Zoup! Names new purchasing specialist

August 24, 2011

Zoup! Fresh Soup Company has named Clyde Manion as its purchasing specialist. With more than 30 years of experience in the food industry, Manion will be…

HuHot offering back to school offers

August 24, 2011

HuHot Mongolian Grill is rewarding its loyal guests with two exclusive offers this month to celebrate back-to-school time.

Juice It Up! launches mobile ordering app

August 24, 2011

Juice It Up!, a California-based franchised smoothie and juice bar chain, has launched a mobile ordering application.

Dickey's Barbecue Pit creates communications department

August 24, 2011

In order to accommodate its rapid growth, Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants Inc. has created a new communications department while also expanding its marketing…

Web Strategy author to keynote Foodservice Social Media Universe

August 24, 2011

Social technology and interactive media expert Jeremiah Owyang will deliver the opening keynote address for the inaugural Foodservice Social Media Universe…

How to survive a down economy

by Scott Sharon — CEO, START

In my last blog I commented on how our poor economy was slowing down implementation of new technologies such as digital menu boards. I received a lot of…

Making the location-based marketing connection

Restaurants are learning to leverage social media "check-in" services to reach more customers.

ONOSYS launches Facebook online ordering application

August 23, 2011

A restaurant ordering platform via Facebook is now available from Cleveland-based ONOSYS, a provider of mobile and online ordering systems.

MOOYAH adds PXtech business intelligence platform

August 23, 2011

MOOYAH has partnered with PXtech, a Software as a Service specialist based in the United Kingdom, to implement visibility technology as part of its business…

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters names new CAO

August 22, 2011

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. has appointed Stephen L. Gibbs as its vice president and chief accounting officer effective immediately.

Smashburger ranks No. 99 on the Inc. 500

August 22, 2011

Smashburger today announced that it is ranked No. 99 on the 30th annual Inc. 500, thanks to its 3-year sales growth of 2,673 percent.

Cosi® Enters Exclusive Partnership with WAND Corporation for Digital Menu Boards

Cosi, Inc. has selected WAND Corporation to be the exclusive vendor for all Digital Menu Board technology.

Firehouse Subs spreads to Puerto Rico

August 21, 2011

Firehouse Subs has announced plans for a 26-unit expansion in Puerto Rico within the next few years through a partnership agreement with Caribbean Restaurants…

Starbucks settles dwarfism suit

August 21, 2011

Starbucks will pay $75,000 to a Texas woman with dwarfism who was denied a job because she required a stool during her barista training.

Commentary: Telling your story through flavors

Capture your customers' imagination in the first bite.

DigitalPersona's biometrics system

Advances in technology and lower prices have allowed more operators to adopt biometrics as part of their loss prevention plans.

Are you delighting your customers?

by Janet Eden-Harris — CMO & SVP Strategy, Market Force

The growth in our industry is just mind-boggling when you think about it. According to the NRF, you and I now spend 49 cents of every food dollar on dining…

People Report, Black Box Intelligence form foodservice joint venture

August 18, 2011

Black Box Intelligence LLC, Consumer Edge Research LLC, GuestMetrics LLC and People Report have announced the formation of a joint venture that will capture…

Muscle Maker Grill poised for growth

August 18, 2011

Muscle Maker Grill has announced plans to add 16 restaurants to its existing locations by the end of the year. This marks two years in a row of 100-percent…

Panera Bread plans 30-plus unit expansion in Central Ohio

August 18, 2011

The country's largest Panera Bread franchise, Warren, Ohio-based Covelli Enterprises, plans to expand the chain by 30-plus units in the next five years with a…