TNS Further Targets Unattended and eCommerce Payments with ADVAM Acquisition

October 16, 2018 – Transaction Network Services (TNS) announces it has agreed to acquire unattended and eCommerce payments specialist ADVAM in a transaction…

Your Pie celebrating 10th birthday by adding locations

October 16, 2018

As the Your Pie brand hits its 10th birthday, the company said its system is growing, making solid community connections and closed Q3 with 59 locations open…

Former McAlister's, Which Wich execs join Boston's leadership

October 16, 2018

Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar has named two franchise industry veterans to its leadership team. Ryan Reeves will serve as vice president of sales…

Farm Burger hires on a COO

October 15, 2018

David Danowitz is the newly minted chief operating officer at Farm Burger and will be responsible for overseeing operations as well as opportunities for…

Captain D’s expands Mississippi footprint

October 15, 2018

Captain D's has opened its newest franchise location in Mississippi with a new store in Grenada. The location marks its 29th in the state, according to a press…

Survey: Restaurant diners will pay more for sustainable packaging

October 15, 2018

More than half of restaurant customers (55 percent) are willing to pay more for fast food products packaged in sustainable materials, with 35 percent stating…

Choice Market launches fast casual restaurant, c-store with mobile checkout

October 12, 2018

Denver-based Choice Market is building a convenience store with the product selection of a natural grocery and fast casual restaurant, according to a press…

Hurricane Florence no match for Pena Mediterranean Grill

October 12, 2018

Peno Mediterranean Grill, based in Wilmington, North Carolina, opened its latest store in Jacksonville, North Carolina, only days after the devastation from…

Little Big Burger opens first Seattle unit

October 12, 2018

Little Big Burger has opened in Wallingford, Seattle, according to a company press release from Chanticleer Holdings, the burger joint's parent company.

Partech POS partners with Open Dining

October 12, 2018

POS provider, ParTech Inc., has joined with online ordering solution, Open Dining, to connect the two capabilities and push orders directly into the Brink POS…

Blaze opens in Vancouver

October 12, 2018

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open a Vancouver open-kitchen store Monday in the Granville Entertainment District, a news release said.  

How restaurants can lower operation costs, not standards

The key is to keep it simple. As competitors race to keep up in today's climate, businesses can go a mile with an inch.

Jersey Mike's partners with World Wide Technology for digital transformation strategy

October 11, 2018

Jersey Mike's Subs is teaming up with World Wide Technology in its effort to build a next-generation digital customer experience at more than 1,500 stores, a…

Slapfish lands in Orlando

October 11, 2018

Fast casual seafood restaurant Slapfish is opening the first of many planned Florida locations, beginning with a multi-unit deal in Orlando, a news release…

3 easy ways to improve fast casual marketing campaigns

Hassy Braggs, marketing director of Your Pie, shares three guidelines that he uses as the driving force across any campaign.

Shake Shack opening Singapore flagship in 2019

October 10, 2018

After announcing that flagship locations will open next year in Shanghai and Manila, plans are now underway for Shake Shack and partner SPC Group to launch the…

Panasonic launches self-order solution for restaurants

October 9, 2018

Panasonic System Solutions Co. of North America has launched a turnkey self-order kiosk solution to provide restaurants an immersive, customized and faster…

Pei Wei requests FDA require ingredient disclosure

October 9, 2018

Pei Wei Asian Kitchen has petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require that restaurants disclose ingredients used in their menu items.

Shake Shack hires John Karangis as VP of culinary innovation

October 9, 2018

Shake Shack, a burger franchise, has hired John Karangis to serve as executive chef and vice president of culinary innovation. He will work to develop…

Pei Wei, Kizuki, Curry Up Now discuss the challenge of showing up in unbranded search

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

Three fast casual Asian-centered restaurant brands took to the stage Monday afternoon at the Fast Casual Executive Summit in Seattle to talk about the…