Dine Roundup: Red Robin coming this month; Community Coffee inks deal with Keurig

‘Daily Report’: Red Robin to open first La. location this month
Colorado-based Red Robin Gourmet Burgers announced Monday it will open its first Louisiana location at the Mall of Louisiana Monday, Dec. 15. The chain first announced plans for the location in April. A stand-alone building measuring about 6,000 square feet has been built near BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse and Bar Louie for the restaurant. To celebrate the opening, the restaurant will donate all sales of its signature Freckled Lemonade from Dec. 15-Dec.21 to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Read the full story.

‘Daily Report’: Community Coffee signs licensing deal with Keurig to expand offerings
Baton Rouge-based Community Coffee has inked a multiyear licensing, manufacturing and distribution agreement with Keurig Green Mountain to begin offering single-serving Community Coffee K-Cup packs next spring and further expand its product offerings thereafter. Following next year’s K-Cups launch, Keurig says Community Coffee will also eventually be sold in its K-Carafe and Bolt packs, as well as for its Keurig 2.0 and BOLT Carafe brewing systems. Keurig will also begin selling Community Coffee products on its website and at its company store in Burlington, Massachusetts. Read the full story.