Teriyaki Madness celebrates 100th shop opening

April 13, 2021

Teriyaki Madness celebrated the opening of its 100th restaurant on April 1. The milestone store is located in Katy, Texas, according to a press release.

Roots Pizza boost sales with NCR app

April 13, 2021

Roots Pizza, a Chicago pizzeria with four locations and part of the 50 Restaurant Group, has partnered with NCR Corp. to deploy the NCR Engage app.

Dining in 2021: How It Started, How It's Going. What's Next.

The pandemic has no doubt taken its toll on restaurants, but while thousands are struggling, others are reporting gains.

Qdoba launches customer experience management program

April 13, 2021

Qdoba Mexican Eats has tapped Kansas City-based Service Management Group to help it capture guest feedback from its nearly 750 locations.

Shake Shack's Rosati on thinking big, acting local

Mark Rosati, culinary director of Shake Shack, discusses why the brand collaborates with other well-known chefs despite having its own cult following.

Jinya partnering with FranFast for franchise development

April 13, 2021

Jinya Holdings Inc. — which owns Bushi by Jinya, Jinya Ramen Bar, Jinya Ramen Express and Robata Jinya — is expanding domestically as well as internationally…

Targetable buys ShopAdvisor to boost customer reach

April 13, 2021

Targetable, a brand marketing platform for small businesses, has acquired ShopAdvisor as part of its strategy to boost its ability to target and reach specific…

Fajita Pete's donates $20K to celebrate 20th restaurant

April 13, 2021

Fajita Pete's Tex-Mex fajita restaurant is celebrating the opening of its 20th restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas. The Overland Park location is owned by…

Advance Your Network Connectivity with Ventus Managed Network-as-a-Service

When a business's network encounters issues with downtime, it risks losing hundres of dollars each second it is down. To mitigate this risk, invest in a better…

Bonchon Chicken deploys digital menu boards from c3ms Media, BrightSign

April 12, 2021

Bonchon Chicken, a Korean-based fried chicken franchise with 370 restaurants in the U.S., has deployed digital menu boards at more than 100 of its locations.

Citizens Go app serves ghost kitchens, customers

April 12, 2021

Online ordering platform Lunchbox and Sam Nazarian's C3 are partnering to create the Citizens Go app that houses C3's network of ghost kitchens, restaurants…

By the numbers: Advice for new restaurateurs

by Marlo Fogelman

Marlo Fogelman, an attorney and founder and CEO of Marlo Marketing, shares her thoughts on where the restaurant industry is now, and what new restaurateurs…

Blaze opening 4 Dallas area stores this spring

April 12, 2021

Blaze Pizza's latest location to open in Rowlett, Texas, in late March on Lakeview Parkway, is the first of several stores coming to the Dallas market this…

Chipotle ups steak, barbacoa prices in margin quest

April 12, 2021

In a quest to get closer to its margin goals Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has increased prices on its steak and barbacoa items by about 4%, according to data…

Impossible Foods contemplates public listing

April 9, 2021

Impossible Foods Inc., a plant-based burger manufacturer, is preparing a public listing that could value the company at around $10 billion or more, according…

Modern Market building 'fast casual of the future'

Rob McColgan, CEO and co-founder of Modern Market Eatery, discusses how his finance experience combined with Co-founder Anthony Pigliacampo's engineering…

Saladworks is part of Walmart Canada, Ghost Kitchen Brands effort

April 9, 2021

Saladworks is among 20 brands participating in a partnership between Ghost Kitchen Brands and Walmart Canada that seeks to provide one-stop meal pickup and…

QSRs' new Holy Grail: 1st-party data

by Dennis Becker — Ceo, Mobivity

Changes are afoot on the fast food marketing landscape in both traditional media and -- starting in 2022 -- on the digital playing field. The question is, has…

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s “Guac on the Rock” supporting local restaurants

April 9, 2021

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is launching a "Guac on the Rock" promotion that will reimburse restaurant customers up to $1,000,000 when they purchase guacamole…

Slice says pizza rewards program is nation's largest

April 8, 2021

Independent pizzeria network and tech platform, Slice, has launched a rewards program that gives customers a point for every $15 purchased through the Slice…