Features
London Summit: Coyote Ugly's key considerations before taking on the world
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Coyote Ugly has learned to speak a lot of different languages along its path to global growth. Here, one of the chain's leaders shares the key elements for any…
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Wayback Burgers to test food trailers in the Big Apple
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The fast casual chain teams with a trailer specialist to launch its first mobile food initiative, starting in New York City.
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'The Franchise Handbook' author says innovation is path to restaurant royalty
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
"The Franchise Handbook" author Carl Reader tells London audience that innovation sets the winners apart from the others in today's restaurant business.
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Roly Poly Sandwiches franchisee pioneers self-order kiosks
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Matt Macke was intrigued when a customer suggest he offer self-order kiosks. As a result, he has played a role in helping a kiosk manufacturer develop one for…
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Perfect Pitch finalists revealed
The owners of Brazilian Bowl based in Lakeview, Illinois; Toronto's Street Shak Caribbean Kitchen and Capitol Melts, based in Albany, New York, will pitch…
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Show and tell: Coolgreens demonstrates how 'picturing' community health can be profitable
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Oklahoma-based Coolgreens defines itself through community health, and as the chain expands, it will spread that idea in a very visual way.
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LEON co-founder: 'How we built an upscale QSR for heaven'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
As co-owner and CEO of LEON, a 50-unit brand based in London, John Vincent talks and acts like a man who is as far from an evangelist as you can get. Yet, when…
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Franchise Focus: The Flame Broiler founder discusses combining community with commerce
by Matthew Harper — Intern, Networld Media Group
Before opening The Flame Broiler in 1995, Young Lee was a sickly insurance salesman in need of a healthier diet. The lessons he's learned since then have…
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Self-order kiosks don’t just help big chains, Long Island fast casual learns
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
A Long Island, New York fast casual restaurant has found self-order kiosks improve the customer experience and boost the average ticket size.
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Onslaught of Chipotle suits: 2 diners file, 7 other law firms form investor class actions
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
At least eight U.S. law firms have reported either filing, investigating or forming classes as part of lawsuits against Chipotle in connection with a norovirus…
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Brand resurrection? Chipotle might just pull it off
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Norovirus outbreak and rat infestation behind it, Chipotle's leadership says the brand is moving on.
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Looking for ways to find and keep employees? NRA leaders offer insights
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Given the reality of fewer young employees in the work force, the only options are to recruit more from other age groups or be more successful recruiting…
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3 commonalities among Lyfe Kitchen, Urban Plates, Baskin Robbins brand-building strategies
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Building a successful brand has three parts: storytelling, club making and country building, according to a branding expert at the National Restaurant Show.
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Franchise focus: How a mom's former junk food addiction led to a thriving juice concept
by Cherryh Butler — editor, fcc
Husband-and-wife, Kat and Landon Eckles founded Clean Juice in 2015, in Huntersville North Carolina, and the brand since expanded to seven units.
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10 things to avoid when launching a mobile app
Balance Grille's journey to find a working mobile app inspired its founders to create a list of 10 mistakes to avoid when creating a mobile app.
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Webinar: The Halal Guys shares 3 loyalty lessons with big pay-offs
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The Halal Guys Marketing Director Andrew Eck related valuable information in the hour-long session, including three principles that he said brands must keep in…
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Top execs discuss perks and pitfalls of private vs public ownership
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Panera Bread CEO Ron Shaich's decision earlier this year to sell the brand to JAB Holdings for $7.5 billion has spurred some to ask, "Just how much impact does…
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Legacy Hall serving fast casual fare in upscale food court vibe
by Matthew Harper — Intern, Networld Media Group
A group of fast casual concepts, including a brewery and a restaurant specializing in wine, are opening this fall in one building in Plano, Texas. Legacy Hall…
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Caliburger founder to discuss how $3.1M investment will fuel robotics in the kitchen
The substantial investment is the combined effort of Acacia Research Corporation, Match Robotics VC, and a number of undisclosed strategic investors.
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Saudi Arabia-born burger brand takes design cues from US fast casuals
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Burger Eight, which opened last year in the capital of Saudi Arabia, has incorporated design strategies used by American brands, but has kept its local flavor.
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