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…

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 — Publisher, 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.