La Madeleine opens 1st restaurant with new design

March 8, 2013

La Madeleine Country French Café opened its 15th Houston-area café Thursday, with a new location in Parkway Village. The new location's design celebrates la…

Buffalo Wild Wings flies south to Mexico

March 8, 2013

With more than 900 restaurants in the United States and Canada, Buffalo Wild Wings continues to spread its wings across North America with new agreements to…

ShopKeep POS Nabs Stevie Award for Best Customer Service

Commitment to retailers pays off for fastest growing iPad point of sale company.

NYC soda ban sparks mass confusion

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

The ban doesn't cover drinks made with "50 percent milk," which is how Starbucks is planning to keep selling Frappuccinos in its 20-ounce Venti size.

Snagajob hourly employment network names new CEO

March 7, 2013

Snagajob, an hourly employment network for job seekers and employers, has named Peter Harrison as its new CEO, succeeding founder Shawn Boyer.

Your Pie pizza concept adds two more restaurants

March 7, 2013

Your Pie recently celebrated two grand opening events for new restaurant locations in Athens and Columbus, Ga.

Starbucks launches Hazelnut Macchiato

March 7, 2013

Starbucks Coffee Company has created a new flavor, the Hazelnut Macchiato.

Garbanzo opening 1st Maryland unit

March 7, 2013

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, a Colorado-based, fast casual concept featuring Mediterranean cuisine, is opening its first Maryland location in Columbia, March…

Two new coffee flavors available at Caribou

March 7, 2013

Caribou Coffee Company began serving two new beverages this week for a limited time only. Biscotti Mocha features flavors of amaretto, vanilla and pistachio…

9-patty burger now on Jake's Wayback menu

March 6, 2013

Jake's Wayback Burgers has added its 1980-calorie Triple, Triple burger ($13) to the menu permanently as of March 1.

Minimum wage legislation introduced, franchise association responds

March 6, 2013

The debate over the minimum wage has heated up significantly this week. On Tuesday, Senator Tom Harkin and Rep. George Miller introduced a bill to raise the…

Energy Star recognizes efficient foodservice equipment manufacturers

March 6, 2013

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Scotsman Ice Systems as a 2013 Energy Star Partner of the Year for its contribution to reducing…

Thousands using menu management platform to design, print menus

March 6, 2013

MustHaveMenus today announced that its "Kitchen Calls The Shots" menu management platform is catching on, surpassing the 15,000 restaurant mark. MustHaveMenus…

McAlister's Deli expanding in Ohio, Kentucky

March 6, 2013

McAlister's Deli is opening units in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, under its franchisee, Bistro Group, which already owns and operates five locations in…

The Counter builds entire gluten-free menu

March 6, 2013

The Counter Custom Built Burgers now has an all gluten-free menu featuring signature burger builds, buns, starters, beer, wine and shakes. The menu will be…

Gluten-free requests reach new high

March 6, 2013

In January, about one-third of U.S. adults said they wanted to cut down on gluten or avoid gluten in their diet all together, marking the highest percentage…

Red Mango launches 'skinny' dessert

March 6, 2013

Red Mango has launched a dessert with calorie counters in mind. Skinny Sorbettos are pro-biotic-infused, softly frozen dairy free desserts, inspired by the…

Fazoli's extending new franchisee discounts

March 6, 2013

Fazoli's is extending its franchise incentive program an additional nine months to the end of 2013. The program combines reduced franchise fees and royalty…

The Counter launching new concept in L.A.

The smaller format is perfect for non-traditional settings.

Zoës Kitchen launches mobile app

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

In less then a week, the app already has 15,000 downloads.