OpenRest integrates with RestCloud's restaurant-specific messaging terminal

June 19, 2013

RestCloud.net, which streamlines the food ordering flow between online ordering services and restaurants, has partnered with OpenRest, a provider of white…

Pancheros adds 2nd location in Missouri

June 19, 2013

Pancheros Mexican Grill opened its second Missouri location in St. Joseph this week. To mark the grand opening, it will offer its signature burritos for $…

Chicken Salad Chick announces 1st location in Mobile, Ala.

June 19, 2013

Chicken Salad Chick announced this week the addition of a future franchise in Mobile, Ala. The new restaurant will open in a few months in the Hillwood…

LRS' antibacterial pager now available

June 19, 2013

Long Range Systems, a supplier of on-site guest and staff paging, has introduced SafeTouch, a new antibacterial wireless paging device. The antimicrobial…

4 ways to attract high-quality managers

Managers are most happy when offered certain intangibles that can make a big difference when working in the restaurant field.

Bersin By Deloitte Recognizes PeopleMatter For Delivering Innovation

HR Software Provider Receives WhatWorks® Award

Noodles & Company sets terms for $75M IPO

June 18, 2013

Colorado-based Noodles & Company, which has more than 300 units, has announced terms for its IPO, according to Nasdaq. The chain plans to raise $75 million…

Dickey's is revving up menu with Racetrack Sandwich

June 18, 2013

Dickey's Barbecue customers will be able to order the chain's new Racetrack Sandwich July through September, said Roland Dickey Jr., president and CEO of…

Barberitos rolls out summer sweepstakes

June 18, 2013

Barberitos has announced that it is hosting a summer sweepstakes running now through mid-July. Barberitos will give away four tickets to a local theme park as…

California Tortilla hosting free avocado day

June 18, 2013

California Tortilla is honoring the avocado with online and in-store promotions based around the super fruit. Throughout the month of June, California…

Smoothie King expanding Texas footprint

June 18, 2013

Smoothie King Franchises Inc. has opened its first corporate store in Addison, Texas, located in the Addison Walk Shopping Center at 5000 Beltline Road.

Green Leaf's wraps up salads

June 18, 2013

Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads is putting a new spin on one of its customer favorite salads with its latest promotion, "Wrap It!" Beginning this month…

Everyone is a millennial, and engaging them is not an option!

by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh

Phew! I can't believe it's almost a month since this year's NRA Show (yeah, that one!) and the Marketing Executives Group meeting in Chicago. I love both…

U.S. Hispanics influencing more at-home lunch dining

June 18, 2013

Following a Hispanic cultural tradition, U.S. Hispanics have their largest meal of the day at lunch and consume more of these meals in the home than…

New solution helps control labor, inventory costs

WhentoManage has launched a new platform to help control inventory and labor costs, said Walker Thompson, VP of sales and marketing. The solution connects the…

BD's focusing on catering, to-go sales

BD's Mongolian Grill presideint, Joe Phraner,  explains to Cherryh Butler, senior editor of FastCasual.com, how the chain has not only launched a new marketing…

Why Famous Dave's is going fast casual

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

The new format reduces partners' investment costs and the company's labor expenses.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza adds three Midwestern states to portfolio

June 17, 2013

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today announced that two multiunit franchise groups have signed agreements to develop eight stores in Detroit and Grand Rapids, Mich.…

NRA launches grassroots campaign calling for immigration reform

June 17, 2013

The National Restaurant Association last week reiterated its support for immigration reform that addresses restaurant-industry priorities as restaurateurs and…

Food delivery business launches in Southeast Asia

June 17, 2013

DealGuru Holdings, an independent e-commerce operator in Singapore and Malaysia, has spun out its food delivery subsidiary to form "Food Runner," a food…