Subway, Dunkin' and Pizza Hut are big winners in Harris Poll study

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

The annual Harris Poll EquiTrends Restaurant Brands of the Year have been named as the result of the massive survey of Americans and restaurant preferences.

Pieology Pizzeria expands into Maryland

June 9, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria is opening a new franchise and its first in Gaithersburg, Maryland, at 15780 Shady Grove Road, according to a company press release.

French kiosk company acquires HyperActive Technologies

June 9, 2016

French kiosk company Acrelec Group has acquired HyperActive Technologies, a supplier of digital displays and other outdoor tools for fast casual and quick…

Verts plans to have a happy AnniVERTSary

June 9, 2016

Celebrating five years of operations, Verts Mediterranean Grill will host an AnniVERTSary party in June.

Mama Fu's Asian House taps industry veteran for VP

June 9, 2016

Mary Orlando has been appointed senior vice president of operations for Mama Fu's Asian House.

Noodles & Company's world tour menu boasts new options

June 9, 2016

Noodles & Company is launching its World Tour menu featuring three new salads: Napa market chicken salad, chicken veracruz salad, and the med salad with…

Webinar: How restaurants can meet consumers' demands for clean eating

June 9, 2016

Customers are seeking out restaurants that offer natural ingredients and minimally processed food, according to the NRA's annual foodservice forecast, which…

3 steps to make third-party ordering work for your restaurant

by Jennifer Wiebe — Marketing Manager, Speedline Solutions

Third-party sites generate sales — and often new customers — so they don't want to shut off the tap. But they're pulling their hair out over the transaction…

Study: Brand loyalty programs fastest route to a millennial's heart

June 8, 2016

Loyalty programs are proving valuable with consumers and are paying off in more ways than one.

Blaze moves into mile-high city

June 8, 2016

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open its first Colorado location in the greater Denver area Thursday, June 9. The restaurant will offer free build-your-own pizzas…

Dig Inn CEO takes 'disruption' to a new level

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

For Adam Eskin, CEO of Dig Inn, being disruptive meant severing ties with standard supply chains and developing relationships with local farmers in order to…

QSR deals, breakfast are bright spots in slow-growing restaurant industry

June 8, 2016

The restaurant industry remains, as it has for the last six years, on a slow and steady growth path of about 1 percent annually, according to ongoing…

Are your diners a little lost?

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

A new poll finds there's a lot of confusion out in America's restaurant dining rooms about just what those menu items really are.

Cosi still trying to turn around sales

June 8, 2016

Cosi today reported that estimated system-wide comparable restaurant sales are down, a path the company has been on for the past several periods.

McDonald's remains No. 1 in brand value study

June 8, 2016

The latest brand value ratings are in from the BrandZ annual study and the top three spots are McDonald’s, followed by Starbucks and then, Subway in the No. …

Part 3: Smaller brands, offbeat products win big in trend toward higher-end eating

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

Within the food service industry, the growing trend toward upscale ingredients delivered quickly is not only changing the way restaurants do business, but it's…

Wingstop launches dynamic social ordering platform

June 7, 2016

Wingstop debuted a multi-channel social ordering platform this week, stating it is the first of its kind and offers order-placing via Twitter and Facebook…

Johnny Rockets opening 14 mall locations

June 7, 2016

Johnny Rockets announced plans today to open 14 mall-based locations this year.The chain has more successful in malls, where one-third of its restaurants…

Study: Corporations need to more closely monitor employees' dining expenses

June 7, 2016

Corporations might soon be tightening limits on money spent for business-related dining and catering if the findings of a new research study by Dinova LLC and…

Infographic: Which restaurant segment do execs want to work for?

To find out why job candidates are more attracted to certain companies and restaurant segments over others, Bristol Associates conducted a survey with a…