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Guests can choose from three $6 Basket options featuring Long John Silver’s fan-favorite menu item.

The Webberoni Pizza is available at participating Little Caesars locations starting June 22. Little Caesars announced a collaboration with Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which is set to swing its way to theaters July 31.

Hardee's Hot Honey platform will be available through September 8. Hardee’s is introducing a lineup of limited-time favorites that add the perfect amount of sweetness to the heat of the summer.

Bubbakoo’s Burritos, the Jersey Shore-born Mexican-fusion brand known for bold flavors and fully customizable creations, is turning up the heat this summer with the launch of its new Crispy Jalapeño Ranch Burrito, available beginning June 24 at participating locations nationwide.

TGI Fridays, where the world goes to celebrate, announced the official launch of its refreshed mobile app, a complete reimagining of its digital guest experience designed to make it faster and more rewarding to engage with the brand.

Luna Grill should finish this year with 67 locations. The U.S. continues to gravitate toward Mediterranean cuisine, and Luna Grill’s recent success is clear proof.

EV logistics startup Zypp Electric is gearing up for a public market debut and is looking to raise up to $200 Mn (about ₹1,890 Cr) via an initial public offering (IPO) within the next 18-24 months.

In a shareholders’ letter explaining its investment thesis, Zomato-backer Info Edge revealed that it has invested ₹1,003 Cr across 54 AI and deeptech startups from 2020 until March 31, 2026 .

Your restaurant food distributor is not responsible for protecting your margins. Most restaurant owners think of their restaurant food distributor as a supplier. And technically, that’s true.

Brands that treat data as a compass, flexibility as a strength, and incremental visits as the true measure of success can define value in the next era of QSR. The next wave of QSR growth won’t come from bigger budgets or flashier ads.

Jeff's Bagel Run was built on a simple concept of serving fresh, quality bagels, and that commitment remains true today. My career didn’t begin with a business plan to start a bagel company.

Pura Vida Miami, the all-day café and lifestyle brand operating over 50 locations across six states, announced three senior executive appointments to its leadership team: Andrew McCaughan as Chief Development Officer, Chad Brauze as Chief Culinary Officer, and Bruno Cardinali ...

Juice It Up!, one of the nation’s leading açai bowl, handcrafted smoothie and raw juice chains for over 30 years, will debut in Utah through a new multi-unit development deal with Aaron and Nancy Osmond. The Utah-based husband-and-wife team will introduce Juice It Up!

Sweetgreen, the mission-driven restaurant brand serving healthy food at scale, is bringing its first-ever Nashville location to 341 11th Avenue South in Nashville’s Gulch neighborhood on June 30.

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of ₹1 Lakh on beverages brand Storia Foods for allegedly misleading consumers through the use of “100%” claims on their products. The consumer protection body also slapped a similar fine on Mrs.

The Indian startup ecosystem continued to mature in FY26, with 22 new-age tech companies making their public market debut as against 13 in FY25.

The Watermark Hotel in Tysons, Virginia has a secret on its 25th floor.