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- Toby Weber
Burger chain Johnny Rockets announced it has opened its first location in Italy.
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Ruby’s Diner announced it has opened a location at Hollywood Casino Jamul-San Diego, located in Jamul, Calif., approximately 20 minutes from downtown San Diego.
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- Toby Weber
Lakewood, Calif.-based Del Taco announced a 6.7 percent increase in same-store sales for the third quarter of 2016, a jump that it attributed in large part to its UnFreshing Believable 2.0 brand refresh campaign.
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- Rebecca Kilbreath
Hiring and promotional news from across the restaurant development and design community includes new hires at //3877, CBX, CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries, Jack in the Box, Rave Restaurant Group, Smashburger, SONNY+ASH and Toppers Pizza.
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- Amelia Levin
The total U.S. restaurant count stood at 624,301 units in spring 2016, a one percent decrease from spring 2015, based on a restaurant census conducted by The NPD Group.
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- Rebecca Kilbreath
California Pizza Kitchen opened its first restaurant in Australia at the landmark Hillarys Boat Harbour in Perth. Operated by franchisee California Pizza Kitchen Australia, the 370-seat, 9,500-square-foot restaurant is the world’s largest CPK and the first of three restaurant openings planned for the area following recent openings in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Dubai and Mexico.
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- Amelia Levin
Pei Wei Asian Diner opened its first Asia location in South Korea at Starfield Hanam, the country’s largest shopping mall. The chain partnered with ELX Food & Beverage, led by Chef Justin Choi, who will supervise the brand in the market.
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- Amelia Levin
The former franchisee of several McAlister’s Deli locations announced plans to bring 10 new restaurants to Indianapolis, making the city only the second location in the Midwest for the fast-food company focused on healthier menu items. The first location is expected to open in early 2017.