Business Strategy and Profitability News

August 2019: Chicken feathers flew, QSR sales grew

September 11, 2019

Consumer spending on restaurants was up in August this year over last, according to the NPD Group, which said QSRs were the main recipients of the increased…

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Wing It On teams with Incentivio on mobile ordering app

August 27, 2019

Wing It On Franchising, a Waterbury, Connecticut-based fast casual that has expanded into food trucks, is teaming with Incentivio to offer guests a mobile app…

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How much does it cost to start a food truck?

August 13, 2019

Entrepreneurs can expect to spend $60,000 to $250,000 to start a food tuck, and they should not expect to turn a profit in the first year, according to Matt…

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More Louisville food trucks to expand to brick-and-mortar restaurants

August 5, 2019

Three Louisville food trucks recently announced plans to expand to brick-and-mortar restaurants, following on the heals of other food trucks such as V-Grits…

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Nevada marijuana dispensary calls itself a food truck

July 16, 2019

Customers at a marijuana dispensary in Reno, Nevada, can pay using a credit card, but the credit card statement will identify the dispensary as food truck…

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Grubhub CEO counters claims company bought restaurant domain names without permission

July 3, 2019

The CEO of third-party delivery platform, Grubhub, yesterday countered claims first published in a New Food Economy story that it was — without authorization…

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ShopAdvisor launches mobile-marketing platform to help small brands boost traffic

June 27, 2019

Using the platform it created to help Evos Restaurants, a four-unit Florida-based fast casual concept, and Smashburger franchisee Regrub, acquire more…

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XtraChef raises $7.5M for recruitment, product roadmap advancement

May 30, 2019

Cloud-based restaurant management platform provider xtraChef has closed on $7.5 million dollars in Series A funding and plans to use the money to drive growth…

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Niagara Square food truck event kicks off today

May 16, 2019

Food Truck Thursdays kicks off today at noon in Niagara Square, in downtown Buffalo.

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Colorado food truck rally makes a move

May 15, 2019

The Loveland Food Truck Rally in Colorado will kick off on Wednesday, May 22 but at a new location.

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Grand Rapids hosting food truck festival this weekend

May 14, 2019

The third annual Roll’N Out Food Truck Fest takes place this weekend in Grand Rapids featuring 30 trucks which makes it the community's biggest food truck…

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Food Truck Friday kicks off this weekend in Reno

May 14, 2019

Reno's largest food truck event, Food Truck Friday, kicks off Friday, May 17 and will boast 20 new trucks offering everything from pizza to vegan burritos and…

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Colorado gets first food truck boasting CBD menu

May 13, 2019

The La Xochitl Burgers and Tacos food truck is the first in Colorado to offer a full menu of CBD-infused items.

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Food truck rally this weekend in Wichita's west side

May 10, 2019

The west side of Witchita, Kansas is now home of a monthly food truck rally that kicks off this weekend, Saturday, May 11.

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Alpharetta food truck event kicks off tonight

May 9, 2019

The Food Truck Alley event in Alpharetta, Georgia takes place Thursday, May 9.

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Food truck rally returning to Bolingbrook Illinois high school

May 9, 2019

The Bolingbrook Food Truck Rally, an annual fundraiser event, will take place Friday, May 10 at the Bolingbrook High School in Illinois.

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Webinar to reveal how restructuring franchise operations can lead to growth

April 30, 2019

Circle May 14 at 2 p.m. Eastern on your calendars now to make what could be marked improvements in the way your limited-service brand franchises scale from…

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