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Top restaurant trends place premium on home, health, purpose, price
June 5, 2020
This year, the market researchers at Euromonitor expect per capita global consumer expenditure to decline by approximately 5% and the global economy to enter…
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Guests have increased anxiety about the food pickup & collection process today. Restaurants need to rebuild brand trust by delivering these 3 things.
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Just Salad exec: 'A calorie label simply isn't enough'
June 5, 2020
Just Salad is embracing carbon labeling, which means its menu will feature the carbon footprint that reflects the total estimated greenhouse gas emissions…
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Displaced restaurant workers create web series amid pandemic
June 5, 2020
In hopes of changing how people view the foodservice industry, a group of Atlanta-based restaurant workers created a web series called, "Gratuity Not Included…
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Keeping tabs on Top 100 winners' traits plus Oracle expert's pandemic-era performance tips
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
On today's podcast, FastCasual Editor Cherryh Cansler gives her take on top traits of this year's Top 100 Movers & Shakers winners, while an Oracle restaurant…
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Webinar offers insightful strategy for retailers in the 'new normal' of business
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
A free on-demand informative webinar, sponsored by LogMeIn, offers critical insight for retailers getting back to business in the wake of COVID-19.
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Coolgreens revamps vending strategy, targets residential, office market
June 5, 2020
Coolgreens, an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based fast casual restaurant chain, is catering to high-rise residential and office buildings in Dallas, according to a…
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Same-store sales, growth up at Slim Chickens amid pandemic
June 4, 2020
Since February 2020, Slim Chickens, based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, has inked six multi-unit agreements representing 38 franchise restaurants. The deals, all…
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Greek From Greece 'on the fast track'
June 4, 2020
On the heels of a 31-unit expansion deal that included merging with and rebranding its largest competitor in Manhattan, Greek From Greece Café Cuisine has…
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Flexibility Act en route to president: Restaurant industry breathes sigh of relief
June 4, 2020
Better loan terms, loosened FTE rehire requirements and a longer coverage period are just some of the benefits of the PPP Flexibility Act passed by the Senate…
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Is Starbucks still Starbucks?
by Robert Passikoff — Consultant, Brand Keys
Now that the pandemic has forced Starbucks to change its operating model, Brand Keys' Robert Passikoff wonders what's the difference between Starbucks and a…
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Mercato Partners launches $90M investment fund to fuel up-and-coming brands
June 4, 2020
Mercato Partners, an investor for growth-stage companies, has developed Savory, a $90 million fund to help scale up-and-coming restaurant concepts. To create…
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Philly's Best opening first Northern California Location
June 3, 2020
Philly's Best, which serves Philly cheesesteaks, hoagies and fries, is opening its first Northern California location this summer in Oakland near the Oakland…
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June 3, 2020
Scottsdale, Arizona-based Original ChopShop, a lifestyle brand featuring protein bowls, salads, sandwiches and fresh juice, is opening a location this month in…
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Consumers leaning into order pickup
June 3, 2020
When it comes to digital restaurant orders, consumers prefer picking them up compared to delivery and are ordering more meals online than ever primarily due to…
read nowJudge requiring Panera franchisee to pay $4.6M to managers
June 3, 2020
Panera Bread's largest franchisee, Covelli Enterprises, must pay $4.6 million to more than 900 assistant managers who alleged Fair Labor Standards Act and Ohio…
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What Captain D’s can teach chefs about mixing batter
Larry Jones, VP of Construction with Captain D’s, shares how blender failures inspired it to look for new mixing solutions.
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Restaurants coming to the rescue amid COVID-19
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Restaurants all over the United States are doing their best to provide meals, supplies and funds to employees, frontline workers and members of their…
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Luna Grill hires 'head of People'
June 3, 2020
A week after announcing that it had hired Michelle Goncalves as its VP of Culinary, San Diego-based Luna Grill has named AJ Kamra its first-ever head of…
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Starbucks offering unpaid leave to under-scheduled employees
June 3, 2020
Although Starbucks has reopened more than 85% of its U.S. stores, reduced hours are affecting many employees and has sparked the chain to offer unpaid leave to…
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