Apex teams with Welbilt on automated pickup foodservice solutions

September 1, 2021

Apex Order Pickup Solutions, a provider of self-serve automated pickup solutions for foodservice, retail and B2B e-commerce, and Welbilt Inc., a provider of…

Island Poké opening 2 London stores, more expansion ahead

September 1, 2021

Island Poké, a chain featuring house bowls and a variety of build-your-own menu items, is ramping up plans to bring its fresh Pacific flavors to more areas in…

Fat Brands acquires sports lodge chain Twin Peaks

September 1, 2021

Fat Brands, a global restaurant franchising company, has acquired Twin Peaks, a chain of sports lodges known for scratch-made food and draft beers, from…

PizzaRev acquired by Amergent Hospitality Group

September 1, 2021

Amergent Hospitality Group Inc., operator and franchisor of multiple nationally-recognized restaurant brands, has acquired fast casual concept PizzaRev.

Wags Capital acquires Dirty Bird Fried Chxx with $20M investment

September 1, 2021

The McHenry Group, a restaurant group focused on experiential concept creation, has sold the majority of Dirty Bird Fried Chxx to Wags Capital, an industry…

Chipotle app fuels $2B in digital sales

September 1, 2021

Chipotle Mexican Grill continues to improve its digital experience with enhancements to the Chipotle Rewards program, which has helped the brand surpass $…

Shake Shack teams up with Milk Bar

August 31, 2021

Shake Shack is partnering with Milk Bar, a chain of dessert and bakery restaurants founded by Chef Christina Tosi, to create two shakes, the Chocolate Birthday…

Freebirds opening in Katy, Texas

August 31, 2021

Freebirds World Burrito will boast its 56th location this winter when it opens a store in Katy, Texas, at the corner of Falcon Landing Boulevard and Gaston…

How Digital Technologies Improve Restaurant Employee Acquisition & Retention

by Breck Hapner — Director of Marketing, Chepri

The best way to solve the labor crisis is brand investment in custom digital technologies that improve restaurant employee acquisition and retention.

Wingstop promotes 2 execs to COO, CFO roles

August 31, 2021

Dallas-based Wingstop, which has over 1,600 locations worldwide, has promoted Michael Skipworth to president and COO and Alex Kaleida to CFO. Skipworth…

Why Dillas Quesadillas CEO's employees have his back

Kyle Gordon, founder of Dillas Quesadillas, reveals how taking care of his employees, not just financially, inspires their loyalty.

Robeks adding 10 locations in LA, San Diego

August 31, 2021

Robeks, a smoothie, juice and bowl fast casual, is adding 10 locations throughout Southern California, including eight stores in Los Angeles and two in in the…

Ballyhoo Hospitality opening 2nd bakery-sandwich shop

August 31, 2021

Buck Russell's Bakery & Sandwich Shop, owned by Ballyhoo Hospitality, is opening a second location this fall Wilmette, Illinois, a Chicago suburb.

BWW kicking off football-themed marketing campaign

August 30, 2021

To kick off college football season, Buffalo Wild Wings is debuting a marketing campaign — "Greatest of All Times" — and hosting a head-to-head competition…

NASCAR's delivery-only restaurant revving up

August 30, 2021

Lunchbox, an online ordering company for restaurants, and Virtual Dining Concepts, a collection of delivery-only restaurant concepts, is revving up the engines…

Robotic baristas planned for Singapore transit stations

August 30, 2021

Stellar Lifestyle, a retail management, media and digital advertising solutions provider formerly known as SMRT Commercial, has teamed with Crown Digital, a…

Dickey's signs 48-unit deal

August 30, 2021

Dallas-based Dickey's Barbecue Pit has signed an agreement to open 48 units over the next five years with Chaac Foods LLC, an Irving, Texas-based brand that…

Sweetfin launches bento box

August 30, 2021

Sweetfin, a California-inspired poke and plant-based bowl concept, has created the Sweetbox, a bento box that allows diners to have four menu items in one…

Fired Pie's Doug Doyle talks winning the fast-casual pizza game

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Fired Pie has 20 locations in Arizona. Co-Owner Doug Doyle explains how the fast-casual market is perfect for pizza, and how quality ingredients and attention…

Chicago sues Grubhub, DoorDash for ‘deceptive, unfair’ business practices

August 27, 2021

The city of Chicago has filed landmark lawsuits against third-party delivery services for "deceptive and unfair" business practices, as outlined in a city…