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Chicken Salad Chick Continues Rapid Growth Trajectory: Opens 300th Location

Nation’s Only Chicken Salad Franchise Securing 35 additional Restaurant Deals in Q1 2025 ATLANTA, May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Outpacing its previous record-breaking year, Chicken Salad Chick continues to rapidly expand its presence across the United States. As franchise confidence continues to grow for the unique concept, multi-unit owners are taking note and continuing to invest in this one-of-a-kind offering.…

Medbridge Expands AI Motion-Capture Technology To Transform MSK Care

New AI-powered capabilities bring cutting-edge motion-capture tech to living rooms, improving patient experiences and outcomes while helping clinicians deliver high-quality care Bellevue, Wash. – May 15, 2025 – Medbridge, the leader in digital care solutions for healthcare professionals, today announced new AI-powered motion-capture capabilities across its digital musculoskeletal (MSK) and movement-based medicine platform, Pathways. The new integrated…

Afterburn Holdings Names Nasario Mejia Chief Executive Officer

HOUSTON, TX — Afterburn Holdings (“Afterburn”), a leading Orangetheory® Fitness franchisee, announced today the appointment of Nasario Mejia as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Mejia formerly served as an Executive Vice President of Xponential Fitness. Mejia is an accomplished fitness industry executive with over 15 years in big-box gym field operations followed by…

Brentwood Associates Partners with Far West Services

Brentwood Associates (“Brentwood”), a leading growth-oriented private equity firm, and Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm, have completed a significant growth investment in Far West Services (“Far West” or the “Company”), a franchisee of Wingstop restaurants. Brentwood and Sixth Street invested in partnership with Far West’s existing management, who will remain significant shareholders in…

Chicken Salad Chick Acquires Piece of Cake

Acquisition launches innovative dessert menu strategy at America’s only fast-casual chicken salad chain Building upon its commitment to deliver always fresh, made-from-scratch meals, Atlanta-based Chicken Salad Chick announced today its acquisition of iconic local bakery Piece of Cake. In a move to better serve guests across its 245 locations in 18 states, the acquisition kickstarts the fast-casual chicken salad…