11) Dive Into Breakfast Bliss with Huddle House’s New Hashbrown Casserole Lineup
Huddle House, the neighborhood gathering place that brings friends and family together over delicious food served from the heart, is inviting guests to gather ‘round the hashbrown with their new breakfast lineup! The iconic brand has launched four Hashbrown Casserole dishes. The new lineup takes all your breakfast favorites and bakes them into new ones.
12) Golden Chick Strengthens Executive Team with Sharon Pewitt as Director of Marketing
Texas-based Golden Chick has been in hot pursuit of advantageous organizational changes in recent years and is continuing to do so during a time of historic growth and brand evolution by bringing on a new, well-versed director of marketing, Sharon Pewitt. Not only does Pewitt have direct quick-service restaurant experience, specifically within the chicken niche, but she has also worked alongside the Golden Chick brand.
13) Pokeworks Savors Innovative, Growth-Filled 2023, Prepared to Bowl Over 2024 with Further Expansion
Much like its famous poke bowls, 2023 was filled with goodness for Pokeworks – the brand renowned for launching the worldwide poke movement. After a year rich with continued expansion, new menu items and industry awards, Pokeworks looks to maintain its status as the top poke brand and accelerate growth in 2024 across North America.
14) Firehouse Subs Plans to Grow with First Responders and Veterans as Franchisees
Firehouse Subs, founded by two former firefighter brothers, is embracing its roots and launching the 2024 Veteran and First Responder Development Incentive Program (“The First Responders Program”) to attract current or former first responders or veterans to become franchisees in the fast-growing restaurant brand. The First Responders Program offers $100,000 cash to open a new Firehouse Subs restaurant and will offer the same for a second and third restaurant.
15) Eggs Up Grill Opens First of Ten Planned Restaurants in Nashville, TN
Eggs Up Grill, a rapidly expanding breakfast, brunch and lunch concept, opened its first restaurant in the Nashville metropolitan area in Hermitage, Tennessee. Located at 4606 Lebanon Parkway in Oakwood Commons, the restaurant is the first of 10 Eggs Up Grills for Franchise Partners Dr. Ron and Amy Fausnaught.
16) Jimmy’s Egg Set To Crack Eggs in Odessa, TX
Jimmy’s Egg will expand into Texas on Monday, January 29. This is the sixth location to open for Jimmy’s Egg Texas Egg Partners, LLC. This location will be the 56th restaurant for the award-winning chain and to celebrate this opening, Jimmy’s Egg will award one lucky customer with breakfast for a year!
17) Grand Opening of SHOR Bazaar, From Michelin-Recognized Team, Set for February 9th
SHOR Bazaar, the highly-anticipated Desi concept from the team behind SoCal’s Michelin-recognized Khan Saab Desi Craft Kitchen, will debut with a monumental Grand Opening celebration on Friday, February 9th. Experience the evening beginning at 5:30 PM with a pre-dinner ‘mocktail hour’ held at the entrance of the restaurant, featuring henna tattoo artists, dhol drummers, an outdoor bar, and a charming chai cart. Doors open at 6:30 PM for dinner and reservations are highly recommended.
18) Swig Names Angela Kavanaugh Its Director of People and Culture
Swig, the Home of the Original Dirty Soda and one of the fastest-growing beverage brands in the country, has named Angela Kavanaugh its Director of People and Culture. Kavanaugh comes to Swig with more than 12 years of HR experience at companies of all sizes and stages ranging from startup to public. Most recently, she was Head of People at Narvar, and prior to that she was Director of People at Entrata.
19) Farmer Boys Debuts the Ultimate Box for Cheeseburger Lovers
Farmer Boys, the fast-casual restaurant serving award-winning burgers, has launched the ‘Big Cheese Box’ available now for a limited time. Each meal includes the Big Cheese, made with ¼ lb 100% USDA fire-grilled beef patty, American cheese, crisp lettuce, freshly sliced tomato, dill pickles, diced onion, and house-made 1000 island dressing on a locally baked premium brioche bun, fries and a regular drink. The Big Cheese Box, offered at $7.99, is also available as a Double Big Cheese Box for $9.99 – price and participation vary by location.
20) Chipotle Introduces New Benefits To Help Attract and Support Its Growing Gen Z Workforce
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) announced today that it will be providing additional financial wellness and mental well-being support for more than 110,000 employees through a new Employee Assistance Program and enhanced benefits. The company will hire additional employees over the next couple of months to prepare for its busiest period of the year from March to May, which has been famously coined “burrito season.”