GFG opening 5 locations in 6 months

December 16, 2020

Greek From Greece is opening five locations in the next six months, according to a company press release. With 44 corporate stores open or in development in…

Restaurants, third-party delivery companies agree on public policy principles

Restaurant leaders and third-party delivery providers have released their first public policy guidelines around principles for restaurant delivery provision in…

BurgerFi's IPO is a done deal

December 16, 2020

Opes Acquisition Corp.'s stockholders voted this week to approve the $100 million purchase of BurgerFi International, which was first announced in June.

Inspire names Dunkin', Baskin-Robbins presidents

December 16, 2020

Inspire Brands Inc. has completed its previously announced $11.3 billion acquisition of Dunkin' Brands Group, making it the nation's second-biggest restaurant…

Old Chicago's parent company opening 175 virtual locations

December 16, 2020

Nashville, Tennessee-based SPB Hospitality has launched its first virtual concept, Twisted Tenders, across 175 locations in 33 states, and a news release said…

Meet the inaugural class of WILD-certified brands

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

FastCasual is honoring fast casual brands dedicated to ensuring that women have a seat at the leadership table.

Shake Shack on the digital track

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

December 16, 2020

Shake Shack is testing delivery in Miami through its app via an exclusive partnership with Uber Eats. The pilot program is the first time Shake Shack has…

Boston Market replacing POS system

December 15, 2020

Boston Market is deploying a POS system to replace its one in all 350 locations nationwide thanks to a partnership with ParTech Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary…

How Church’s Chicken Uses Data To Drive its Digital Marketing

In his recent episode of Restaurants Reinvented, Alan explains why one-to-one marketing is his ultimate goal, how data quality trumps quantity, and why…

Dave's Hot Chicken inks 26-unit deal for Texas

December 15, 2020

Dave's Hot Chicken, a Los Angeles-based street food turned fast casual brand, has inked a franchise agreement to open 26 locations throughout Houston and…

Mobivity, Par Tech partner to drive digital transformation

December 15, 2020

Mobivity Holdings Corp., a provider of personalized customer engagement solutions, is partnering with Par Tech Inc., a point-of-sale software provider.

Welbilt teams with Apex Supply Chain Technologies on food pick-up lockers

December 15, 2020

Welbilt Inc., a foodservice equipment supplier, is teaming with Apex Supply Chain Technologies to manufacture and distribute the Flow-Thru 10,000 line of food…

Is your digital foundation built on sand or stone?

by Jen Kern — CMO, Qu

Restaurant brands are spending too much money bolting their POS systems to new technologies, according to Jenifer Kern of QU.

By Chloe blames pandemic for bankruptcy filing

December 15, 2020

By Chloe, a plant-based chain with 14 locations in the U.S., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in hopes of staying afloat amid COVID-19, according…

Qdoba's Mexican Cauliflower Mash coming to all US stores

December 15, 2020

By Dec. 22, Qdoba's Mexican Cauliflower Mash will be available in all U.S. locations, following its recent test on menus in Indianapolis. Created daily and…

Hoots CEO on decision to franchise now: 'Why not?'

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Sal Melilli, CEO and creator of Hoots,

Cava enhances app with payment options

December 15, 2020

Cava, a mediterranean brand that operates 80 restaurants and a wide range of products sold in food markets, is taking a tech-forward approach in updating and…

DoorDash launches financial platform

December 14, 2020

DoorDash is launching its first financial platform featuring a prepaid Visa business card and mobile banking app. The platform offers mobile banking…

Otto’s Tacos pivots to off-premise only model

December 14, 2020

As the pandemic continues, Otto's Tacos, based in New York, has pivoted into off-premise, digital-only sales — vacating its four brick-and-mortar locations…

Goodcents names area rep for KC

December 14, 2020

Goodcents has named Moussa Sobaiti as its Kansas City area representative. He will open 10 restaurants in the area over the next few years, with four planned…