Mountain Mike’s Pizza Opens In Costa Mesa
Mountain Mike's Pizza opens its first Orange County location in Costa Mesa with a new restaurant design and refreshed guest experience.
Grubhub is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2016. 375 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Drew Travis, CFO of Chicken Salad Chick, discusses the company's growth plans, including using AI for site selection, with the goal of reaching over 500 units, and shares insights from his experience at previous companies, including McDonald's and Grubhub [[2026-10-23 Chicken Salad Chick CFO Drew Travis on AI site selection and the road to 500 uni (83dcb3)]]. * DoorDash buys Grubhub's campus dining division for $300 million and invests $125 million in Wonder, which owns Grubhub [[2026-09-15 DoorDash buys Grubhub campus unit for $300M (330960)]]. * Chicken Salad Chick names Drew Travis as its chief financial officer, who brings extensive experience in finance and the restaurant industry, having worked with brands such as GoTo Foods, Bloomin' Brands, and GrubHub [[2026-10-02 Chicken Salad Chick Franchise Names Drew Travis CFO (ab5a94)]]. * Restaurant chains such as Noodles & Company, Popeyes, and Wendy's offer Labor Day deals and discounts through partnerships with delivery platforms like Grubhub [[2026-09-03 Restaurant chains lean into Labor Day deals with Grubhub giveaways (131524)]]. * Wonder, valued at $9 billion, could make Grubhub public again in the US if it goes public [[2026-08-31 What will be the next restaurant tech company to go public (224d6b)]]. * Uber and Grubhub parent Wonder lay off staff as part of restructuring efforts [[2026-09-03 Chipotle, Domino’s, food delivery layoffs (16f453)]]. * Grubhub's parent company, Wonder, raises $650 million in a Series D funding round, valuing the business at $9 billion before the investment [[2026-07-16 Wonder Raises $650 Million at $9 Billion Valuation (7718e5)]]. * Drew Travis is appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Chicken Salad Chick, overseeing corporate finance, accounting, and strategic planning, and bringing over 18 years of finance experience, including nearly six years at GoTo Foods [[2026-08-17 Chicken Salad Chick Names Drew Travis CFO (7a1875)]].
Mountain Mike's Pizza opens its first Orange County location in Costa Mesa with a new restaurant design and refreshed guest experience.
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