Revel Systems becomes preferred POS provider for The Halal Guys

May 28, 2020

Revel Systems announced an agreement to become the preferred point-of-sale system by The Halal Guys at more than 80 of its franchise locations.

20 Fast Casual Brands to Watch in 2020

In the second edition of this report, FastCasual reveals 20 of the year’s most newsworthy fast casual concepts and discusses why they not only have the…

Fazoli's wins 2020 Excellence in Food Safety Award

Chipotle and Five Guys took home honorable mention for their efforts.

Zaxby's shares COVID-19 recovery plan

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

After reading the PPP criteria and realizing that Zaxby's qualified, CMO Joel Bulger said the chain applied and then ended up giving back every cent.

DoorDash enters delivery partnership with Sweetgreen

May 27, 2020

Sweetgreen, which has more than 100 locations and was recently named Fast Casual's Top 100 brand of 2020, has tapped DoorDash to help it deliver to customers.

Pandemic not stopping Captain D's from opening new locations

May 27, 2020

Captain D's has opened its newest franchised restaurant in Lancaster, South Carolina. Located at 1307 Charlotte Highway, it marks the brand's first location in…

Tork pledges $100K to help restaurants provide meals to pandemic workers

May 26, 2020

Tork, a global professional hygiene brand of Essity, is donating 100,000 to restaurants and hospitals in Philadelphia, the headquarters for Essity's global…

Farmer Boys supporting The Great American Takeout's Burger Bash

May 26, 2020

Farmer Boys, a  Southern California-based fast casual, is a presenting sponsor of The Great American Takeout's Burger Bash event on National Hamburger Day, May…

Reopening of dine-in service helping restaurants make small progress

May 26, 2020

Customer transactions at major U.S. restaurant chains declined by -21% in the week ending May 17 compared to the same period last year, a slight gain from last…

MenuDrive platform helping restaurants launch online ordering in 1 hour

May 26, 2020

MenuDrive, a white-labeled online ordering platform, has launched MenuDrive Self Sign-up for restaurants, which allows them to launch online ordering and…

Chicken Salad Chick making Little Rock debut

May 26, 2020

Chicken Salad Chick is expanding in Arkansas with its newest restaurant in Benton. Located at 20370 Interstate 30 North, the restaurant marks the brand's third…

Fruitive launching franchise initiative

May 26, 2020

Fruitive, a vegan fast casual restaurant, is now franchising across the United States, offering prospective owners the opportunity to bring a 100% plant-based…

Naf Naf names CEO

May 26, 2020

Naf Naf has named Greg Willman as its CEO, effective June 15. Gary Beisler, who has been filling the role on an interim basis, will continue as chairman of the…

[ON-DEMAND WEBINAR]: Converting to Curbside and Delivery: How to Make the Shift and Thrive

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants across the country have been impacted by unprecedented circumstances and the closure of on-premise dining.

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MVP Group introduces touchless hand sanitizer dispenser

May 26, 2020

MVP Group, a Miami based foodservice equipment supplier that has a medical supply division that provides personal protective equipment, has introduced a…

Pathspot raises $6.5M in financing

May 22, 2020

PathSpot, a creator of a hand hygiene management system, has raised $6.5 million in a Series A round led by Valor Siren Ventures I L.P., bringing the company's…

Starbucks CEO doubling down on off-premise business

May 22, 2020

Although Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson said Thursday in a letter to employees that he was happy with the chain's progress over the past two weeks, he warned that…

Just Salad taps Kenneth Cole for creating, designing employee facemasks

May 22, 2020

Just Sald is teaming up with fashion icon Kenneth Cole to design and create thousands of protective face masks for the restaurant brand's employees across…

Tackling COVID-19 training on QSRs' front lines, plus menu must-haves for a 'to-go' world

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

For QSR operators today, there are two huge questions: "How can I quickly train my staff on all these new COVID-19-related mandates?" and "How should I modify…

[ON-DEMAND WEBINAR]: How to Improve Your Customer Experience by Shifting Focus

Improve customer experience by changing your perspective. In this webinar, we’ll be speaking with pizzeria operators Todd Vierra of Spinato’s Pizza, Reed…

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