Iowa.

October 17th, 2022

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Paths to Success: Multi-unit restaurant franchisees tackle key industry questions

Eddy Goldberg

March 28th, 2025

Au Bon Pain

Au Bon Pain Takes a Bite for the Breast Cancer Fight

Au Bon Pain joins the breast cancer fight this October supporting National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.® (NBCF) in their mission of Helping Women Now® at every stage of their breast cancer journey.

October 10th, 2022

Hungry Howie's Pizza

Hungry Howie’s Annual Love, Hope & Pizza Returns For Its Fourteenth Year

September 29th, 2022

Angry Crab Shack

Angry Crab Shack Welcomes Brian Herskovets as Director of Franchise Operations

September 28th, 2022

Hungry Howie's Pizza

Hungry Howie’s Expanding in Houston with Two New Locations

September 21st, 2022

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Pancheros Mexican Grill Launches Fourth-Annual National Queso Day Campaign & Introduces National Giveback Initiative

Never fear, National Queso Day is almost here.

September 19th, 2022

Modern Market Eatery

Modern Market Eatery Inks First Franchise Agreement

Modern Market Eatery, a made-from-scratch fast casual concept, has signed a 41-unit development deal with its first franchise partner, Thrive Restaurant Group.

September 14th, 2022

Tropical Smoothie Cafe® Partners With Baltimore Ravens To Offer Exclusive Purple Friday* Deals

September 12th, 2022

Tropical Smoothie Cafe® And The Jacksonville Jaguars Kick Off Football Season With Duuuval Delight Smoothie

September 12th, 2022

Au Bon Pain

Au Bon Pain Reveals New Bakery-Cafe Design

Au Bon Pain revealed a bold new store design today, paving the way for the brand’s bright future.

September 7th, 2022

Baja Fresh

Baja Fresh Rolls Out Permanent Plant-Based Menu Additions

On the heels of the initial launch last July, Baja Fresh Mexican Grill®, the fast-casual Mexican food chain, is adding Impossible™ Meat Made From Plants to its permanent menu.

August 31st, 2022

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Meet Your 2025 MUFC Chair!

Eddy Goldberg

March 24th, 2025

Smoothie King Launches Delicious New Espresso Smoothies to Give Guests a Better Way to Do Coffee

August 31st, 2022

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe® Kicks Off Partnership With No Kid Hungry® To Help End Childhood Hunger In America

August 25th, 2022

Another Broken Egg Cafe® Reopening in Atlanta, Ga.

August 22nd, 2022

Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken

Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken Opens First West Coast Restaurant in California

Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken is bringing its award winning biscuits and fried chicken concept to the West Coast with the opening of its first California outlet in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

August 8th, 2022

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Navigating the 2025 Landscape: Projections and insights from multi-unit franchisee leaders

Kerry Pipes

March 22nd, 2025

Pancheros Mexican Grill Celebrates Milestone Birthday; 30 Years of Burritos Better Built

On August 14, Pancheros Mexican Grill, the fast-casual Mexican chain, is celebrating 30 years in the burrito business.

August 5th, 2022

Nestle Toll House Cafe by Chip

BOGO Dozen Classic Cookies at Nestlé® Toll House® Café by Chip August 4th & 5th

Crest Foods, Inc., franchisor of Nestlé® Toll House® Café by Chip announces its celebratory offer for National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day on August 4, 2022.

August 4th, 2022

Angry Crab Shack

Angry Crab Shack Set to Open First Franchise Location in Atlanta

August 3rd, 2022

Angry Crab Shack

Angry Crab Shack Set to Open First Franchise Location in Seattle

July 27th, 2022

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Huckleberry's Breakfast & Lunch

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Huckleberry’s Breakfast & Lunch® Signs Two Multi-Unit Deals in Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas & Nashville, Tennessee

The wait is over for Texas and Tennessee as Huckleberry’s branches out into both states with multiple locations.

July 22nd, 2022

Another Broken Egg Cafe Celebrates Strong Growth in the First Half of 2022

July 19th, 2022

Smoothie King Appoints New Chief Development Officer Chris Bremer To Lead The Company’s Nationwide Expansion

July 13th, 2022

Tropical Smoothie Cafe Drives Development Through First Half of 2022

July 13th, 2022

Another Broken Egg Cafe® Opens in Lexington, S.C.

July 6th, 2022

Broken Yolk Café

Broken Yolk Cafe Continues to Expand its Footprint by Opening its 35th Location in Santee

June 28th, 2022

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Are there other multi-unit franchisees, inside or outside of the restaurant industry, whom you look up to or learn from?

Kevin Behan

March 17th, 2025

Hungry Howie's Pizza

Hungry Howie’s New Pickle Pizza is Kind of a Huge “Dill”

June 27th, 2022

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Pancheros Mexican Grill Opens Third Bismarck-Area Location

Pancheros Mexican Grill announced this week that it has opened a new location in Bismarck on June 14.

June 17th, 2022

Tropical Smoothie Cafe® Celebrates National Flip Flop Day With Free Smoothies June 17

June 9th, 2022

Tropical Smoothie Cafe® Launches New Tropic Rewards™ Loyalty Program

June 6th, 2022

Tropical Smoothie Cafe Carries Momentum into Milestone Opening of 1,100th Location

June 3rd, 2022

Pancheros Mexican Grill Names Bill Adams as VP of Operations

A new VP of Operations is in place for Pancheros. The brand announced the appointment of Bill Adams to the position.

May 27th, 2022

Another Broken Egg Cafe Inks Lease to Open in Southwest Texas

May 24th, 2022

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Good Neighbor: Building businesses and serving people in need

Colleen McMillar

March 15th, 2025

Fan-Favorite Mocktail Smoothies Are Back At Tropical Smoothie Cafe®

May 24th, 2022

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Schlotzsky's® Opens First Design 1000 Prototype in Oklahoma City

May 16th, 2022

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What are your 2025 growth plans/expectations (units, sales, customers, etc.)?

Eddy Goldberg

March 10th, 2025

Huckleberry's Breakfast & Lunch

Huckleberry’s Breakfast & Lunch Executive Team Opens New Location in Escondido, CA!

After spearheading the rapid growth of emerging brand Huckleberry’s Breakfast and Lunch, the principals of franchisor Heritage Restaurant Brands decided to get in on the action themselves.

May 9th, 2022

Another Broken Egg Cafe® Debuts a New Look at its Raleigh Location

May 5th, 2022

Nourish Daily with Smoothie King Celebrates International Firefighters Day by Donating Smoothies to Local First Responders

May 4th, 2022

Another Broken Egg Cafe® Opening Soon in Guntersville, Ala.

May 3rd, 2022