Operator Intelligence
KA-EX Names Sports Nutrition Veteran to Run US Retail Push
KA-EX, Switzerland's top sports supplement brand, is scaling fast in specialty retail — 4,000+ US doors in under a year…
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Operator Intelligence
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Signs 40-Unit Northeast Franchise Deal
Tropical Smoothie Cafe's agreement with Aurify Kingstar — a 300-unit multi-brand operator — signals how fast-casual bra…
Brand Launch
Spring & Mulberry Adds Salted Almond to Retail Pipeline
Spring & Mulberry expands its date-sweetened portfolio with a 72% cacao Salted Almond bar, positioning the brand for re…
Operator Intelligence
Pepsi Launches Vanilla & Cream as Holiday LTO Playbook Expands
Pepsi Vanilla & Cream arrives nationwide in 12-pack cans and 20 oz. bottles, extending a cream-flavor platform that ope…
Operator Intelligence
United Airlines Expands Inflight Meal Preorder to 420 More Flights
United Airlines extends its Economy fresh food preorder program to shorter North American routes, a move that signals h…
Brand Launch
Heytea Brings Gelato Lab+ Format to New York's Union Square
Heytea's Union Square Gelato Lab+ is the brand's fourth lab-format store outside China, pairing its classic drink menu …
AI & Technology
Oxipital AI Adds Contaminant Detection to Food Line Platform
Oxipital AI expands its unified vision platform with AI-powered foreign material detection now live on production lines…
Operator Intelligence
Bala Enzyme Lands on Target.com with Turmeric Recovery Drink
Bala Enzyme's turmeric-and-enzyme hydration stick packs move from Amazon into Target.com, signaling growing mass-retail…
Operator Intelligence
Stoner's Pizza Joint Runs LTO Rewards Play for Halloween
Stoner's Pizza Joint pairs a limited-time Halloween pizza with a tiered loyalty-points incentive, demonstrating how fas…
Operator Intelligence
Boxwood Partners' Galleher Joins IFA Board Amid Franchise M&A Surge
Boxwood Partners brings 50-plus franchisor sell-side transactions to the IFA boardroom as franchise M&A activity intens…
Operator Intelligence
Metal Can Market Heads to $80B — What Operators Should Know
New market data from MarketsandMarkets projects 7.0% annual growth in metal can packaging through 2031, driven by bever…
Operator Intelligence
Sysco Ends LA Strike With Teamsters Locals 630 and 848
Sysco's resolution with Teamsters Locals 630 and 848 restores supply chain continuity for foodservice operators depende…