Restaurant same-store sales end 2018 on a high note, despite low traffic, high labor costs

The restaurant industry topped off 2018, with a 1.5 percent increase in same-store sales. Higher menu pricing and cost-cutting measures executed throughout the…

EVOS Launches Campaign to Promote Healthy Eating Culminating in Free Organic Milkshakes for Earth Day Celebration

ShopAdvisor and EVOS Restaurants have announced the launch of a campaign designed to engage consumers in the Tampa/St. Petersburg and Miami areas with special…

Restaurants to add 1.6M jobs by 2029

April 8, 2019

The restaurant industry will add 1.6 million restaurant jobs by 2029, and sales should hit $863 billion by the end of this year, according to the National…

FAT Brands continues expansion in Canada with 10-unit deal

April 8, 2019

FAT Brands Inc., parent company of Fatburger and Buffalo's Express, will open 10 co-branded Fatburger and Buffalo's Express concepts in Canada. In partnership…

S&D Coffee & Tea launches ready-to-serve cold-brew coffee option for restaurants

April 8, 2019

To help restaurants compete in the growing cold brew coffee market, S&D Coffee & Tea, has launched a line of Cold Brew Coffee — flavored and ready to…

Jersey Mike's raises record $7.3M for charities across country

April 5, 2019

Jersey Mike’s Subs said it raised a company record of $7.3 million to help charities around the country during the March Month of Giving, raising more than $…

Saladworks CEO talks about growing 'green' eating from college campuses to Kuwait

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

At age 30-plus, Saladworks is having a bit of a growth spurt, fueled by increasing interest in greener eating. In this podcast, President and CEO Patrick…

Juice It Up launches campaign to help stop hunger in California's Inland Empire

April 5, 2019

Juice it Up is partnering with the hunger-relief organization, Feeding America, in hopes of helping to protect those in the communities it serves from going…

Check your restaurant freezers: Frozen chicken soup recall

April 5, 2019

The presence of an undeclared allergen and misbranding in a restaurant chicken soup product prompted the U.S.D.A.'s Food Safety and Inspection Service today to…

Samsung, Rally's webinar to address building a digital and mobile QSR experience

April 4, 2019

Digital Signage Today will host a free live webinar on how to build a mobile and digital restaurant experience on April 18 at 2:00 p.m. EST. The webinar will…

Ike's Love & Sandwiches gearing up for growth

April 4, 2019

Ike's Love & Sandwiches hopes to celebrate the opening of its 100th location by the end of 2020. The California-based chain has been expanding this year…

Hughes Named "Top Performer" in 2019 SD-WAN Customer Success Report

FeaturedCustomers platform recognizes outstanding customer satisfaction with HughesON Managed SD-WAN

Au Bon Pain Cafe Bakery opens inside US House of Rep office building

April 4, 2019

Au Bon Pain has opened inside the Cannon House Office Building, room 94, in Washington D.C., where members of the U.S. House of Representatives have their…

Chipotle offering free delivery for 1-day only

April 4, 2019

Chipotle Mexican Grill is celebrating National Burrito Day today by giving customers free delivery on orders $10 or more. It's also partnering with YouTuber…

Tocaya promotes CFO to president, welcomes CMO

April 4, 2019

The hospitality company behind Tocaya Organica, The Madera Group, has promoted Chief Financial Officer Mikey Tanha to president. As CFO, Tanha has overseen the…

Chef chatter: 4 ways to ensure your food partners deliver high-quality products

James Cannon, SVP of Culinary of Urban Plates, demands that his partners only give him high-quality food products.

Curry Up Now moving into Atlanta area

April 3, 2019

Curry Up Now, a California-based concept is opening five restaurant locations in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. The first opens this summer, followed by a second…

Virginia getting second Jinya Ramen Bar

April 3, 2019

California's Jinya Ramen Bar is opening its second Virginia location by the end of the year at 11964 Market St., in Reston. After the opening of the first…

Just Salad, S'well team up on sustainability kit

April 3, 2019

Just Salad and S'well, both New York City-based brands, are teaming up to launch a limited-edition sustainability kit.

RFIS 2019: Restaurant brands seek global domination

The Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, March 11-13 in Louisville, featured a couple of hundred restaurant executives swapping ideas and learning…