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What Grill’d is banking on in its first drive-thru concept launch
What Grill’d is banking on in its first drive-thru concept launch
The brand is also trialling a Park & Collect service.
Why Italian Street Kitchen moved towards an elevated dining experience
The brand saw the need to reinvent itself to something more as the fast-casual space became crowded.
Why KFC is building the ‘restaurant of the future’
KFC unveils the newly renovated South Penrith that features a more sustainable restaurant.
Suntory PepsiCo launches first Boss cafe in Thailand
The new cafe opens on the ground floor of Siam Center.
Grab-and-go concepts could evolve faster with vending machines
Dr Dough drops the first-ever doughnut vending machine in Australia
Homeslice Pizza opens first vegan site
The move is done in collaboration with Neil Rankin’s Symplicity Foods.
Korean dessert cafe Sulbing to open takeaway-centric outlet in Melbourne, eyes interstate growth
Sulbing launched in Seoul in 2013 and has since grown to over 500 franchises.
Concept Eight eyes share of growing plant-based food segment with two new virtual brands
Expansion for both Nature’s Wok and Plant Patty is expected to be announced in coming weeks.
‘Best of both worlds’: This Singaporean F&B group is meeting post-COVID expectations by franchising their virtual brands
GD Group’s Randall Ang expounds on the value of their virtual brand portfolio.
Independent burger chain Fat Hippo opening first London site
This will be Fat Hippo’s fourteenth UK location.
Malaysian street food concept Roti King opens second restaurant
Its dishes are inspired from the childhood of its chef-owner Sugen Gopal.
Korean corn dog concept Bunsik to open second store
The Embankment site will debut ramyeon as part of the menu.
Italian-American-style baked pasta concept debuts in Singapore
Zitimama's has plans to expand with another outlet in Singapore and two new outlets in New Zealand and India before the end of 2022.
Pepper Lunch Singapore vies for takeaway crowd with new ‘Go’ concept
New items include Pepper Rice burgers and bowls.
Wagamama launches lunchtime delivery concept
The initiative arrives as the country sees evolving work patterns.
Hong Kong’s Hyakunousha eyes 10,000 stores for new omusubi concept
The company expects approximately 50,000 jobs to be created as a result.
Hero Brands’ virtual arm launches ‘Sides’ concept
The chicken brand was created with British YouTube group The Sidemen.
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