Jan 22 Insights: Greene King acquires The Dirty Bottles, Redberry opens first Jersery Mike's, $1 million investment in Chelvies Coffee
Greene King acquires The Dirty Bottles
Pub operator/ brewer Greene King acquired pub The Dirty Bottles. The Dirty Bottles is based in Alnwick, Northumberland. It was acquired for seven figure sum.
Source: Yahoo Finance
Redberry restaurants open first Jersey Mike’s in Downtown Toronto
Reberry is planning to open 300 locations in next 10 years. It is 5th Jersey Mike’s redberry since August 2024. It is part of Jersey Mike’s growth strategy under the new ownership of Blackstone.
Source: Press Release
$1 million investment in Chelvies Coffee
Chelvies coffee secured $1 million investment from Endurance Capital. It currently has 6 in India. It plans to open 30 more locations by 2026.
Source: Yahoo Finance
Baja Fresh fights for budget conscious customers
Like many small and large fast food chains, Baja Fresh is introducing new $10 Baja Bundles to attract more customers. This overall trend in the fast food chains to provide budget meals to increase foot traffic.
Source: Yahoo Finance
Smoothie King plans to open over 100 units this year
That is significant increase from its opening ins 2024 (84), and 2203 (81). If it successfully manages to pull off the expansion plan without large drop in same store sales, it is quite an achievement.
Source: Press release
Chick-fil-A plans for expansion
Chick-fil-A plans to expand in British Columbia with 5-7 new locations y 2030. It plans to open 8 new locations in Ontario and Alberta tis year.
Source: LinkedIn
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