The Cheesecake Factory is known for offering a wide variety of food items, and now is also expanding its range of payment options.
Starting in April, The Cheesecake Factory will roll out a new mobile payment app called CakePay. To use CakePay, guests will check in and receive a four-digit code they give to the server at the time their order is taken. The server will then enter the order and the code into the POS system.
Starbucks Corp. announced a major initiative to help the nation’s neediest citizens.
The coffee giant is launching FoodShare, a program to donate all leftover ready-to-eat meals from its 7,600 U.S. company-operated stores to food banks. In the first year alone, the program will be able to provide nearly 5 million meals, according to company estimates.
In case you needed yet another reminder of how competitive the online delivery vertical is getting, online deal platform Groupon is adding a new city of operation to its OrderUp on-demand food delivery app.
Buffalo, Mo. -- Mid-America Real Estate – Minnesota recently brokered the sale of Buffalo Crossroads Center located along Highway 55 in Buffalo, Minnesota. The property was acquired by a local investment group for $3.8 million.
Buffalo Crossroads is a 19,753 sq. ft. center anchored by Jimmy John’s and Anytime Fitness.
The grand lady of Los Angeles retailing is getting a major facelift.
Taubman Centers is embarking on a $500 million remodel of Beverly Center this month that promises to transform every aspect of the iconic — and monolithic — eight-story center, which opened in 1982.
PizzaRev, a fast-casual pizza concept backed by Buffalo Wild Wings, announced its first locations in New York.
New York is one of five new states that PizzaRev will enter this year, including Massachusetts, Nevada, Ohio, and Tennessee. The company will also make its international debut in Mexico shortly after opening in New York. There are currently more than 150 additional PizzaRev restaurants in various stages of development across the United States and Mexico.
Chattanooga, Tenn. -- CBL & Associates Properties announced renovation plans for CoolSprings Galleria in Nashville, Tennessee. The renovation comes on the heels of a major anchor redevelopment completed in early 2015, the recent addition of dining destination Connors Steak & Seafood, and the opening of Kings Bowling and Entertainment in May.
St. Charles, Mo. -- Cullinan Properties announced that Streets of St. Charles, a mixed-use development located in St. Charles, Missouri, will add Orangetheory Fitness to its tenant line up.
Orangetheory Fitness will occupy 3,000 sq. ft. of space on Beale Street, next to Wasabi Sushi Bar. Construction is anticipated to begin in early April, and the estimated opening date is this fall.
