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Mendocino Farms Opens In-Store at Whole Foods
Can you say, “yum?” Mendocino Farms just opened its first location in a Whole Foods Market in Tustin, CA, with a 140-seat shared dining room within the store that includes a bar with craft beer and wine and the grocer’s prepared foods. To properly kick off the grand opening, Mendocino Farms partnered with Tustin chef…
Mendocino Farms Thrives On Delivery
Our client Mendocino Farms was recently featured in Restaurant Hospitality and a GrubHub sponsored panel titled “Delivery Disruption” for their surprise success in food delivery. Mario Del Pero, co-founder and CEO of Mendocino Farms, didn’t plan for his concept to thrive on food delivery. Mendocino Farms, which was intended for catering, was introduced to the…
Bottleneck Management Plans for Future
Bottleneck Management has envisioned and plotted out a new plan that involves major growth for the successful restaurant group. One part of this newly rolled out strategy is four new Old Town Pour House locations over the next year and a half. These new locations will be part of the…
Nothing Bundt Cakes Opening New Shop
Nothing Bundt Cakes will be opening a new location in the Louisville area! The shop will be at 4505 Shelbyville Road in St. Matthews and plans to open sometime in June. The St. Matthews’s shop anticipates baking their cakes with “the purest ingredients – fresh eggs, real butter, and real cream cheese, all to bring…
PJW Restaurant Group’s Great Success
PJW Restaurant Group continues to exemplify great success over the past three decades of operation! Famously known for their flagship brand, P.J. Whelian’s Pub and Restaurant, the company plans to extend even further. With 18 full-service eateries and $80 million in annual sales, PJW is not even close to done yet. With a plan to…
Pretzel Bell Comes Back to Ann Arbor
As an effort to bring back a significant piece of University of Michigan history, Pretzel Bell will be making a long-awaited comeback on April 14th. With the help of the university’s alumni, athletes, and restaurateurs Jon Carlson, Greg Lobdell, and Chet Czaplicka, the team hopes to restore a beloved part of University of Michigan’s college…
El Pollo Loco New Location
El Pollo Loco is excited to announce that they have opened a new location this past week in Pearland, TX! As the nation’s leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain, El Pollo Loco will be sharing their famous citrus-marinated chicken dish even further in the Houston market. This is the 11th location to open in the Houston…
Burger Lounge in Orange County, CA
The beloved organic, grass-fed burger restaurant, Burger Lounge, plans to open two new locations in the Orange County, CA area in about two weeks. Unlike other burger joints that give guests the option to build-their-own sandwich, Burger Lounge provides 10 signature sandwiches that have been crafted to perfection for diners to divulge in. Not to…
Glacier Restaurant Group Scholarship
Glacier Restaurant Group is offering two fantastic scholarships this year through their program, Restaurant Industry Scholarship Endowment (R.I.S.E.). One scholarship is designated for Glacier Restaurant Group employees, and the other is awarded to a child or dependent of a Glacier Restaurant Group employee. As of last year, GRG used its own funds and teamed up…
Denny’s Growth Continues
According to National Restaurant News, Denny’s expects highest annual same-store sales growth in a decade! In 1953, Harold Butler and Richard Jezak decided to open a restaurant in Lakewood, CA, called Danny’s Donuts. After they had established a few chains, Jezak left and Butler took over with some ideas of his own. He first…
