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The chain’s first live drone-delivery restaurant is in Denton, Texas. Its announcement points toward more Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston coverage without naming the next stores, dates, radius or fees.
Fund III is already 35% deployed across South Block, Bonrue Bakery, Hawkers Asian Street Food and Zao Asian Grill, leaving a sizable pipeline for founder-led concepts.
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The stand at 809 South Highway 53 has a final fundraiser window today, an October 23–25 preview, four days of Community Hours and a purchase-tied shirt offer.
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The nationwide app keeps restaurant menu prices, routes orders through Olo’s existing infrastructure and returns guest data to brands, but every order carries an Olo Network Fee.
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The 39-location beverage concept is adding Indianapolis-area cafés, a Las Vegas flagship and four horchata drinks, three of which are headed to Taco Bell’s national menu December 10.
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Three brothless bowls launch the category, but only the category—not every opening dish—is permanent.
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The transition starts in January and is expected to reach every U.S. KFC by spring 2027, turning a fountain contract into part of the chain's wider beverage reset.
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