Features
Shaq taps restaurant pros to triple-team chicken chain competition
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Shaquille O'Neal, Big Chicken CEO Josh Halpern and Chef and Co-owner Matt Silverman join Fast Casual's Cherryh Cansler for an exclusive interview about the…
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Don’t miss ‘Phygital: Where Physical and Digital Intersect’
The Self-Service Innovation Summit, being held Dec. 14-16 in Hollywood, Florida, will explore 'Phygital: Where Physical and Digital Intersect,' in a panel talk…
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Fired Pie's Doug Doyle talks winning the fast-casual pizza game
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
Fired Pie has 20 locations in Arizona. Co-Owner Doug Doyle explains how the fast-casual market is perfect for pizza, and how quality ingredients and attention…
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Restaurant leaders share insight on top challenges, how to succeed
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
A panel talk at Networld Media Group's Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit focused on restaurant leadership development and experts shared insight on…
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5 tips for creating a successful National Cheese Pizza Day promotion
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
National Cheese Pizza Day is September 5. Here are are five tips and insight for developing a promotion that will help pull in the customers, increase sales…
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Digital marketing plays big role as QSRs 're-get' customers
Creative brand marketing, especially digital advertisements, will be among the most important promotional tools QSRs can leverage as consumers return to their…
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What Qdoba CEO learned from COVID-19 pivot
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Qdoba CEO Keith Guilbault reveals the strategy behind the brand's pandemic pivot, including setting up a COVID response team, focusing on first-party digital…
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Google still top restaurant search tool, false reviews remain challenging
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Managing Editor, Pizza Today
Google users utilize the 'near me' feature when searching for nearby restaurants. But consumers are also using other sites to find dining places and false…
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Are mask, vaccination rules too harsh on restaurants?
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Restaurant operators are starting to feel a sense of deja vu as cities around the country re-instate mask mandates in an effort to protect consumers from the…
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Waba Grill flares up sales with digital drive-thru menus
by Kevin Damask — Editor, Digital Signage Today
WaBa Grill, a fast casual known for healthy rice bowls, fresh chicken and Ribeye steak, was looking for new ways to entice customers and lift overall sales.
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Shake Shack, Slutty Vegan collaborate to help NYC restaurants
by Kevin Damask — Editor, Digital Signage Today
A fast casual franchise teamed up with a rising restaurateur to create a uniquely-named sandwich that is not only turning heads but also raised money for a…
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Focus Brands International leader talks success in the post-COVID world
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Focus Brands International President Beto Guajardo shared his insight, as well as personal and professional lessons in business growth, during his keynote…
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Saladworks, Frutta Bowls now available under 1 roof
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Move over Ken-Taco-Hut. There is a new co-branded chain in town. Saladworks and Frutta Bowls — both owned by WoWorks — have two locations where customers may…
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Why vampires, secret agents are taking delivery gigs
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Josh Sugarman, chief experience officer and founder of Codename Burg3r and Vampire (dot) Pizza, describes his concepts as "an entirely new type of restaurant…
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Cold drinks drive Starbucks global growth, CEO defends China
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Overall, Starbucks had a solid Q3, but Johnson defended the company's lower-than-expected numbers in China, calling the health of the business there strong.
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Bar Rescue’s Jon Taffer relays ways to ignite your dine-in 'atmosphere'
In this free webinar, Bar Rescue's Jon Taffer gives restaurateurs the scoop on how what you're playing on your in-store TV monitors affects your bottom line.
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Restaurants hungry for digital signage
by Kevin Damask — Editor, Digital Signage Today
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, digital signage technology upgrades at drive-thrus were a mixed bag across the fast casual and quick-service restaurant…
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Summit attendees, sponsors working together to help Atlanta's homeless
Over 300 attendees will spend an hour filling 1,500 bags with essential items for the homeless during the Community Give Back Party at the Restaurant…
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Savory Restaurant Fund leader talks creating loyal customers, raving fans
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Alonso Castañeda, VP of brand development and strategy for the Savory Restaurant Fund, shared how the portfolio of brands is harnessing social listening and…
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Noodles & Co finally focusing on franchising: Why now?
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
John Ramsay, the newly appointed VP of Franchise Sales at Noodles & Co., describes why the Colorado chain is leaning into franchising after 25 years.
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