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Financing

Au Bon Pain begins adding locations again

 By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 24, 2022

The bakery-café chain, which at one time helped launch Panera Bread, opened its first location under its new owners and has plans for more.

Financing

Wingstop opens its first restaurant in Canada

 By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 20, 2022

The company is opening a location this month in Toronto, one of 100 planned for the country as the chicken wing chain pushes international growth more aggressively.

Operations

Chipotle brings its rewards program to Canada as it looks to build business there

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 15, 2022

The burrito chain currently has 28 Canadian locations and said there is much opportunity for growth in the country.

Financing

Burgerim’s founder reappears to deny federal allegations

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 13, 2022

Oren Loni, who disappeared and shut down his business without notice in 2019, has hired an attorney to respond to allegations that his company intentionally misrepresented his franchise’s risks.

Operations

Panera opens a pick-up-only store

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 10, 2022

The first Panera To Go, which opened on Chicago’s North Side last month, has no dining room. Two more digital-only locations are planned to open this year, the bakery-café chain said.

Emerging Brands

Fast-growing Velvet Taco outgrows its HQ

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 08, 2022

The 33-unit fast casual known for its creative tacos will move into an office space about five times bigger than its current one later this year.

Operations

Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q tries fast casual—emphasis on fast

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 07, 2022

The 38-unit brand is converting some locations to counter service in an effort to speed up operations.

Technology

Chipotle now accepts cryptocurrency as payment

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 01, 2022

The burrito chain is partnering with payment network Flexa to make it happen, becoming possibly the largest restaurant chain in the U.S. to take digital currency.

Financing

Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner invests in three-unit Health Nut

By Heather Lalley on May 23, 2022

The Southern California salad chain has long been featured in the reality show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” as a family favorite.

Workforce

Chipotle blasts report that says it passes over Black managerial applicants

By Heather Lalley on May 11, 2022

The survey, backed by two unions, found that job seekers with “racially distinctive” Black names were less likely to receive a callback for GM openings and other leadership posts than those with white-sounding names.

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