In late April, the sixth Yard House restaurant opened in the new I-Drive 360 entertainment and shopping complex on International Dr. in Orlando in Central Florida. Yard House is a chain of restaurant/bars that features a large selection of draft…

Hoffman’s Ice Cream & Yogurt has just opened its fourth location at the Ursula Plaza on Ocean Blvd. North in Long Branch in the Jersey Shore area. Based in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, Hoffman’s features its own homemade ice…

The newest addition to the Burger King menu is the Chicken Big King sandwich addition to its Big King sandwich menu. “With the success of the original Big King sandwich and the growth in demand for chicken, we thought it…

Hooters of America LLC, the franchisor and operator of over 412 Hooters restaurants worldwide, announced the first-ever Hooters location in Russia, Hooters of Moscow, celebrates its grand opening on April 28. Hooters has teamed up with Russian basketball star Andrei…

The second Pagano’s Pizzeria in Volusia County in East Central Florida in the Summer.  The 2450 square foot in-line location is opening in the Rivergate Village Shopping Center at Granada Blvd. and Nova Rd. in Ormond Beach.  The new location…

Smoothie bar and nutritional lifestyle chain Smoothie King Franchises Inc. reports that despite harsh weather across the United States, the chain recorded strong same-store sales growth of approximately 7.2 percent for the first quarter of 2014. “Many quick serve concepts…

During its first quarter, full-service family restaurant franchise Huddle House experienced strong franchise growth, signing agreements for 15 new restaurants across Georgia, Illinois, New York, Texas and Virginia. In addition, many current and new Huddle House franchise owners are purchasing…

In early April, The New Miami Subs Grill CEO Richard Chwatt, Co-President Bernard Vogel and Director/Equity Partner Armando Christian Perez, also known as Pitbull, announce that the quick casual franchise chain will introduce a new brand extension, Miami Grill, which will…

In late March, LM Restaurants reported that it will be opening a Carolina Ale House restaurant on the former Chrysler & Plymouth dealership site on Franklin St. between McDade and Kenan streets in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The company is…

In late March, Double R Restaurant Group open Another Broken Egg Café in Siesta Key in southwestern Florida and in early April, it opened another café Lakewood Ranch in the Sarasota area of Florida. Part of the restaurant group’s aggressive…