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The Habit Restaurants Now Owned By Yum! Brands

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Brands, which also claims Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and other luminaries of American fast food under its belt, according to a release. has counted a fast-casual brand among its arsenal of eateries. Franchisees will have new opportunities with another brand added, he pointed out. CEO David Gibbs.

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Pizza Hut To Shutter Up To 300 Locations

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Under the terms of the bankruptcy agreement between Yum Brands , the Kentucky-based operator of the pizza chain and NPC, NPC has agreed to pay Pizza Hut in exchange for the ability to close the restaurants, according to the report. The arrangement also requires NPC to sell the remaining 927 Pizza Hut locations.

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Kroger And Walgreens Expand Pilot To Include Kroger Express, Home Chef Kits

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In a press release , the two companies said the concept will offer 2,3000 Our Brands and national products such as meat, dairy, grocery and meal kits. “We The first concept is operational in Florence, Kentucky, with the remaining 12 pilot stores up and running early next year. The Kroger Co.

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NCR Widens Regional Service With Purchase Of Midwest POS

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announced the acquisition of Midwest POS Solutions to expand its presence in Kentucky and Indiana, as detailed in a press release on Monday (Oct. The Indiana- and Kentucky-based Midwest POS technology company has been serving the restaurant industry for more than 75 years. There are also add-on tools to advance brand loyalty.

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Alibaba Developing AI For Tmall Genie Smart Speakers

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The investment will also help further research into IoT operating systems, edge computing and natural language processing (NLP). . “By The Tmall Genie smart speakers were introduced by Alibaba three years ago and link to more than 270 million devices from 1,100 brands in China, according to Ku.

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Fabletics Announces Brick-and-Mortar Expansion

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Activewear brand Fabletics , which was co-founded by Kate Hudson in 2013, announced plans for a retail expansion across the U.S. The company confirmed that the new locations will bring the brand’s total retail store count to 30 locations throughout the U.S.

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Dine-In Restaurant Stocks Rally On Vaccine News, But Food Aggregators And Pizza Chains Sink

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For instance, shares of Brinker International, which operates or franchises about 1,600 Chili’s Grill and Bar locations and other eateries, were up 15 percent as of midday Monday. Shares of Domino’s Pizza , which operates 17,000 stores, and Papa John’s International, which has about 5,500 pizza shops, were both down about 5.5

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