Drive-thru innovation and the customer experience was the focus of a panel discussion at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit held this month in Nashville.
Read MoreJohn Ramsay, the chain’s head of franchise sales, discusses expansion plans.
Read MoreThe industry is rolling out programs to attract women and people of color into franchising. For women and people of color, the path to restaurant franchise ownership is more open than ever before.
Read MoreJohn Ramsay, VP of Franchise Sales at Noodles & Company, has spent more than three decades in the restaurant industry. He’s not only found a home at the national fast casual; he’s ready to turn a multi-year sales surge into significant expansion.
Read MoreSite selection, like everything else in the restaurant industry (and world), has completely changed since the start of the pandemic. Gone are the days of building brand-new, massive restaurants adjacent to entertainment centers for the best results. Now, second-generation, smaller sites chosen using state-of-the-art data are the way of the future and leading to higher…
Read MoreThe acquisition of 15 corporate-owned Noodles & Company restaurants in California—all of the brand’s stores in the state—was a key factor in Warner Foods signing a large multi-unit development deal with the fast-casual pasta chain, said Eddie Nieves. “Because it’s always better if you can start with at least a small foundation,” he said. “Our…
Read MoreOne franchisee will take over all franchise stores in California. Noodles & Company today announced a partnership with Warner Foods, which operates over 150 Jack in the Box, Black Bear Diner, and Panera Bread restaurants, as its new exclusive franchise partner for the state of California. With a 12-year growth plan commitment, Warner Foods, which will operate as NorCal Noodles, LLC (NorCal Noodles)…
Read MoreThe Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance (MFHA) announced WOWorks and Noodles & Company are the first restaurant franchise companies to adopt the Pathways to Black Franchise Ownership program.
Read MoreThese 15 chains sat just the outside the 50 in 2020, ready to make a run and break through.
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