Guy Fieri Joins Forces With Franchise Group to Open 20 Chicken Guy! Restaurants in South Michigan Plus More from What Now Media Group’s Weekly Pre-Opening Restaurant News Report

Dive into this week’s top stories from Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Nashville, New York, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Tampa

(RestaurantNews.com)  What Now Media Group, Inc., the industry-leading publisher of pre-opening restaurant news, has released its weekly bulletin with the biggest stories from its 23 watchdog markets for March 13 – March 19, 2023:

• Atlanta –Local Brunch Concept, Two Eggs, Details New Locations for 2023

• Austin – Jeremiah’s Italian Ice to Open Leander Location

• Chicago – Big Chicken Expanding to Schaumburg After Forthcoming Rosemont Location

• Dallas – Feng Cha Opening in Irving Summer 2023

• Denver – Rooted Craft Kitchen Preparing an Inclusive, Uplifting Dining Experience

• Detroit – Guy Fieri Joins Forces With Franchise Group to Open 20 Chicken Guy! Restaurants in South Michigan

• Houston – Sapore Detroit Pizzeria Moving Into New Space

• Jacksonville – Dick Mondell’s Third Location is Coming to Jacksonville Beach

• Las Vegas – Opening at Evora Las Vegas: Taps and Barrels

• Los Angeles – Two Italian Brothers Will Bring Their Mushroom-Centric Market Concept to Topanga

• Memphis – Portales Mexican Restaurant to Open Second Location this Fall

• Miami – Bargean to Open in Little Havana

• Nashville – Carlsbad Pizza Co. Coming to The Nations

• New York – Ume Hospitality Group To Launch New Omakase Restaurant For Hell’s Kitchen

• Orange County – A Hot Chicken Concept Will Soon Open in Fullerton

• Orlando – Vicky Bakery to Debut in Orlando

• Philadelphia – Schaylor Brewing Company to Take Over Red-Headed League in Lebanon

• Phoenix – Caffenio Entering U.S. Market with First Location in Arizona

• San Antonio – Hip-Hop Themed Cookie Plug Makes San Antonio Debut, Plans Four More Locations

• San Diego – Finney’s Crafthouse Adding North County Location

• San Francisco – The Couple Behind Richmond’s Mi Casa Grill Is Debuting a New Concept at Hotel Mac

• Seattle – Vindicktive Wings Is Getting A Mainstay

• Tampa – House of Vegano Plans Move to New Location

“If you sell to restaurants and your category is still available, you should become one of our Exclusive Preferred Partners,” said Liz Vickers, Vice President of Sales at What Now Media Group, Inc. “Our Preferred Partners not only get our pre-opening restaurant news in advance, but we connect them directly to the owners of these incoming and expanding restaurants so their sales pipelines stay stocked.”

In addition to its Preferred Partner Program, What Now publishes breaking pre-opening restaurant news on dedicated market-specific websites and has an ever-growing, unique readership of 7.5 million. The publication is in 22 markets and plans on reaching 30+ by 2023 for coast-to-coast coverage.

To learn more about becoming a Preferred Partner, email Liz@WhatNowMediaGroup.com, or to share pre-opening restaurant news, email News@WhatNowMediaGroup.com.

About What Now Media Group, Inc.

What Now Media Group, Inc. (What Now) researchers and news reporters scour online and public information sites for intel about new leases and businesses, with a focus on restaurants, to help vendors fill their sales pipeline with actionable pre-opening data, make personal contacts and unlock targeted marketing opportunities. What Now is the first to dig up the scoop on yet-to-be-announced brick and mortar businesses, publishing breaking news on dedicated market-specific websites for an ever-growing, unique readership of 7.5 million.

Founder Caleb J. Spivak launched What Now Media Group in 2010 with a blog that became a trusted source for hospitality news in Atlanta. In 2017, What Now Atlanta formalized operations with the launch of its Preferred Partner Program, monetizing and offering actionable data about coming-soon restaurants for the benefit of foodservice sales professionals. The company now serves a total of 23 cities. For more information and to become a Preferred Partner, visit WhatNowMediaGroup.com or each individual web domain: WhatNowAtlanta.com, WhatNowAustin.com, WhatNowChicago.com, WhatNowDFW.com, WhatNowDenver.com, WhatNowDetroit.com, WhatNowHou.com, WhatNowJax.com, WhatNowVegas.com, WhatNowLosAngeles.com, WhatNowMemphis.com, WhatNowMIA.com, WhatNowNY.com, WhatNowNashville.com, WhatNowOC.com, WhatNowOrlando.com, WhatNowPhilly.com, WhatNowPhoenix.com, WhatNowSAT.com, WhatNowSanDiego.com, WhatNowSF.com, WhatNowSeattle.com, and WhatNowTampa.com.

Contact:

Liz Vickers

631-804-5658

Liz@WhatNowMediaGroup.com

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