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Chicken Salad Chick expands Louisiana footprint
December 6, 2019
Alexandria, Louisiana is the latest home for a Chicken Salad Chick restaurant and marks the fast casual brand's seventh location in the state.
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12 creative restaurant marketing strategies for increasing revenue
Restaurant marketing strategies are complex and ever-changing, but using creative strategies, informed by data about your restaurant customers and operations…
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Firehouse Subs CEO on surging sandwich sector quality + pleasant surprises
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Sometimes — when the restaurant gods are smiling on a brand — a new store prototype not only delivers on its objectives, but produces a whole new benefit or…
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Blaze lands one in Brunswick, Georgia
December 6, 2019
Blaze Pizza will open a Brunswick, Georgia location Monday on Glen Isle at the Target/Lowes Shopping Center, with a free 11-inch pizza giveaway day on Dec. 13…
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Advances in robotics technology are helping commercial kitchen workers be more effective and efficient in several key areas.
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Dave & Buster's debuts mobile guest engagement commerce app
December 5, 2019
Dave & Buster's is launching a guest engagement app experience that lets guests tap their smartphones on games, provides instant reloading capability for…
read nowEarl of Sandwich opens first of three more Las Vegas stores
December 5, 2019
Earl of Sandwich is expanding its Las Vegas footprint with the opening of one of three new locations.
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Square Pie Guys ‘bootstrapping’ it to the top
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Although Square Pie Guys first opened last year as a weekly pop-up inside Vinyl Wine Bar in San Francisco, the "scrappy" pizza concept now has its own…
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Postmates slashes staff, closes Mexico City office as investors sour on gig companies
December 4, 2019
On demand delivery service Postmates has slashed dozens of jobs and closed its Mexico City office amid rising investor concerns about several high profile gig…
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Webinar to explore ‘2020: The year of enterprise cloud POS’
On Dec. 10, foodservice operators will have a chance to learn how point-of-sale technology has evolved from legacy enterprise systems to cloud POS and now to…
read nowBlack Friday restaurant gift card sales nearly 10% higher this season
December 4, 2019
A Paytronix analysis of Black Friday restaurant gift card sales reveals a 9.73% increase compared to last year and sales for the holiday shopping weekend…
read nowZoup! broth now sold in 7,000 stores
December 4, 2019
Zoup! Good, Really Good Broth, a certified organic broth product, is now in over 7,000 stores after the brand signed up more than 2,400 new supermarket…
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Chipotle investing in the future of farming
December 4, 2019
Chipotle Mexican Grill has made a financial commitment to help drive the future of farming for younger generations. With the average age of farmers at about…
read nowUpscale fast casual food hall opening in Manhattan
December 4, 2019
A eight-acre complex featuring a fast casual market is opening soon in Manhattan as a result of a partnership between Brookfield Properties and C3, a…
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Cheetos and fro-yo: it's a thing
December 4, 2019
Some things are meant to be together — peanut butter and jelly, ketchup and mustard — but what about fro-yo and Cheetos? It's a combo that Yogurtland is…
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Noble hires former Red Sox exec to lead mobile-ordering strategy
December 3, 2019
Noble, a mobile-ordering platform for the hospitality and gaming industry, has named former Red Sox executive Jon Dienstag as vice president of strategy and…
read nowThe Hummus & Pita Co. drives Midwest expansion forward
December 3, 2019
Mediterranean fast casual brand The Hummus & Pita Co. is continuing its expansion into the Midwest with a multi-unit franchise deal for Columbus, Ohio. The…
read nowCook's Tortas jumps into franchising with Fransmart's help
December 3, 2019
Fast casual Mexican sandwich brand,Cook's Tortas, is launching a franchise program with the help of development company, Fransmart.
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Why Aloha Poke sticks with a simple biz model
Operating a restaurant is obviously complicated, but Aloha Poke CEO Chris Birkinshaw has found that keeping things simple is the way to go.
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Halal Guys to launch updated mobile app with online ordering, enhanced loyalty
December 2, 2019
The Halal Guys is launching an upgraded version of its mobile app that allows customers to order online and provides additional loyalty benefits, including the…
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