Friendly’s restaurants are now under new ownership. The sale of more than 100 corporate-owned and franchised restaurant locations to a Connecticut-based entity of restaurant operators and investors was finalized this week. Friendly Ice Cream Corporation, the Western Massachusetts-based parent company of Friendly’s restaurants, announced in November that the company entered into a sale agreement with Amici Partners
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Traditionally, at the end of the year, Restaurant Business publishes a sampling of emerging restaurants to watch in the new year. But 2020, of course, has not been like any other year. That’s not saying there aren’t concepts worth watching. As the pandemic does some Darwinian weeding out of restaurant business models, investors are still finding growth concepts to put their
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Mayor Marty Walsh announced Monday that Boston and other nearby communities will roll back reopening protocols in an effort to stem rising coronavirus case counts and shut down certain venues, from gyms and museums to movie theaters and event spaces. After three weeks we will then reevaluate the situation to see where we are with the virus
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To trick-or-treat, or not to trick-or-treat? That is the question many communities are asking after Gov. Charlie Baker decided against canceling Halloween outright in Massachusetts, saying a ban on trick-or-treating could encourage people to hold indoor costume parties and other risky activities during the coronavirus pandemic. Halloween 2020 is primed to be markedly more concerning than in
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On this week’s edition of Out With Joe, Nick Panarelli, owner, and 3rd generation of restaurateurs joined Joe to talk about operating in the time of Covid 19. Buck’s was getting ready to celebrate their 2nd year when everything hit.. and Nick had to move quick to adjust and keep the name on everyone’s mind.
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Welcome to this edition of Out With Joe brought to by Nothing Bundt Cakes in White City Plaza in Shrewsbury.. , I’m Joe Mangiacotti   MGM Springfield will reopen in a limited capacity to the public Monday the 13th…. A hosted, invitation-only event will take place ahead of the 10 a.m. public reopening.     MGM Springfield’s amenity
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After 3 months of isolation and lock-down Out With Joe cooking at home… we hit the road and headed for the Cape.. Orleans to be exact. Nauset Beach Inn to stay … and a mile down the road is Cape Cod’s newest eatery. Toast to the Coast recently opened.. I mean recently.. just weeks ago.
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Welcome to this edition of Out With Joe from the Cantiani Insurance Group studios and brought to by Nothing Bundt Cakes in White City Plaza in Shrewsbury.. , I’m Joe Mangiacotti… this week with the news of so many eateries that will not make it back from the pandemic.. I thought we’d talk a little
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How the new Massachusetts restaurant reopening rules will change the dining experience From the waiting area to the table. Disposable menus. Closed bars. Ketchup and mustard only upon request. Going out to eat in the coronavirus era will be a noticeably different experience when Massachusetts restaurants resume dine-in service in Phase 2 of the state’s
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Your mother would probably prefer you celebrate her every day of the year, but in 2020 you’ll be showering her with love and appreciation on May 10th. Show your mom how much you care by impressing her with some fun facts about the history and first celebration of Mother’s Day. This year, the 2020 Pandemic has certainly
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