Branch Partners with Over 500 Jimmy John’s Locations to Deliver Cashless Tips, Fee-free Financial Services

Franchises across the country turn to leading workforce payments platform to accelerate, streamline payments Minneapolis, MN  (RestaurantNews.com)  Branch, the leading workforce payments platform, announced it has partnered with over 500 Jimmy John’s locations to provide faster, streamlined payments of tips to their workers and other fee-free financial services at no cost to owners or employees.…Continue Reading

Lee’s Teams up With UD Flyers Daron Holmes II

Flyer Forward utilizes NIL to sign contract Dayton, OH  (RestaurantNews.com)  Far Hills Development LLC, owners, and operators of Lee’s Famous Recipe restaurants in the Greater Dayton market have signed University of Dayton basketball player DaRon Holmes II to a NIL contract. Lee’s has partnered with DaRon with three goals: promote the Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken…Continue Reading

Best-In-Class Leadership Team Unites to Propel Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill to New Heights

Extensive lineup of seasoned restaurateurs lead rapidly growing fast-casual concept into next stage of expansion in 2022 Chicago, IL  (RestaurantNews.com)  Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill has been welcoming guests to its table to explore the most delicious and nutritious Middle Eastern flavors since 2009. And with a savvy and seasoned leadership team at the helm,…Continue Reading

Opus Joins Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART) as New Bronze Partner

Westfield, NJ  (RestaurantNews.com)  The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART) is pleased to announce a new sponsor relationship with Opus, a mobile-first training platform designed for deskless employees. “Hospitality workers don’t sit at a desk all day, yet most technology is built for desk workers. By taking a human-first approach to tech, Opus has…Continue Reading

Suga’s Cheese Shoppe & Café Opens in Atlanta

Gourmet pimento cheese brand opens the first brick and mortar café in the South offering a creative menu focused on pimento cheese Atlanta, GA  (RestaurantNews.com)  Suga’s Pimento Cheeses, a sought-after staple since 2017 at farmers markets, festivals and local stores in the Atlanta metro area and nationwide recently via online ordering, has opened a brick…Continue Reading

Mandaviya to hold review meeting today with southern states, UTs over COVID situation

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a high-level virtual meeting with the health ministers of Southern states’, Union territories today at 2.30 pm to review the COVID-19 situation and public health preparedness as well as response measures being taken in the context of Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. The health ministers of Andhra…Continue Reading

Omicron found in 94 per cent of positive samples: Kerala Health Minister

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said that most of the positive COVID-19 samples, sent for the genome sequencing, are being tested positive for the Omicron variant of the virus while there are fewer Delta variant samples. Speaking to the reporters here, George said, “Continuous sequencing of Covid positive samples is being done.…Continue Reading

Centre likely to issue advisory on reopening schools soon: Sources

New Delhi: With the COVID-19 vaccination drive for children aged 15 gathering pace, the Centre is likely to issue an advisory soon to reopen schools across the country. Sources have told ANI that, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked the National Expert Group to suggest ways and work on modalities to open schools nationwide.…Continue Reading

No objection in naming Krishna district after NTR: TDP

Vijayawada: Telugu Desam leaders, at a strategy committee meeting presided over by party national president and former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said they had no objection in naming Krishna district after NTR. Anybody would welcome the same if they truly respected the TD founder, Naidu added. The TD would stick to its demand for…Continue Reading

Miscreants torch junked chariot wheels of Kanipakam temple

TIRUPATI: Tension prevailed across the temple town of Kanipakam in Chittoor district after unidentified persons set fire to old chariot wheels of ancient Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy Temple during early hours of Thursday. Sources said the wheels had been removed from the chariot in 2007 for safety reasons. They had been kept in temple’s godown until…Continue Reading