East Coast Wings & Grill heating up Tennessee

May 31, 2013

Continuing its aggressive expansion outside of its North Carolina hub, East Coast Wings & Grill, a restaurant concept known for its 75 flavors of…

Restaurant operators' optimism hits a 10-month high

May 31, 2013

Driven by higher same-store sales and an improving outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index (RPI…

Wingstop taking off in North Carolina

May 31, 2013

Wingstop is expanding in North Carolina. The 570-unit chicken wing chain has signed a multi-unit development agreement to open the first Wingstop restaurants…

Burger 21 announces franchise opportunities in N.C.

May 31, 2013

Burger 21 is on track to develop a minimum of five new restaurants within the Research Triangle area of Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill in North Carolina.

Panda Express launches summer hours

May 31, 2013

Summer hours are back at Panda Express, and to celebrate, the chain's street locations are offering a free single serving of Orange Chicken from 9 p.m. to…

Restaurant chains expected to raise prices later this year

May 31, 2013

A new study conducted by supply chain cooperative SpenDifference shows that chain restaurants are planning to raise menu prices later this year.

Food safety advocates wary of Smithfield purchase by Chinese company

May 31, 2013

On Wednesday, Shuanghui International, a Chinese food conglomerate, announced its purchase of Smithfield Foods, the largest pork producer in the U.S. The…

Commentary: What you can learn from Panera's 'hidden menu'

Does having a secret menu make sense? The answer is, possibly.

NoshList CEO: 'Mobile is about to change everything about restaurants'

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Mobile is a growing channel that pushes promotions and specials, provides better service and offers payment options.

Restaurant food safety tracking and tracing innovation

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Litigation attorneys are coming after restaurant chains with increased expertise and sophistication; it would be wise to hire an outside food safety consultant.

Menchie's celebrates 300th store opening

May 30, 2013

Menchie's Frozen Yogurt opened its 300th location on May 23 in Houston. The brand reached the 300-store milestone in six years, with an average of five…

Buffalo Wild Wings now offers DIRECTV's full sports lineup

May 30, 2013

Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. just increased its sports viewing options with an expanded partnership with DIRECTV. The new lineup will increase the telecasts of…

Sbarro ready to debut fast casual concept: Pizza Cucinova

May 30, 2013

Columbus, Ohio, will be home to Sbarro's new fast casual concept, Pizza Cucinova. According to Columbus Business First, two units are planned in the market…

Report predicts increasingly polarized value and premium food categories

May 30, 2013

Rabobank has published a new report identifying a new type of food consumer, the "hybrid consumer," which the bank says will polarize the food retail spectrum…

Togo's marks summer with BBQ sandwich

May 30, 2013

Togo's has announced the return of its BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich, available through Aug. 27 at the company's nearly 250 locations.

Blaze Pizza paves way for Chicago, Miami development

May 30, 2013

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has signed an agreement with an affiliate of Levy Family Partners. This agreement paves the way for the development of 15 franchise…

Green means go: Traffic light symbols might make menu labels more effective

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Diners who normally ignore numeric calorie information because they aren't sure how it affects them, or because they aren't aware of basic nutrition teachings…

Restaurant execs: Social media requires response, risk taking

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

While likes and followers are important, the key metric is if something is shared.

Boneheads names new marketing agency ahead of brand revitalization

May 29, 2013

Boneheads Grilled Fish and Piri Piri Chicken, an Atlanta-based fast casual restaurant concept, has named Trevelino/Keller as its public relations and marketing…

HotSchedules partners with talent management provider

May 29, 2013

HotSchedules, developers of mobile and Web-based employee scheduling, forecasting and paperless hiring solutions, announced a partnership with global talent…