Fajita Pete's doubles down on family menus

April 25, 2023

Fajita Pete's has created three menu groups aimed at bringing quality and value to its customers — Familia Bundles, $9.99 Everyday Deals and a reimagined…

Original ChopShop continues Dallas growth

April 25, 2023

Original ChopShop, a 20-location salad concept, is opening in Southlake, Texas, marking the state's 11th location. Located at East Southlake Blvd and Kimball…

Huey Magoo's opening in Springfield, Missouri

April 25, 2023

Huey Magoo's is opening its first Springfield, Missouri, location, marking its 46th restaurant spanning nine states.

Blaze Pizza inks deal for Bahrain

April 25, 2023

Blaze Pizza is firing up its international expansion in Bahrain. The deal with NAD Holdings is a multi-unit deal that will acquire two existing Blaze Pizzas…

Clean Eatz finalizes multi-unit deal for Florida

April 25, 2023

Wilmington, North Carolina-based Clean Eatz has signed a multi-unit development deal to bring three locations to southeast Florida. Site selection is underway…

How A Growing Chicken Concept is Driving Results Through a World-Class Customer Experience

Networld Media Group joins Revel Chief Strategy Officer Chris Lybeer and PDQ Chief Operating Officer Eric Knott as they explore using technology as an…

UK's Floozie Cookies ready to win the 'Cookie Conundrum'

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Canadian-born pastry chef Kimberly Lin is confident that her 100% vegan-stuffed cookie concept, launched in 2020, takes the (cookie) cake.

Big Chicken hitting up Ohio with 36-unit deal

April 25, 2023

Shaquille O'Neal-owned Big Chicken is creating a big presence in Ohio via a 36-unit development agreement with Kurt and Ryan Webb, Trever Einerson and Steve…

Chatmeter Updates Its AI-Powered Sentiment Analysis Tool, Pulse, to Deliver Faster and More Customized Access

The new features will allow multi-location brands to analyze data about the customer experience (CX) in more strategic and customized ways.

Slim Chickens expanding UK footprint

April 24, 2023

Fayetteville, Arkansas-based Slim Chickens, which has 225 locations in the U.S. and U.K., is adding a store in the U.K.'s Thorpe Park in partnership with…

Biggby Coffee on track to have 1K locations by 2028

April 24, 2023

Biggby Coffee, a nearly 350-unit coffee concept founded in East Lansing, Michigan, closed out the 2022 fiscal year by signing 71 franchise agreements with both…

Fuzzy's opens 3rd Wichita location

April 24, 2023

Fuzzy's Taco Shop, a Baja-style taco restaurant, opened Saturday in Wichita, Kansas, in a 5,528-square-foot space owned by ICT Taco Shop 3 at 10728 W. 21st St.

Pita Mediterranean opening in Winter Garden, Florida

April 24, 2023

Pita Mediterranean Street Food is opening next week in the Flamingo Crossings Town Center in Winter Garden, Florida.

Killer Brownie partners with Nextbite for nationwide delivery

April 24, 2023

The Killer Brownie Co., founded in 1988 within a Miamsburg, Ohio-based grocery store, is now available for delivery nationwide via a partnership with Nextbite…

Top Restaurant CTOs Discuss AI & Technology Strategies

Implementing more nimble, digital-forward technology is no longer “nice to have” for quick serve and fast-casual restaurants. Most brands know there’s no real…

Captain D’s kicks off flurry of development via conversions

April 21, 2023

Captain D's is on a restaurant conversion roll, recently transforming a former Huddle House restaurant into a franchised location in Glennville, Georgia.

Big Chicken franchisee adding to Washington footprint

April 21, 2023

Shaquille O'Neal-owned Big Chicken is expanding in Washington with leases to open stores in Mukilteo and Shoreline, marking the second and third locations for…

Starbucks operating 3,500 'green stores'

April 21, 2023

Since launching its 2020 plan to cut carbon, water and waste in half by 2030, Starbucks has transformed over 3,500 cafes into "green stores," and is one-third…

Innovative Foodservice Group buys Foodservice & Restaurant Supply

April 21, 2023

The Innovative Foodservice Group, a Tampa, Florida-based organization consisting of foodservice distributors, has acquired Foodservice & Restaurant Supply…

365 Retail Markets acquires foodservice menu management firm

April 21, 2023

365 Retail Markets, a provider of unattended retail technology, has acquired Kafoodle, a U.K. based food technology company that specializes in menu and…