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The first Princi bakery and cafe in the U.S. has opened inside the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Seattle. The location features fresh on-site baking through an arrangement with artisian baker Rocco Princi

New restaurant concept development often starts with the menu — and the menu dictates the consumer that will drive visits, which lets a restaurateur know where to put a new concept.

Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers opened four new restaurants on Oct. 31 in four states: Texas, Indiana, Illinois and Georgia.

Nékter Juice Bar announced two major milestones: the chain’s East Coast debut with 2 scheduled openings in North Carolina in early December, and the planned opening of its 100th restaurant, in Anaheim, Calif., in late December.

Hurricane Grill & Wings’ fast-casual spin-off, Hurricane BTW, has opened a location in West Palm Beach, Fla., its first franchised restaurant.

IHOP opened its first post-security airport location, an IHOP Express, at Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport in Terminal E. The opening is part of the brand’s growth strategy to open more restaurants, including smaller prototypes in nontraditional locations. 

A roundup of interesting bits of news that came across the editor’s desk in the last month, including a bunch of international development deals, mergers and acquisitions and more.

Sbarro opened its first location in Uruguay in partnership with Retail Uruguay Group, headquartered in Montevideo.