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Chefs' Warehouse Launches $625M Refinancing of Debt Stack
Chefs' Warehouse has begun marketing a $625 million term loan facility aimed at retiring its existing term loan and con…
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Laird Superfood Hits 1,000+ Walmart Doors With Functional Coffee
Laird Superfood's Walmart expansion puts adaptogen-forward coffee and a 12-gram protein creamer in front of mass retail…
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Agthia Group Posts 147% Profit Surge, Boosts Dividend 14.4%
Agthia Group's portfolio reset is producing measurable financial gains, with free cash flow turning strongly positive a…
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PrimoHoagies Builds Franchise Ops Infrastructure for National Scale
PrimoHoagies completes a four-executive leadership build-out — development, finance, marketing, and now operations — si…
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Bad Ass Coffee Ties LTO Blend to Donkey Rescue Fundraiser
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii adds a named, limited-edition blend and a new sanctuary partner to its annual Give a Hoof camp…
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Rōti Drops Y1 Royalties to Accelerate Franchise Pipeline
Rōti Modern Mediterranean is eliminating royalty fees in year one and cutting them to 2% in year two for qualifying fra…
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Next Century Spirits Acquires Chicken Cock Whiskey Portfolio
Next Century Spirits absorbs Chicken Cock Whiskey's 170-year heritage, two Circa 1856 Kentucky tasting rooms, and three…
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Chicken Salad Chick Deepens Texas Footprint With Kyle Opening
Chicken Salad Chick's OberRoc franchise group opened its second location in 2026 within weeks, demonstrating how multi-…
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Würk and OrderPort Unite on Winery Workforce Ops
Würk and OrderPort are integrating payroll, HR, and point-of-sale tools to give winery operators a unified stack for ma…
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Minute Maid Spiked Adds Vodka Lemonade Iced Tea Nationwide
Red Tree Beverages extends the Minute Maid Spiked vodka-based ARTD lineup with a no-fizz, 5% ABV iced tea hybrid availa…
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Savory Fund Backs Zao Asian Grill for National Expansion
Zao Asian Grill secures Savory Fund backing and a $12.5 million Columbia Bank facility to push beyond its Mountain West…
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Just Salad Expands Into King of Prussia Market
Just Salad's King of Prussia opening signals continued suburban fast-casual expansion for the plant-forward chain, with…