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title: "Good News! - August 2019"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b3791511-5afe-4505-b1ac-5ff1ac51385f
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/good_news__august_2019.html
author: "Eddy Goldberg"
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
published: 2019-08-20T07:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:39.958Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/4774_plate.jpg
---

# Good News! - August 2019

**TL;DR:** Newk's Eatery has signed an 18-unit deal for the Dallas area and Oklahoma, while Fatburger has signed a 25-unit deal with Croft Ventures for Texas.

*By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2019-08-20. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/good_news__august_2019.html).*

## Story

It's hard keeping up with all of today's franchise news. That's why we provide this monthly digest of selected news items on unit growth, investment and financial developments, international expansion, people, and milestones. Here's your chance to follow the leaders, every third Tuesday of the month!

So if you're not doing it already, send us your good news here! New Units/Growth/Expansion Newk's Eatery Inks 18-Unit Deal for Dallas Area (10) and Oklahoma (8) HMSHost Signs Multi-Year Deal with Panera Bread for Airports, Travel Plazas Curio Collection by Hilton Adds 5 New Hotels in the Western U.S.

Fatburger Signs 25-Unit Deal with Croft Ventures for Texas Financial, M&A, Private Equity Gigi's Cupcakes Acquired Out of Bankruptcy by Elite Restaurant Group UNH's RIFC 50 Index Gained 7.3% in Q2 2019 International Dickey's Barbecue Pit Enters South America with 100-Unit Brazil Deal Incentives Meineke Offers "Significant" Incentives Through Year-End Regulation, Legislation, Labor Domino's Asks Supreme Court to Limit Website Disabilities Rights Law NLRB Issues Proposed Rulemaking Revamping Union Election Rule Roundup of State Overtime Wage Proposals Across the U.S.

New York Airs 10% Cap on 3rd-Party Delivery Fees for Restaurants with a Liquor License Minneapolis Bans Construction of New Drive-Thrus Chicago Approves Expanded Scheduling Mandate Starting July 1, 2020 No-Poach Clauses and Antitrust Reconsidered U.S.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- international expansion (topic)
- private equity (topic)
- Eddy Goldberg (person)
- Domino's (company)
- Dickey's Barbecue Pit (company)
- Hilton (company)
- Panera Bread (company)
- Newk's Eatery (company)
- Fatburger (company)

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Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/good_news__august_2019.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b3791511-5afe-4505-b1ac-5ff1ac51385f).