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Yum China Buys Pizza Hut Brand in China for $1.2 Billion
Yum China now owns Pizza Hut outright across mainland China, ending a 3% royalty to Yum! Brands and setting a new targe…
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Epicurean Butter Sold to Solina in Flavored Compound Deal
Epicurean Butter, which supplies flavored compound butters to foodservice operators and food manufacturers, will contin…
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Mr Gatti's Pizza Changes Hands as CEO Jim Phillips Retires After 11 Years
Mr Gatti's Pizza completes a full ownership transition to entrepreneur G. Brint Ryan, who first bought in as co-owner i…
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Freddy's Runs $2–$4 Frozen Custard Deals for Loyalty Members
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers is pushing three tiered price-point offers through its app to loyalty members ov…
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PepsiCo Brings Alvalle Gazpacho to U.S. Refrigerated Aisle
PepsiCo is rolling out the Mediterranean-style chilled soup at select Whole Foods Market stores, signaling a broader pu…
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Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Revamps Rewards, Adds Hojicha to Fall Menu
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf rolls out a rebuilt loyalty program with personalized challenges and more than eight redemption …
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Noodles & Company Adds Baked Cheese Tortelloni for Fall LTO
Noodles & Company's new oven-finished tortelloni LTO targets back-to-school dinner fatigue, backed by a survey showing …
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Laird Superfood Hits 1,000+ Walmart Doors With Functional Coffee Line
Laird Superfood's Walmart rollout adds two mushroom-adapted ground coffees, K-Cup SKUs, and a 12-gram protein creamer f…
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Hard Rock Cafe, Coca-Cola Launch 64-Location Music Competition
Hard Rock Rising opens artist submissions through Aug. 18, with live competition rounds at participating Cafes in Septe…
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PrimoHoagies Names Wendy's Veteran Glen Brandeburg COO
PrimoHoagies is building out a four-executive leadership bench focused on franchisee profitability and scalable back-of…
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Rōti Modern Mediterranean Cuts Y1 Royalties to Zero in Franchise Push
Rōti Modern Mediterranean, the fast-casual concept acquired by Edible Brands in 2025, is offering zero royalties in yea…
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Chicken Salad Chick Opens in Kyle, TX; Texas Now a Key Growth State
Chicken Salad Chick's OberRoc franchise group adds a Kyle, Texas, drive-thru location — its second opening in 2026 — as…