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Bojangles has more than 700 locations across the Southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States. 

Site selection is and always has been about two simple objectives: picking darlings and avoiding dogs. But that’s where simplicity ends.

Dallas-Ft. Worth is the hottest place to scout for retail and restaurant real estate, according to the 2018 Retail and Restaurant Real Estate Outlook from Buxton, a real estate consultancy.

Houston-based fast-casual salad concept Salata will work with franchisee Grafton Way Restaurant Group to open eight new locations in southern Texas.

TA Restaurant Group, a division of TravelCenters of America LLC, opened its first Quaker Steak & Lube Express at a TA travel center in Gary, Ind.

As food halls continue to crop up, it’s only right that Texas should be home to one of the biggest. Legacy Hall, spanning 3 stories and more than 55,000 square feet, opened in Plano, Texas, in December.

Genuine Pizza — a new concept from popular three-unit Miami chain Harry’s Pizzeria — debuted inside Aventura Mall’s new 315,000-square-foot expansion.

Kick Axe, a 7,000-square-foot axe-throwing venue that's reportedly the first of its kind in New York State, opened to the public, complete with beer, wine, and malt beverages in a lodge-like atmosphere that includes a lumberjack-themed photo area. Kick Axe is in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn.