Arby's is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 374 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * AES Restaurant Group has become the world's largest Arby's franchisee after acquiring 23 restaurants in Knoxville, Tennessee, bringing its total to 362 restaurants across 20 states [[2026-10-27 AES Restaurant Group Becomes World's Largest Arby's Franchisee (35c793)]]. * Arby's is introducing new menu items for winter, including skillets, cheesesteaks, and warm bowls, designed to be comforting and warming for the colder weather [[2026-10-19 Menus get ready for chillier days ahead (1f82cc)]]. * KBP Brands' Arby's franchise business, KBP Inspired, has been named Operator of the Year for the entire Arby's system, and has raised over $750,000 for local grants since 2022 through its partnership with the Arby's Foundation [[2026-09-30 KBP Brands Earns Arby’s Operator of the Year Award (ecf832)]]. * Red Door Brands, a portfolio company operating Arby's, McAlister's Deli, and Little Caesars, is setting the stage for a comeback after a difficult year with new COO and majority partner Kayla Edidin [[2026-09-04 After Difficult Year, Red Door Brands Sets Stage for Comeback (30ef70)]]. * Arby's brought back its Steak Nuggets for a limited time, accompanied by a new Horsey Ranch dipping sauce, and introduced new bowls featuring steak and potatoes or mac and cheese [[2026-08-13 Arby’s Steak Nuggets return to the menu, paired with potatoes in a new bowl (e0404e)]]. * Arby's added the Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sandwich to its Meat & 3 value box lineup for $7.99, which includes a choice of entrée, small Curly Fries, 2-Piece Mozzarella Sticks, Peach Cobbler Roll, and a small drink [[2026-08-03 Arby’s Adds Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sandwich to Meat & 3 Value Box Lineup (1a734d)]]. * Laddi Singh, a veteran multi-brand franchisee with over 50 Popeyes, Burger King, and Arby's restaurants, is investing in Retro Fitness to expand in the New York area [[2026-08-19 Retro Fitness Taps Restaurant Franchise Vet to Drive New York Expansion (0685d0)]]. * Inspire Brands, the parent company of Arby's, debuted its first co-branded Buffalo Wild Wings Go and Jimmy John’s restaurant in Palmetto, Florida [[2026-08-13 Inspire Brands debuts first Buffalo Wild Wings Go, Jimmy John’s co-branded restaurant (bef088)]]. Filed under Restaurants / Sandwich & sub.
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