
Fast Casual: NBA Star Kris Humphries Partners with Crisp & Greens
Crisp & Green announces franchise partnership with NBA star Kris Humphries, opening the brand's first location in Minnesota.
Minnesota is a location in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 217 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Chicken Salad Chick has expanded to Minnesota, among other states, with over 350 restaurants across 27 states [[2026-10-29 Chicken Salad Chick spreads into 5 new states, tops 350 restaurants (360d0e)]] * Detroit Wing Company will offer free five-piece boneless wings at all Michigan locations if Detroit defeats Minnesota on November 1 [[2026-10-27 Detroit Wing Company Promises Free Wings with Home Team Win (a3ad84)]] * Dunn Brothers Coffee has recently expanded into Minnesota [[2026-10-07 Dunn Brothers Coffee Enters Illinois, Grows Iowa Footprint Through Deal With New (778ad0)]] * The Joint Chiropractic has reacquired development rights in Minnesota to accelerate growth and support franchisees [[2026-10-06 The Joint Chiropractic Expands Growth Opportunities Through Strategic Territory (2430cb)]] * Denny's has closed 5 locations in Minnesota as part of its portfolio optimization strategy [[2026-09-09 Denny’s closes another 5 locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin (494da1)]] * Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream is opening a new location in Mendota Heights, Minnesota [[2026-08-20 Happy Joe’s to Open in Mendota Heights, Minnesota (b98d0f)]] * Pump & Pantry, a convenience store chain, is expanding into Minnesota after acquiring 21 Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh locations [[2026-08-13 Emerging Chains to Watch Pump & Pantry (412d41)]] * Crisp & Green is opening its 22nd location in Minnesota, in the city of Rogers [[2026-08-06 Crisp & Green to Open in Rogers, Minnesota (3b6d91)]]

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