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When Panera Bread’s 1,500^th store opens Tuesday, Feb. 6, it will be the company’s first location in Manhattan.

The brand ranked No. 13 on the most recent QSR 50 list, and it already boasts 90 cafes in the tri-state area. Analysts praise it for not just sustaining, but accelerating the fast-casual dining segment, and even competitors say they would like a Panera to open next door.

So what took so long for the brand to enter the country’s most populated city?

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Chocolate lovers, rejoice! Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, today announced it is bringing back one of its classic flavors, Superfudge Truffle, in time to celebrate Valentine’s Day right.

Sent to the Deep Freeze in 2010 for Baskin-Robbins’ 65^th birthday celebration, February’s decadent Flavor of the Month is made with real chocolate fudge ice cream mixed with chunks of chocolate ganache and toffee truffle pieces.

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The BK Crown Program at Burger King is continuing its endeavor to inspire children’s imaginations and empower them to learn more about important causes and charities.

Through the program’s new promotion with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), children will have the opportunity to name a one year-old, black-footed male penguin residing at the New York Aquarium in Coney Island, Brooklyn. The promotion runs from Jan. 30 through March 4. 

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Papa John’s, the Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL, today announced that America has called “heads” in Papa John’s Super Bowl XLVI Coin Toss Experience.

With America’s call, the millions of fans enrolled in the company’s Papa Rewards customer loyalty program will receive a free large one-topping pizza and 2-liter Pepsi MAX if the coin toss in Super Bowl XLVI lands on “heads.”

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FCSI-The Americas, the only consulting society dedicated to serving independent foodservice design and hospitality management professionals, today announced the availability of several $1,000 conference grants designed to defray the costs of attending the 2012 conference this April in Kansas City, Missouri.


Several $1,000 grants are being offered to qualifying foodservice professionals wishing to attend the FCSI The Americas 2012 Conference. Applicants must be non-FCSI members as well as foodservice and hospitality consultants with fewer than five years of experience.
 


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Fro.zen.yo delicious self-serve frozen yogurt announced today that a franchise agreement has been reached to develop additional fro.zen.yo stores in Northern Virginia.

The announcement involves several new family franchise owners: Carole McMahon and Cindy and Nathan Kellogg. Virginia residents, they are excited about the concept and once they identify their first location hope to expand with several stores.

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CiCi’s Pizza, home of the custom pizza buffet, announced today its 2012 growth plans to support its continuing 10-year “Build the Brand” initiative to add 500 new restaurants by 2020.

Progress in 2011 included 22 new restaurant openings, representing a nearly 25 percent increase in new locations over the previous year, and multiple new partnerships to accelerate expansion.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill executives sounded an optimistic note for the coming year during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call, despite an anticipated double-digit rise in costs for the company's naturally cultivated commodities.

Montgomery Moran, co-CEO of Chipotle, said the company expects to open 155–165 new Chipotle locations in 2012.

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Yogurtland is celebrating National Frozen Yogurt Day this Monday, Feb. 6, by offering guests free frozen yogurt and toppings from 4-7 p.m. at all participating U.S. Yogurtland locations.

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The globally inspired menu at Boloco hit a few more points on the globe this week with the unveiling of a new Indian trio: The Simple Curry and Tikka Masala burritos or bowls, and a Mango Lassi smoothie.

Boloco is a chain of fast casual burrito restaurants based in Boston known for delighting guests with bold and globally inspired flavors, and this new trifecta is their most ambitious effort to date.

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