Dickey's offering Black Friday, Cyber Monday deals

November 21, 2016

Dickey's Barbecue Pit is offering specials on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. On Black Friday, kids eat free with the purchase of a $10 adult dine-in meal. For…

Uno partners with gluten-free dough pros

November 18, 2016

Uno pizzeria is partnering with Venice Bakery to offer customers a gluten-free pizza crust, according to a company press release. A news release said that…

8 great takeaways from Dubai global franchising show

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The Global Franchise Market show in Dubai covered a variety of franchising issues, including women in franchising, how to take your brand global, how to know…

Biscuitville celebrates 50th anniversary

November 18, 2016

Biscuitville celebrated its 50th anniversary with memorable events and giveaways.

Wayback Burgers launches holiday menu items

November 18, 2016

Wayback Burgers is debuting its holiday menu items through December 31, and the list includes a sausage-peppers-onions burger, Parmesan fries and a gingerbread…

Mod Pizza franchisee names operations VP in Florida

November 18, 2016

Mod Pizza Florida Franchisee BBX Capital has named restaurant veteran, Brick Kerge, as its vice president of operations in the Sunshine State.

Freakin' Unbelievable Burgers opens first franchised location

November 17, 2016

Four years after start-up, Freakin' Unbelievable Burgers has signed its first franchise agreement for a mall-based location in Mall St. Matthew's in…

Everything's different in DC, including the 'piddza'

November 17, 2016

Though no specific date was provided, a Turkish pizza concept, known as Pidzza, is coming to the Ivy City area of our nation's capitol this winter, according…

Will the menu trends of 2017 turn to the dark side?

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

Charcoal, heavy fats and lots of bubbles may not sound like they belong on 2017's list of menu trends, but the Canadian food-centric marketing consultancy…

Habit Burger Grill opens in Dubai

November 17, 2016

Dubai is home to the Habit Burger Grill's first international location. Under the direction of Food Quest Restaurants Management, the new Habit restaurant is…

Chi'Lantro lands the big one on Shark Tank

November 17, 2016

Last Friday, Chi'Lantro founder Jae Kim landed the big one on the ABC TV show, "Shark Tank". Real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran offered Kim $600,000 for 2…

Famous Dave's Q3 results: The bleeding is slowing

November 17, 2016

The third quarter financial results for Famous Dave's shows that the bleeding has slowed to some extent for the chain as the sales decline the company had been…

Noodles & Company gets sauced this holiday

November 17, 2016

Noodles & Company is laying it on thick with its customers this holiday, offering its Smolder from Boulder and Sriracha sauces for $5 each or together in a…

Former Hardee's franchisee, army veteran, single mom joins Tropical Smoothie

November 17, 2016

Emily Harrington has purchased two existing Tropical Smoothie Cafes in Tampa with four more locations pledged in the next several years and as many as 50 sites…

Dickey's brings BBQ to Lake Charles

November 17, 2016

Dickey's Barbecue Pits opened a location this week in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and has a month of specials to announce the event to the world.   For example…

117-year-old Japanese brand outperforms industry average

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

Apparently after nearly 120 years in business, you can still learn a thing or two about the restaurant industry. At least that's been the case for Yoshinoya…

Mobile payments + loyalty programs = a millennial magnet

Entice and capture millennials and you simultaneously attract the larger overall audience. That's why restaurants need mobile payments and loyalty programs now.

6 hacks to optimize restaurant digital tech

You can invest in the best digital technology, but you'll only be getting mediocre results unless you employ techniques like the six hacks explained in this…

Togo's creates bourbon sandwich

November 16, 2016

Togo's unveiled a sweet and spicy renovation to an old favorite, the Bourbon BBQ Pulled Pork & Cheddar Sandwich. According to a press release, the new menu…

Schlotzsky's expands in Georgia

November 16, 2016

Schlotzsky's needs you if you're a qualified franchise operator looking to open a Georgia location of the chain. Specifically, the chain is interested in…