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Rick Erwin Dining Group has acquired CityRange Steakhouse Grill, adding the longtime Upstate restaurant brand to its portfolio while keeping the CityRange name and operations intact. (Photo/CityRange Steakhouse Grill)
Jul 8, 2026

Rick Erwin Dining Group acquires CityRange

Rick Erwin Dining Group has acquired CityRange Steakhouse Grill, expanding its Upstate restaurant portfolio while preserving the longtime local brand.

Vicious Biscuit strengthened its leadership team with new franchise development and support roles as the restaurant brand pursues national expansion. (Photo/Andrew Cebulka)
May 12, 2026

Vicious Biscuit expands leadership for franchise growth

Vicious Biscuit added new franchise leadership as the Charleston-founded brand targets up to 75 locations over the next five years.

Upstate brand Tipsy Taco is returning to some of the early ways that made the restaurant group successful when it debuted in 2016. (Photo/Ghost Brands)
Mar 23, 2026

Tipsy Taco brings back founder Roger Carlton as CEO

Tipsy Taco names founder Roger Carlton CEO as it resets brand, expands in North Carolina and refocuses on scratch-made food and guest experience.

Soby’s New South Cuisine, 207 S. Main St., has ushered in a new culinary era by welcoming Jon Buck as its executive chef. (Photo/Soby's)
Oct 30, 2025

Soby’s Greenville welcomes new executive chef

Soby’s New South Cuisine in Greenville names a new executive chef, bringing Southern roots, French techniques, and hyperlocal ingredients to the menu.

Will Nelms, right, and Ben Hidde, left, at Greenville Technical College's Culinary Institute of the Carolinas, which recently underwent a rebrand. (Photo/Culinary Institute of the Carolinas)
Aug 5, 2025

How Greenville Tech’s Culinary Institute feeds Greenville’s food economy

Greenville Technical College’s Culinary Institute refreshes its brand to reflect momentum, fueling the city’s growing culinary scene.