'You’re not annoying; you’re marketing': Top takeaways from the Restaurant Marketing Workshop
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Check out these 10 highlights of the Restaurant Marketing Workshop.
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Guided, not ghosted: Top food, beverage trends shaping 2026-27
by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc
The future doesn’t belong to those who predict every storm. It belongs to those who learn to navigate through them.
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Little Greek plans up to 30 Florida restaurants under franchise agreement
Little Greek Fresh Grill has signed a deal with longtime franchise partner Foti Gianniosis to develop up to 30 locations throughout Florida over the next…
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How best friends are building their pizza and brew empire
Joey Freis and Mitchell Millar bought a pizzeria at 21 with no plan. Now they lead nine restaurants and are getting ready to scale Best Pizza & Brew towards its next destination of 35 locations. In our conversation, we discussed what it took to stop being the answer to every question and start scaling towards their vision.
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The 1:1 Personalization Playbook: Using AI to send every guest their own offer
In this session, Hang CEO Matt Smolin, whose platform powers millions of AI-personalized offers a month for restaurant brands, will walk through the playbook to start personalizing your own offers right away.
Kalibrate offers best in location selection services, software
Charles Wetzel, CEO of Kalibrate, a location analytics and site selection platform, talks about his company in this video from ICSC 2026 in Las Vegas.
2026 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers
Welcome to the 2026 edition of the Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers. Each year, this report serves as a pulse check for the industry, celebrating the brands and leaders who aren’t just keeping pace with the market—they are redefining it.
