Perfect Pitch finalists revealed

The owners of Brazilian Bowl based in Lakeview, Illinois; Toronto's Street Shak Caribbean Kitchen and Capitol Melts, based in Albany, New York, will pitch…

Jersey Mike's exec: 6 ways to build a vibrant company culture

by John Hughes — SVP, Jersey Mikes

Finding and living out your restaurant's founding vision is crucial to success, writes Jersey Mike's Brand Ambassador John Hughes.

Project Juice to open Berkeley unit

August 7, 2017

Project Juice announced the grand opening of its location in Berkeley on Aug. 12, according to a press release. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the…

Tin Drum to launch 10th Atlanta-area location

August 7, 2017

Tin Drum Asian Kitchen will open a Georgia unit in Johns Creek on Aug. 20, according to a press release. This location is the tenth to open in the Atlanta area…

CoreLife Eatery hires on franchise development senior VP

August 7, 2017

CoreLife Eatery has tapped Steven Corp as senior VP of franchise development, according to a press release.

Cowboy Chicken begins development of 30 California units

August 4, 2017

Cowboy Chicken and TEXACAL Foods have inked a lease agreement to begin developing a unit in San Diego with the opening set for October, according to a press…

Slapfish taps into huge U.S. wild fish supply through Sea to Table

August 4, 2017

Supplier Sea to Table renewed its partnership with Slapfish, according to a press release.

Honeygrow debuts first Chicago location

August 4, 2017

Honeygrow opened its first Chicago location in Fulton Market today, according to a press release.  

Revenues up at El Pollo Loco

August 4, 2017

El Pollo Loco's Q2 revenues were up 8.3 percent, to $105.6 million, compared to $97.5 million for the 13-week period ended June 28, 2017.

Webinar to dive into KFC and Pizza Hut mobile success stories

August 4, 2017

The restaurant world is heavy into mobile apps these days, but often too much cash is invested without considering what drives use and sales. Without…

Dickey's operator debuts second Georgia location

August 4, 2017

Native Texan and Dickey's Barbecue Pit operator Shannon Skains will open his second location in Buford Georgia, according to a press release.

Show and tell: Coolgreens demonstrates how 'picturing' community health can be profitable

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

Oklahoma-based Coolgreens defines itself through community health, and as the chain expands, it will spread that idea in a very visual way.

NRA urges Supreme Court to reverse Labor Dept's 'anti tip-pooling' policy

August 3, 2017

The NRA has taken another step toward fighting The Labor Department's regulation barring tip pools that include kitchen staff. The organization's Restaurant…

Pork & Mindy's debuts menu items, restaurant design

August 3, 2017

Pork & Mindy's was developed by Food Network Star and Executive Chef Jeff Mauro and recently launched a Chicago location, as well as a kid's menu…

Fatburger prepping for IPO

August 3, 2017

FAT Brands, the parent company of Fatburger, Buffalo's Cafe and Buffalo's Express, is going public, according to a company press release that said the move…

LEON co-founder: 'How we built an upscale QSR for heaven'

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

As co-owner and CEO of LEON, a 50-unit brand based in London, John Vincent talks and acts like a man who is as far from an evangelist as you can get. Yet, when…

Blaze Pizza to debut 4th Boston location

August 2, 2017

Blaze Pizza will open its fourth Boston-area unit on Aug. 3, according to a press release. The location will be opened on Boston University's campus and will…

fresh&co farm effort benefits customers, NY culinary school

August 2, 2017

New York-based fresh&co bought a 35-acre farm, renamed it fresh&co farms, and is growing a variety of produce, poultry and pork for its NYC locations…

Learning from Chipotle: 4 food safety program guidelines

by Niall Keane — CEO of SynergySuite, SynergySuite

Chipotle has been repeatedly troubled by food safety concerns, causing its stock to drop and its fan base to dwindle. 23 years ago, Jack in the Box faced a…

Nando's to open 12th Chicago location

August 2, 2017

South African-Portuguese concept Nando's PERi-PERi will open its flagship Chicago location on Sept. 4, marking the 12 Nando's unit in the area, according to a…