92nd annual Rowan Chamber Gala awards announced

Go Burrito #1, LLC -  Chamber Champion Small Business of the Year

Rush Bowls to open 6 in Tempe, Denver

January 12, 2018

Rush Bowls has signed a multi-unit franchise development deal for three restaurants in greater Tempe, Arizona, and an additional three locations in Denver…

Chicken Salad Chick does 10 giveaways on 10th anniversary

January 12, 2018

Chicken Salad Chick is 10 years in the fast casual game this month and is celebrating with an amped-up annual Guest Appreciation Day, a news release said. 

Restaurateurs will see 'immense operational changes' in 2018

January 12, 2018

Operations platform, Fourth, sees what it calls "immense operational changes" happening across the restaurant industry as tech of all kinds is deployed…

Small Iowa town begs for HuHot

January 12, 2018

Years ago HuHot Mongolian Grills put a location suggestion link on its website which produced about one request per day.

Franchise Focus: Irish burger joint rocketing to success

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Rocket's plans include expansion throughout Europe and beyond.

Toast partners with SpeedETab to offer white label app

January 11, 2018

Restaurant technology providers Toast and SpeedETab have partnered to offer restauranteurs a white label app solution with order-ahead technology. "In our…

LevelUp launches broadcast service to drive restaurant discovery

January 11, 2018

LevelUp has launched a broadcast service to help restaurant brands reach consumers within a network of highly trafficked digital channels, including Facebook…

Freshii CEO, founder keynoting 2018 Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit

Early bird registration ends Friday.

PJ's Coffee creates Mardi Gras-inspired drinks

January 11, 2018

PJ's Coffee of New Orleans is kicking off the Mardi Gras season with a king cake-flavored skinny protein velvet ice, along with its king cake lattes, hot…

Diebold Nixdorf launching order-taking kiosks

January 11, 2018

Diebold Nixdorf has created the K-Two Kiosk, which provides order-taking capabilities at QSRs and fast casual restaurants. It also automates routine tasks and…

Little Big Burger adds online ordering, cryptocurrency-based loyalty program

January 11, 2018

Little Big Burger has added online ordering at all 12 of its locations, according to a company press release.

Bareburger names chef for all-vegan concept

January 11, 2018

Bareburger has found a chef for the all-vegan restaurant it's launching this year in New York City. 

Blaze makes leadership changes

January 10, 2018

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today announced the addition of four key members to its leadership team in support of the company's goal to exceed $1 billion in…

Garbanzo offering earth-friendly dinnerware

January 10, 2018

Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh has partnered with Eco-Products to offer dinnerware that does double duty, helping guests and the environment at the same…

Salsarita's CEO on the secret to growing fast casual brands

Salsarita's will open several locations in 2018.

Shake Shack shaking up travel industry

January 10, 2018

Global restaurateur HMSHost and Shake Shack are shaking up the travel industry with a partnership to open the burger restaurant in airports and on motorways…

Food Hall opening in Columbus, Ohio

January 9, 2018

Seoul Taco opens 5th unit

January 9, 2018

The fifth location of Seoul Taco, a Korean-Mexican fast casual brand that started as a food truck, is now open in Chesterfield, Missouri, the hometown of chef…

Naf Naf launching Naf Perks App

January 9, 2018

Naf Naf is bringing the flavors of the Middle East to guests everywhere on Jan 17 with the launch of its mobile app and rewards program — Naf Perks. To…