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Recently, Little Caesars opened its first-ever South American restaurant in Santiago, Chile. The chain and its area franchisee, Premier Caesars Chile SpA, have plans for an additional 30 locations in Chile. With the opening of the Santiago location, the chain now has a presence in 6 out of 7 continents (North America, South America, Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa).

Pie Five Pizza Co. began rolling out in-house delivery early in 2017. Approximately 30 percent of the fast-casual pizza chain’s locations now offer the service, and the company plans to offer delivery from all of its 300-plus locations by mid-2018.

Cornerstone Restaurant Group is a longtime partner of Chicago Bulls Legend Michael Jordan. The company has recently opened its third Jordan-branded concept, Michael Jordan’s Restaurant, in Oak Brook, Ill., with architecture and interior design by Evanston, Ill.,-based DMAC Architecture.

The first Princi bakery and cafe in the U.S. has opened inside the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Seattle. The location features fresh on-site baking through an arrangement with artisian baker Rocco Princi

New restaurant concept development often starts with the menu — and the menu dictates the consumer that will drive visits, which lets a restaurateur know where to put a new concept.

Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers opened four new restaurants on Oct. 31 in four states: Texas, Indiana, Illinois and Georgia.

Nékter Juice Bar announced two major milestones: the chain’s East Coast debut with 2 scheduled openings in North Carolina in early December, and the planned opening of its 100th restaurant, in Anaheim, Calif., in late December.

Hurricane Grill & Wings’ fast-casual spin-off, Hurricane BTW, has opened a location in West Palm Beach, Fla., its first franchised restaurant.