Using social media to grow your catering sales

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Social media has delivered new marketing opportunities for restaurants, but it has also raised the bar, especially since customers now expect catering services…

Captain D's opens 29th Mississippi location

April 2, 2019

Fast casual seafood brand Captain D's is continuing its expansion across the southeast U.S. with the opening of its 29th Mississippi location.

Mixt arriving in Cali's East Bay this month

April 2, 2019

Mixt will launch two stores in California this month, one in Uptown, Oakland, this Saturday, April 6 and one on Saturday, April 27 at San Ramon's City Center…

ezCater secures $150M in latest funding round

April 2, 2019

Online catering marketplace, ezCater, has raised  $150 million is a Series D-1 investment round co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and GIC, which will go…

Gregorys Coffee launches mobile food, drink orders with Ritual

April 1, 2019

Gregorys Coffee has entered an agreement with mobile pickup app Ritual to offer digital ordering and food pickup for customers, according to company officials.

Toast raises $250M in Series E funding

April 1, 2019

Toast, a digital restaurant management platform, has raised $250 million in Series E funding led by TCV and Tiger Global Management, providing a valuation of…

Franchisees to ramp up growth via delivery strategy

April 1, 2019

A good majority of restaurant franchisees, 71 percent, feel pressure to grow their brands this year and will likely ramp up delivery options, boost unique…

True Food Kitchen launches 'Cobb for a Cause' effort

April 1, 2019

True Food Kitchen has launched "Cobb for a Cause," to support the Environmental Working Group, an organization that empowers people to live healthier lives in…

Flame Broiler adds Huntingon Beach location

April 1, 2019

Flame Broiler has opened a second location in Huntington Beach, California, at 7251 Warner Ave Suite G. It's celebrating by offering a $5 promotion on any bowl…

Tyme Commerce debuts AI-driven food platform

April 1, 2019

San Francisco startup, Tyme Commerce, is debuting an end-to-end AI-driven food platform that promises to expand options and markets for food entrepreneurs.

Why Fiesta Group is on a mission to save lives

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Nearly 15 years after receiving a kidney transplant from his sister, Richard Stockinger, CEO and president of Fiesta Restaurant Group, is still on a mission to…

Vitality Bowls adds COO

March 29, 2019

Vitality Bowls, based in San Ramon, California, has hired Dave Malinowski as COO.

The Halal Guys arrives in London

March 29, 2019

The Halal Guys has opened its very first European location.

The Little Beet opening first Florida location April 1

March 29, 2019

Plant-inspired fast casual The Little Beet will open the doors to its first Florida location on April 1.

Slim Chickens COO on innovating via potato chip flavors while growing a QSR via Southern hospitality

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

The "Southern sweetheart" of the chicken QSR sector, Slim Chickens, is the subject of this week's podcast, featuring COO Sam Rothschild, who talks about…

Bacon: Vegas' other favorite 'strip' that sizzles on Hawaiian sands, too

Hawaii and Nevada have the most bacon-obsessed restaurant customers in the U.S., and Alaska has the least. Where does your state rank?

Kentucky health officials say E coli outbreak linked to fast food

March 29, 2019

After a relatively sudden increase in the number of E. coli cases reported in children and teens linked to fast food, the Kentucky Department of Public Health…

DoorDash launches immigrant restaurant owner support initiative

March 29, 2019

Delivery platform, DoorDash, has launched an initiative designed to support and promote immigrant and refugee food business owners called Kitchens Without…

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers launching locations across Midwest

March 28, 2019

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers is expanding into the nontraditional sector with the opening of five locations across the Midwest, including Old…

Curry Up Now entering Utah

March 28, 2019

Curry Up Now has secured its first restaurant location in Salt Lake City, Utah, at The Shops at Fort Union. It marks the first of 20 units planned for Utah and…