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Couche-Tard Bets $8.6B on Żabka to Scale Food in Europe
Couche-Tard's pending acquisition of Żabka Group adds 13,000-plus franchise stores and deepens the operator's food, dig…
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Red Robin Sells 116 Restaurants for $96 Million in Refranchise Push
Red Robin's refranchising of 116 locations across 10 states to three multi-unit operators signals a decisive pivot from…
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Corner Bakery Cafe Refreshes Bakery Case for Fall Catering Push
Corner Bakery Cafe is pairing a seasonal pumpkin and fresh-baked LTO rollout with a 15% catering discount on orders ove…
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Elijah Craig Uses Golf Ambassador to Drive Bourbon Awareness
Elijah Craig's whisk(e)y spelling vote campaign pairs Scottish PGA Tour golfer Bob MacIntyre with Bourbon Heritage Mont…
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Jarrow Formulas Targets Protein Optimization and Healthy Aging
Jarrow Formulas' two-SKU drop addresses a real consumer blind spot: most protein buyers focus on grams consumed, not gr…
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Stauffer's Simply Animals Eyes Back-to-School Shelf Velocity
Stauffer's Simply Animals is pairing a Reading Is Fundamental app tie-in with a three-flavor multipack lineup to drive …
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QDOBA Turns Fall Into a Digital Offer Engine With Diptember
QDOBA Mexican Eats is deploying a nine-week seasonal campaign across 870 locations that gates its biggest discounts beh…
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Schlotzsky's Extends Stacked Subs Into Hot LTO Territory
Schlotzsky's Deli debuts its first hot extension of the Stacked Subs platform, running a Philly Cheesesteak lineup acro…
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Sagamore Whiskey Goes Fully Maryland-Made With BiB Rye
Sagamore Whiskey's eight-year-old, 100-proof Bottled in Bond Straight Rye hits national retail September 1, marking the…
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Four Roses Drops 19th Limited Edition Small Batch Oct. 10
Four Roses Distillery's 2026 Limited Edition Small Batch blends four barrel-strength batches aged 14 to 23 years, givin…
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Ghirardelli Expands Halloween LTO Across Club Retail
Ghirardelli's seasonal Jack O'Lantern line hits major retailers and club stores nationwide, signaling how premium choco…
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Bruichladdich Drops Octomore 17 With U.S.-First 17.4 Release
Bruichladdich Distillery expands Octomore's U.S. footprint with four limited, cask-strength expressions ranging from $2…