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The Toasted Yolk

The Toasted Yolk, a full-service dining concept that serves breakfast and lunch fare alongside boozy brunch cocktails, announces its continued expansion throughout the Texas market and into the Southeastern U.S. with three new locations set to open in early 2020 and 17 additional units in development.

Tom & Chee

Tom & Chee, a fast-casual restaurant chain with nine locations that specializes in grilled cheese and tomato soup, has unveiled a new prototype, &-Crafted, which is significantly smaller than its previous design.

Dyer Brown

Staying relevant in the ultra-competitive hospitality space means creating higher-quality experiences for patrons, according to Maxim Parkhomchuk, VP of construction and executive project manager at LOTT Restaurant Construction in Philadelphia. The LOTT team has collectively built over 400 restaurants throughout the United States since 1992.

Portillos Pop-Up

In an attempt to boost brand awareness and generate catering sales iconic Chicago restaurant chain Portillo’s set up a pop-up shop in a suburban mall.

Saladworks

Salad-focused fast-casual Saladworks has seen recent success in a nontraditional format by adding kiosk locations within two ShopRite grocery stories. The unusual partnership has worked out so well that the chain is expanding the format with plans to open new locations within Philadelphia-area Fresh Grocer and ShopRite stores. The salad brand also has locations under development in Delaware, Maryland and New York.

Q&A with Chief Development Officer Jon Siani of Eat Brgz.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Tropical Smoothie Cafe inked two multi-unit franchise agreements to develop 38 new locations over the next five years across the state of Colorado. The agreements include one 27-unit deal and one 11-unit deal.

With consumer trends changing and the fast-casual industry booming, it can be tough for quick service restaurants (QSR’s) to stay competitive.