Freddy’s, the fast-casual restaurant chain, expected to show record numbers in growth for their 2017 reporting. Their CEO Randy Simon commented that Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers aims to keep the focus on serving guests and community support. He believes their success is tied to the connection of the two. The restaurant was named Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation for this year. They also plan to expand into new locations like Mississippi and some others, with 50 new restaurant openings.

Read more: Freddy’s Enjoys Record Year of Growth

The holiday season has begun and many companies use the holidays as a time to give. Aspen Creek grill will be rewarding customer that make a $25 gift card purchase with $10 in rewards. A person may also be able to receive two $5 “LIFT PASSES.” It’s the holidays so Aspen creek grill wants to get their customers in the holiday spirit by giving them rewards.The company wants everything to be holiday themed.

Read more: Aspen Creek Grill – Generosity Has Reached New Heights and Giving Has Never Tasted So Good! For Every $25 in Gift Card Purchases We Will Share $10 in Rewards!

Flhip.com has released a new report giving restaurant vendors marketing leads and new sales. Their website proves a map where you can click on certain points in the U.S. and it will tell you about that restaurant. One example would be Longway Tavern in New Orleans, Louisiana which is described as a “casual” pub which sells items such as steak sandwiches or fried calamari. Another location is Poison’s Rainbow found in Portland, Oregon. Opened by a Rock musician, Poison’s Rainbow offers beer and pizza.

Read more: Restaurant Vendors Find New Leads for Restaurants Opening Soon

Bar Mercado has been unveiled by the Castellucci Hospitality Group. Based in Georgia, the company’s latest offering serves Italian, Spanish, and Mediterranean dishes to casual and family diners. Out of Chicago, the Big Onion Tavern Group is introducing Loft 644. A bar and grill themed concept, it looks to capture customers looking to spend thirty dollars or less. And in Florida’s West Palm Beach, the Big Time Restaurant Group Louie Bossi will focus on Americana, Mexican, and Italian dishes with seafood twists.

Read more: Restaurant Chain Growth Report 11/29/17

In 2016, The Restaurant Law Center was officially founded. It represents the restaurant industry’s take in legal issues. The first official meeting took place in Chicago in October and covered several topics including overtime, joint-employer status and technology security among others. The chair, Phil Miscimarra gave a keynote speech and the event held several sessions meant for education of the legal teams present. The event will be held annually and is currently an invitation-only meeting.

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Have you ever thought “going in the Wendy’s drive thru is just too much work?” If so then you’re their target market. Wendy’s recently paired up with DoorDash to bring this food to you nationwide. The market will include all 48 continental stars. The dashers, or those that delivery, will be bringing you your food in insulated bags to make everything is fresh as when you ordered it. This joins other services like UberEats or Caviar, but instead of being regional anyone can get this 24/7.

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Carl’s Jr. is going to discount their burgers 50 percent for competitors. Their mission is to show that their burgers are so good that their competition is eating them. That was the main inspiration behind the latest deal that Carl’s Jr. made. The promotion was brought forward by the social media channel of the business. They have seen a high number of employees that work at rival businesses eating at Carl’s Jr. The goal is to get people talking about their food.

Read more: Hardee’s, Carl’s Jr. Discounting Burgers 50 Percent for Competitors

Waitbusters is now being used in a restaurant that is located in the state of Virginia. The All American Steakhouse has been using the amazing software for a month now and they are very happy with the results it has given them so far. Digital Diner offers many different things for restaurants. They offer table management along with many other perks. They help handle reservations as well. Restaurants no longer have to use multiple outlets with this service.

Read more: Waitbusters’ Digital Diner Arrives in a Family Friendly Sports-Themed Bar and Restaurant Outside of D.C.

One of the nation’s premier raw juice bars has been listed on Entrepreneur magazine’s 2017 assembly of Top Franchise for Veterans. Juice It Up!, who specializes in serving not only raw juice, but also smoothies, placed twenty-fourth out of data collected and evaluated by Entrepreneur. Juice It Up! has a generous incentive program available to US Military Veterans interested in becoming franchisees; participants can save sixty percent off the franchise fee. The company says they’re proud to offer this accommodation to veterans looking to join the business world as owners.

Read more: Juice It Up! Ranked a Top Franchise for Veterans

Restaurant chain Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers has announced record sales have led to an equally groundbreaking level of charitable donations by the company. The chain prefers to focus not necessarily on revenue, but on number of customers alongside how well Freddy’s serves them and the communities they’re a part of. The restaurant operator has been singled out by the Association of Fundraising Professionals as an Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation for 2017. This comes as they continue to expand, with many locations being launched.

Read more: Freddy’s Enjoys Record Year of Growth