Scooter's Coffee taps ParTech's Brink POS for franchise

May 21, 2020

Scooter's Coffee, a 22-year-old franchise, is deploying ParTech Inc.'s Brink POS system for its franchise system.

Kitchen United opens in Austin

May 21, 2020

Kitchen United, a kitchen-as-a-service company built to serve off-premise dining, has opened a center in Austin, Texas. The facility, referred to as Kitchen…

Service helps brands build in-house delivery, bypass 3rd-party providers,

May 21, 2020

Irvine, California-based gig engagement platform provider, ShiftPixy, has launched an initiative that it said in a news release will "help restaurants reclaim…

Starbucks releases summer LTOs

May 21, 2020

Starbucks, which has reopened over 85% of its company-operated stores across the U.S., is introducing a summer-inspired food and drink menu in the U.S. and…

Artichoke Basille's touches down in Tempe

May 21, 2020

Artichoke Basille's Pizza is expanding its West Coast footprint into Arizona with a June restaurant opening on East Baseline Road in South Tempe, a news…

COVID-19 isn't cooling growth at Dave's Hot Chicken

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Since launching its franchise plan in October, the 3-year-old concept has signed deals to develop 100 brick-and-mortar locations and plans to hit 200 by year's…

Restaurants can ditch germ-carrying menus by going digital

May 21, 2020

Two companies have launched digital menu options for restaurants wanting to forgo hard copies of menus.

Chicken Salad Chick opening 16th Texas unit

May 20, 2020

Chicken Salad Chick is expanding in Texas with its newest restaurant in Katy Cinco Ranch. Located at 9615 Spring Green Blvd., the restaurant marks the brand’s…

DoorDash unveils location-tracking feature for to-go orders

May 20, 2020

DoorDash, one of the nation's largest mobile delivery platforms, has launched a feature to make restaurant to-go orders more efficient for merchants and…

Burgerfi launches training app

May 20, 2020

Burgerfi has launched YOOBIC, a mobile training app, for its 3,000 employees across its 125 corporate and franchised restaurants.

Taco Cabana opens pantry

May 20, 2020

Taco Cabana is offering many of its Tex-Mex ingredients via a newly created Taco Cabana Pantry, according to a company press release.

Hypersonix lands $11.5M in funding round

May 20, 2020

Hypersonix, an autonomous analytics and decisioning platform that is transforming consumer commerce data with artificial intelligence and automation, has…

Saladworks expanding via mobile ecosystems with Reef tech help

May 20, 2020

The create-you-own salad concept Saladworks is partnering with Reef Technology to create mobile ecosystems and now has its footprint in 17 Reef hubs throughout…

Chipotle launches TikTok hack menu

May 19, 2020

Chipotle Mexican Grill has created a Complete Customization Chipotle app feature to users to make any ingredient light, standard or extra. Guests at home or…

Blaze Pizza opens Mobile location

May 19, 2020

Blaze Pizza LLC will open a new location in Mobile, Alabama store tomorrow on Du Rhu Drive. The brand said in a news release that the new store will offer…

Tropical Smoothie CEO relying on 'innovation, grit, fun' during COVID-19

Charles Watson, CEO of Tropical Smoothie Cafe, reveals how pivoting his operating model and focusing on local-store marketing has kept the business alive.

Restaurant reopenings, Mother's Day drive transaction boost

May 19, 2020

A combination of a holiday, Mother's Day and the reopening of restaurants and bars is proving to be beneficial to U.S. restaurant chain transactions.

Luna Grill nabs former Qdoba exec

May 18, 2020

Luna Grill has named Michelle Goncalves as its VP of Culinary. Coming most recently from Qdoba Mexican Eats, where she served the past four years directing…

Boston Market names new president

May 18, 2020

Randy Miller is Boston Market Corporation's new president, and Eric Wyatt, who had filled the role since February, will transition back to COO, the title he…

Panera adds geofencing for frictionless pickup

May 18, 2020

Panera Bread is transforming its curbside experience with Panera Curbside, a geofence-enabled service that delivers orders to guests in their cars. Employees…