Pie Five creating pizza-crafting kids

August 8, 2019

Dallas-based Pie Five Pizza will help kids hone their pizza-making skills, thanks to its partnership with KidZania, a global brand of interactive education and…

Omnivore, Ordermark partner to bring 'every delivery service to restaurants in any zip code'

August 7, 2019

Ordermark is partnering with Omnivore to integrate its delivery services with Omnivore's connected point-of-sale systems, allowing 85% of North America venues…

The kitchens might be virtual, but the money is real

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

As virtual kitchens and food halls become more common ways for fast casual brands to economically expand their footprints, FAT Brands CEO Andy Wiederhorn isn't…

Food halls are no longer trendy

Food halls used to be the "next big thing," but as more pop up, they are fighting to differentiate themselves.

Report calls out Chipotle, Sweetgreen for using bowls with cancer-linked chemicals

August 6, 2019

Compostable bowls, used by brands including Chipotle Mexican Grill and Sweetgreen, are made with "forever chemicals" that could pose serious health issues…

Shake Shack CEO convinced digital is the future

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The company will continue to enhance its digital channels by integrating technology that supports each one and adding guest-spacing functionality on a regular…

Jersey Mike's unveils revamped mobile app with order scheduling

August 6, 2019

Jersey Mike's Subs has unveiled an enhanced mobile app, giving customers several new features, including the ability to schedule orders for pickup. 

Shake Shack chooses Grubhub as delivery partner

August 5, 2019

Shake Shack has tapped Grubhub as its delivery partner, testing the service at a small number of outlets before launching nationally over the next two to three…

4 ways to solve the delivery dilemma

Hope Neiman, CMO of Tillster, discusses how using data can help operators conquer delivery.

Little Big Burger striving for 100K app sign ups by year's end

August 5, 2019

Little Big Burger has launched an app and loyalty platform, according its parent company, Chanticleer Holdings Inc. Before designing the app — which features…

Six Things Every Operator Needs to Know

Created to sit on the counter and take orders from in-person guests, while communicating with the kitchen (KDS), POS is now so much more.

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Grubhub announces policy changes following fracas over ordering fees

August 2, 2019

Restaurant delivery platform Grubhub and its Seamless unit, following a recent controversy over how the companies have handled fees, have announced a series of…

Garbanzo fueling up the Fighting Irish

August 2, 2019

Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh has opened on the University of Notre Dame campus, marking its first Indiana location.

Chipotle's #GuacDance dominates TikTok

August 2, 2019

Chipotle Mexican Grill's National Avocado Day was a smashing success. Its TikTok challenge — #GuacDance — which invited customers to post videos on TikTok, was…

Clean Juice opens 75th unit with digital upgrades

August 2, 2019

Charlotte-based Clean Juice is opening its 75th store three years after opening its first location. Dubbed by the chain as the "store of the future," the unit…

Habit Burger inks 7-store deal for Massachusetts, New Hampshire

August 2, 2019

The Habit Burger Grill is entering the Massachusetts and New Hampshire markets in a seven-store agreement with Adam Quinn of Heidi Burgers LLC. The first…

From Whole Foods to invasive catfish, Farm Burger is making its mark

Not every limited-service brand has gone for a spin-off of the Impossible Burger or its meatless cousin, the Beyond Burger. Farm Burger concocted their own…

Square sells Caviar food-ordering platform to DoorDash for $410M

August 2, 2019

DoorDash is buying food-ordering platform Caviar from Square for $410 million in cash and DoorDash Inc. preferred stock. 

Miami-based nitrogen ice-cream brand seeking franchisees

August 1, 2019

Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream, a Miami-based nitrogen ice cream brand, has launched a franchise expansion incentive in hopes of expanding across the country. The…

By Chloe launching digital-centric units in NY, Canada

August 1, 2019

By Chloe is opening several locations in New York City and expanding to Canada. Launching Thursday at 1385 Broadway Ave., in Midtown Manhattan, the unit has…