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Sweetgreen's wraps drive sales growth with one in five transactions including a wrap

Global fast food brand Jollibee is shifting its U.S. expansion strategy into franchising with its first domestic franchised location in Roseville, California.

Now under new leadership, the yoga giant is expanding in New York, Miami, Nashville and Southern California while entering new markets including Long Island and New Jersey
El Pollo Loco plans to grow in New York with 15 restaurants
Five Iron Studio is a more flexible version of the franchise model.
COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 29, 2026 // GLOBE NEWSWIRE // -- El Pollo Loco, the nation’s leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain, today announced its planned entry into New York, including a signed lease for its firs

Chipotle Mexican Grill announced the “Summon the Spirits Tour,” a five-city pop-up tour bringing back its fan-favorite margarita for a limited time ahead of Boorito, the brand’s annual Halloween tradition.
When families choose an after-school activity for their child, they want more than simply somewhere to spend a few hours each week.

Ask anyone who’s worked a Saturday lunch rush, the line doesn’t stop and the register can’t be fast enough.
Love & Honey Fried Chicken, the premium fast-casual concept known for chef-driven fried chicken, heartfelt hospitality, and a growing footprint across the Northeast, is targeting Massachusetts for franchise expansion.

Goop Kitchen plans to grow with pickup and delivery format

Wells Fargo refinances Family Dollar's distribution centers for $455.7 million.
Building on its recent entry into Rhode Island with a location in Cranston, Love & Honey is seeking experienced operators to help bring the brand to Massachusetts for the first time.

Flight Club opens 12th US location in NYC at 31 Union Square West.

Aroma Joe’s offers free 16-ounce coffee on National Coffee Day.

Long before Paola Horvath owned 19 Orangetheory Fitness studios, she and her husband, Jim, built a garbage collection business in upstate New York.

Composting and donating excess food used to be the domain of particularly sustainability-minded businesses looking to shrink their environmental footprint.
Checkers & Rally’s gives free fries in NYC for 40 years.

Nrthrn Strong is giving its members access to VO2 max testing and other health diagnostics through a partnership with New York City longevity clinic Extension Health, part of a push…

Moses Freund ’s Vaja Group has purchased another development site along the 31st Street corridor in Astoria, Queens, Commercial Observer has learned. The developer acquired the one

Late last year, the fast-casual- ish concept Pura Vida Miami won an investment from private-equity firm TSG Consumer .
The Gyro Project opens 10th location in Hell’s Kitchen on October 15.

Talkin’ Tacos reaches 37 locations and $80 million in sales in six years.
PURA VIDA MIAMI, the lifestyle-driven wellness café brand known for its elevated all-day dining experience, is welcoming the fall season with six new menu items: the Pumpkin Spice Cloud, Miami Vice Smoothie, Steak & Eggs