Big Chicken expanding through LA County

January 31, 2022

Big Chicken, founded by Shaquille O'Neal, has signed a franchise agreement with chiropractor Pat Khaziran and his business partner and Southern California…

7 Key Components of a Successful Digital Signage Program

A quick reference guide to create and maintain a successful digital signage program.

Is it time to automate the franchisee process?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Little Caesars, Qdoba, Juice It Up and Topper's Craft VIPs will reveal how they have automated the franchisee process.

Friendly's getting friendly with fast casual prototype

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Friendly's CEO describes why it was time for the brand to join the fast casual world.

Pei Wei taps celebrity chef for menu relaunch

January 28, 2022

Pei Wei Asian Kitchen is getting on the digital bandwagon by revamping its menu with a little help from Food Network star Jet Tila, according to a company…

FreshFry now serving Canada restaurants

January 27, 2022

FreshFry, a Louisville-based food tech company providing restaurants with all-natural frying oil-filtering solutions, is giving Canadian restaurants access to…

Till Payments acquires Ziosk’s payment processing unit

January 27, 2022

Till Payments, an Australia based fintech company, has acquired ZIPS, the payment processing business unit of the hospitality technology platform company…

Pieology names Shawn Thompson as CEO

January 27, 2022

Shawn Thompson, formerly president at Supercuts, has been named CEO at Pieology, according to a press release.

Freddy's lands airport location

January 27, 2022

Witchita, Kansas-based Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers has opened its first airport location at the Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City.

Improving Dining and Shopping Safety in the Pandemic

Powerhouse Dynamics Increases Support for Restaurants and Food Retailers

Fast casuals embrace winter with LTOs

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Winter has arrived and brought with it a plethora of limited-time offers.

Heisman Trophy finalist opens 2nd Killer Burger

January 26, 2022

Former football player LaMichael James is opening his second Killer Burger location. Located in Lake Oswego, Oregon, at 9 Centerpointe Dr., the restaurant is…

Slim Chickens opens in Alabama

January 26, 2022

Fayetteville, Arkansas-based Slim Chickens has opened its first unit of 2022 at 3501 Woodward Ave., in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Marking restaurant group Dixie…

Rise Southern Biscuits entering Florida

January 26, 2022

Rise Southern Biscuits and Righteous Chicken has signed a multi-unit franchise deal for Florida with franchisee Don Schnurr. He and his family will open at…

The rise of the subscription revolution

by Brittany Maroney — Sr Product Marketing Manager, Punchh

Subscription commerce sales climbed 41% in 2020 and have hit $28 billion. Is it time for your brand to embrace the model?

ParTech Inc. partners with Jolt to integrate Brink POS

January 26, 2022

ParTech Inc., a global restaurant technology company offering a unified commerce cloud platform, is teaming up with Jolt to integrate its operations management…

Mongolian Concepts promotes Operations VP

January 26, 2022

Mongolian Concepts, which owns Genghis Grill, FlatTop Grill and bd's Mongolian Grill, has promoted Lori Cominsky to VP of Operations and Training.

Fuku making Kentucky debut

January 26, 2022

Fuku, a New York-based fried chicken joint, is making its Lexington, Kentucky debut Wednesday. Thanks to a partnership with Franklin Junction, a virtual…

Fuzzy's lands 50-unit deal with Slim Chickens franchisee

January 26, 2022

Fuzzy's Taco Shop has signed a 50-store agreement with Slim Chickens franchisee Richard Maddox to enter Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee and to also add…

Zoup rolls out retail line

January 26, 2022

Zoup is getting back to its roots with a lineup of shelf-stable soups.