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Delight Restaurant Group buys 44 Wendy’s locations from the company

 By Jonathan Maze on May 18, 2021

The operator has also agreed to build new restaurants and remodel several others. It’s the franchisee’s second acquisition this year.

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Black Box Intelligence buys MillerPulse

 By Jonathan Maze on May 18, 2021

The deal will combine two of the biggest indexes covering the restaurant space, adding 50,000 restaurant units to the Black Box Index.

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Muscle Maker Grill acquires 13-unit poke chain Pokemoto

By Heather Lalley on May 18, 2021

Earlier this year, the fast casual added subscription-based meal preparation company SuperFit Foods to its portfolio.

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Pandemic challenges behind them, restaurant chains push unit growth

By Jonathan Maze on May 17, 2021

More concepts are hoping they can translate improving sales to strong unit growth, either themselves or with franchisees.

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Restaurant sales fully recovered in April

By Jonathan Maze on May 17, 2021

The industry’s sales during the month were better than they were in 2019 as stimulus-fueled customers decided to eat out more often.

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Goldbelly lands a $100M investment

By Heather Lalley on May 17, 2021

The restaurant e-commerce platform said it will use the money to add more chefs to its roster, scale its technology and create more interactive experiences.

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Winter storm costs Taco Cabana nearly $2M

By Heather Lalley on May 14, 2021

Parent company Fiesta Restaurant Group said 125 of the fast casual’s locations were hit by winter storm Uri, which caused damages and slowed sales.

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Roark Capital buys Nothing Bundt Cakes

By Jonathan Maze on May 14, 2021

The private equity firm acquired the 390-unit bakery chain from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.

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Vegan chain Copper Branch is acquired by a Canadian franchisor

By Heather Lalley on May 14, 2021

Foodtastic said it has aggressive expansion plans for the plant-based fast-casual chain.

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These restaurant chains could all go public soon

By Jonathan Maze on May 14, 2021

Sweetgreen is the latest chain reportedly considering an initial public offering. Dutch Bros and Torchy’s are both considering a similar move and Krispy Kreme has already filed, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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