News & Media
Not even a fire can stop Cowboy Chicken
August 30, 2019
Less than two months after a kitchen fire that temporarily shuttered it, Cowboy Chicken — 5315 Greenville Ave. — in Dallas, is back in business. The quick…
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Barclaycard partners with TouchBistro for POS in UK restaurants, pubs
August 30, 2019
Barclaycard, the U.K.-based credit card unit of Barclays Bank Plc, said it entered a partnership with TouchBistro to streamline payments processing in…
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Qdoba opening across Canada
August 29, 2019
Qdoba Mexican Eats is continuing its expansion across Canada through an agreement with multi-unit operator, Burgess Enterprise. The five-unit deal will bring…
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Main Squeeze Juice continues Houston expansion
August 29, 2019
New Orleans-based Main Squeeze Juice Company is continuing its growth in the Houston area with an opening this fall in Atascocita. The 3-year-old chain has 1…
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UK chopped salad start-up launches with ambitious expansion plans
Choppaluna hasn't even opened but already has 12 franchise agreements in place with 60 more expected to close soon
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Pie Five brings on operations VP in hopes of driving growth
August 28, 2019
Pie Five Pizza Co., a unit of Dallas-based Rave Restaurant Group, has tapped Scott Black as its vice president of operations. He began his career as general…
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Salata Salad Kitchen debuts nutrition insight tool
August 28, 2019
Salata Salad Kitchen customers wanting deeper insight on nutritional information now have a tool on the fast casual’s website that offers clear dietary…
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Grab to invest $500M in Vietnam to boost payments, mobility, last-mile delivery
August 28, 2019
Grab Holdings, the Southeast Asian ride sharing, food delivery and payments app, is investing $500 million over a five-year period in Vietnam, part of a…
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Woody's B-B-Q focuses expansion on Small Town, USA
August 28, 2019
Although the vibrant city of Jacksonville, Florida, is far from a small town, Woody's Bar-B-Q — which that has been based there since 1980 — is restructuring…
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Farmer Boys names bacon intern
August 28, 2019
Farmer Boys, a fast casual concept specializing in burgers, has selected Southern California-based high school teacher, Mona Godfrey, as its first bacon intern.
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Blaze's Mizes retires, CFO named interim chief
August 27, 2019
Blaze Pizza CEO Jim Mizes has retired, the brand said this afternoon. The fast-growing fast casual has named its CFO, Amanda ("Mandy") Shaw interim CEO and…
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4 Innovative Restaurant POS Reporting and Management Features All Pizzerias Need
Whether you own one store or a multi-unit chain, managing a pizzeria has its challenges. But a pizza point of sale (POS) system that includes these specific…
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August 27, 2019
In addition to placing delivery orders from Panera Bread's app and site, U.S. consumers can now also tap DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats, according to a press…
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What your fall menu must have
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Hint: Pumpkin isn't the only trending menu offering this fall.
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Experts to share survey-proven success strategies on Sept 10 webinar
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
What are the key success factors of the best restaurant brands? Join this Sept. 10 webinar to find out what owners, operators, staff and customers say are the…
read nowFatburger opening first New Mexico location
August 27, 2019
Fatburger will open its first New Mexico location at the Isleta Resort & Casino, according to a press release.
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Velvet Taco promotes president to CEO
August 26, 2019
Velvet Taco, a fast casual taco concept created by Dallas-based Front Burner Restaurants, has promoted its president, Clay Dover, to CEO.
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Restaurant visits holding steady
August 26, 2019
U.S. consumers visited restaurants this July at the same pace they did last July, and consumer spending was up 3% compared to year ago, according to the NPD…
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Starbucks doubles down on pumpkin
August 26, 2019
By now, everyone knows that Starbucks has declared Tuesday the first day of fall with the return of its Pumpkin Spice Latte, but the chain is also adding a new…
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