A3 Investments is a new McAlister’s Deli franchisee that will develop seven restaurants in New Jersey over the next five years. The franchisee owns and operates full service restaurants and other businesses in Central and North New Jersey.  Initial target…

Earlier in December, Chef Graham Elliot opened his first restaurant on the East Coast. The 3600 square foot refined yet casual Primary Food & Drink opened in a street location at 409 Greenwich Ave., just north of Bruce Park Ave.,…

After months of planning, restaurant veteran Kip Kolow has just opened the first SlowBones Modern BBQ, a quick casual concept featuring barbeque ribs, braised brisket, pulled pork, grilled chicken along with a wide selection of sides. The 1630 square foot…

Just in time for the Holidays, full service restaurant Not Your Average Joe’s Kitchen & Bar entered the Rhode Island market with its first casual neighborhood restaurant on the pad at the Warwick Mall on Bald Hill Rd in Warwick. …

Earlier in the month, Houston, Texas-based food, equipment and restaurant supplies company Sysco Corp. and Rosemont, Illinois-based restaurant supply company US Foods Inc. announced an agreement to merge, creating a world-class foodservice company. The total enterprise value of the transaction…

In early December, The Colony, Texas-based quick casual pizza chain, Pie Five Pizza Co reported that it has awarded the rights for 38 franchise units in the Northern Virginia, Southern Maryland and the District of Columbia regions to ALC Hospitality,…

Chanticleer Holdings Inc. has signed a binding Letter of Intent to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Dallas Spoon, LLC and Dallas Spoon Beverage, LLC, the companies that own and operate Spoon Bar & Kitchen in Dallas, Texas. Chef…

Neighborhood restaurant and tavern concept, Bennigan’s is preparing for a busy year with over 85 new restaurants in various stages of development for 2014 and on, the company has added to the infrastructure and management team at its global restaurant…

Phoenix, Arizona-based Fox Restaurant Concepts has entered the juice bar market with a new concept and is planning to open locations in Georgia, Virginia and Massachusetts. Called Juby True, meaning Juice by True, the restaurant group opened the initial unit in…

Each issue of the Restaurant & QSR Expansion Report is distributed to full service, casual and quick service restaurant chains that are active up and down the East Coast region, from Florida to Vermont. There is no better, or less…