Slim Chickens, Nick the Greek, Café 86, Elevating Cane’s, and Hargett Hunter lead RestaurantNews.com’s high tales for the week ending June 2, 2024.
1) Slim Chickens Launches New Loaded Fries Restricted-Time Supply
Slim Chickens, the fast-casual restaurant greatest identified for its southern-influenced wings and tenders, is formally kicking off summer time with the introduction of its Loaded Fries with Rooster Bacon Ranch.
2) Nick the Greek Achieves 75-Unit Milestone With Yorba Linda, California Opening
Nick the Greek, a West Coast-based chain serving up genuine Greek road meals, has opened in Yorba Linda, California, marking the model’s seventy fifth location. Nick the Greek is on tempo to strategy 100 areas by the tip of 2024.
3) California Good points New Café 86 Areas, Coming Quickly to Daly Metropolis, Los Angeles, and Simi Valley
Extra of the West Coast will quickly be sampling the signature tastes of Café 86 as three new areas had been added this month. The delightfully stunning ube-centric dessert and low franchise will quickly be opening outlets in Los Angeles, Simi Valley, and Daly Metropolis.
4) ONE LOVE, ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES: Elevating Cane’s Hosts Three-Day Convention in Dallas Targeted on Rising its Subsequent Era of Leaders
Final April, Cane’s hosted greater than 2,300 Crew, distributors, and leaders at its Timeless Horizon convention in Dallas, the place co-CEO and COO AJ Kumaran unveiled a blueprint for the longer term consisting of latest initiatives and alternatives for progress, a “Millionaire Program” for Restaurant Companions (RP), and new layers in Crew Journey, together with the addition of the Assistant Restaurant Chief (ARL) position. Now, simply over a 12 months later, these ARLs are in Dallas to proceed their progress story with Cane’s via a convention targeted particularly for them.
5) Hargett Hunter Appoints Scott Taylor CEO of New Full-Service Restaurant Platform, Cherry Bounce Hospitality
Hargett Hunter introduced that 30-year hospitality business veteran Scott Taylor has been appointed Chief Government Officer of its newly created full-service restaurant platform, Cherry Bounce Hospitality. Taylor joins the main non-public fairness agency after serving in C-level government positions at Stroll-On’s Sports activities Bistreaux, Beef ‘O’Brady’s and the College of Florida.
6) Huey Magoo’s Now Open In Worthington, Ohio
Huey Magoo’s – the “Filet Mignon Of Rooster” – is proud to have fun its latest franchise retailer now open in Worthington, Ohio. Huey Magoo’s Worthington is the sixty fourth restaurant opening company-wide spanning 12 states, with lots of extra franchises at the moment offered in 13 states.
7) South Block to Broaden in Fairfax County with New Chantilly Location
The block is formally greener in Chantilly! South Block – identified for its made-to-order smoothies, açai bowls, toasts and cold-pressed juices – is continuous to construct more healthy communities within the Washington D.C. metropolitan space with a brand new restaurant opening June 8.
8) Juice It Up! Expands in San Joaquin Valley With Bakersfield Opening
Juice It Up!, one of many nation’s main handcrafted smoothie, uncooked juice, acai and superfruit bowl chains, has opened in Bakersfield, California, growing the model’s San Joaquin Valley footprint to eight areas.
9) Now Hiring: Restaurant Business Projected to Add 525,000 Summer season Jobs
In response to the Nationwide Restaurant Affiliation’s annual Consuming and Ingesting Place Summer season Employment Forecast, restaurant operators will add 525,000 jobs for the summer time season. That is the primary time on file that demand has reached this stage two summers in a row.
10) Toastique To Open First Tennessee Location Subsequent Month
Toastique, the colourful, artisan toast and juice café conceptualized in Washington D.C., has introduced its newest enlargement into Tennessee inside Nashville’s North Capitol neighborhood. Set to open in late June 2024, Toastique is thought for its gourmand toast creations, smoothie bowls, nutrient-rich cold-pressed juices, espresso and low and grab-and-go choices. The Nashville location can even offer quite a lot of cocktails resembling mimosas made with Toastique’s cold-pressed juice, spicy margaritas, bloody marys and extra.