Features
Friendly's getting friendly with fast casual prototype
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Friendly's CEO describes why it was time for the brand to join the fast casual world.
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Fast casuals embrace winter with LTOs
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Winter has arrived and brought with it a plethora of limited-time offers.
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Hottest tech trends of 2022
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Restaurants are investing in technology to conquer a plethora of challenges including labor shortages and food safety concerns.
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Wow Bao, Zoup, Smokey Bones leaders share tips on virtual kitchen strategy
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Fast casual leaders share insight on how and why their brands got into virtual business operations and tips on how to make it a successful strategy.
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Inspire Brands: Anatomy of a technology transformation
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Raghu Sagi of Inspire Brands shared the learnings the organization has uncovered over the last two years and the highlights of its companywide digital…
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Self-order kiosks put Delaware eatery on the fast track
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Restaurateur Eddie Segovia attributes his sales doubling year-over-year almost exclusively to Snackpass self-order kiosks.
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FastCasual's most-read stories of 2021
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
The year's top headlines ranged from stories about robots automating the industry and the growth of Shaq's fast casual brand to updates on COVID-19, menu…
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Hooters, Hoots CEO reveals 5 ways he preps teams for holidays blitz
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Sal Melilli, CEO of HOA Brands, the parent company to Hooters and Hoots Wings, shares how he is preparing his team for the holiday rush.
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Kum & Go transforming into fast casual brand?
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Kum & Go has created a line of freshly prepared sandwiches, grain bowls, pizzas and blended beverages worthy of any fast casual brand, according to Jac…
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5 restaurant tech trends here to stay in 2022
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Take a look at five technologies that will still be necessary in 2022.
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Fusian founders launching chicken concept
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Hunny Bee’s is the third restaurant concept for Ohio-based Paceline Restaurant Partners, which also owns the sushi concept, Fusian, and The Wizard of Za, a…
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Roll-Em-Up Taquitos on a franchising fast track
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
Roll-Em-Up Taquitos has three stores open, but 11 deals for 80 units in the works. With regional expansion plans, the company might just be coming to a center…
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Jimmy John's, Dunkin' exec revealing strategy behind self-service technology
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
During a keynote address, Raghu Sagi, the chief information officer at inspire Brands, which owns Arby's, Baskin Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic Drive-In…
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How Pollo Campero will triple US footprint in 5 years
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Luis Javier Rodas, Pollo Campero's managing director and COO, recently chatted with FastCasual about how he plans to transform the brand into one of the…
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Famous Toastery relaunches franchising, doubling presence by 2024
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
After surviving the pandemic, Famous Toastery is poised to grow out of its home market of Charlotte, expanding into Virginia and Tennessee, and two of its…
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Fast casual leaders share hiring, recruitment tips amidst labor shortage
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
A panel of fast casual leaders discussed labor issues in today's restaurant industry at the recent Fast Casual Executive Summit held in Charlotte, North…
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Fast casual leaders share inspirational insight, labor shortage strategy
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Four fast casual leaders offered up insight on overcoming challenges, from dealing with COVID shutdowns to the ongoing labor shortage, at the Fast Casual…
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Food experts do deep-dive at what's driving plant-based movement
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
Plant-based foods have become a movement embraced by more than just vegans. Three restaurant industry executives discussed the meatless movement at the Fast…
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Restaurant execs talk surviving, thriving through the pandemic
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
Three restaurant executives discussed how the pandemic affected their business during the Fast Casual Executive Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Upscale Indian restaurant launching fast casual spinoff
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
After establishing himself as a leader on the Indian restaurant scene in Georgia with his fine-dining restaurant — Sankranti — Srivivasa "Nimms" Nimmagadda is…
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