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Pancheros names vendor, franchisees of the year
March 15, 2016
Recipients of the franchise's annual awards are commended for helping Pancheros exceed companywide business and financial growth goals for the previous year…
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How to control labor cost using restaurant labor Allocation: Part 2
by Dave Bennett — President & CEO, Mirus Restaurant Solutions
In order to properly leverage labor allocation, it's important to understand what variables affect cost. Customer demand and employee resources are two main…
read nowCaptain D's franchise seeks candidates in DC, Northern Virginia
March 15, 2016
Captain D's plans to expand its presence in the Northern Virginia/Washington, D.C., area.
read nowBlaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open second Pennsylvania location
March 15, 2016
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will open its second Pennsylvania location in May in Monroeville.
read nowLuna Grill adds new quinoa-based dishes
March 14, 2016
In honor of the spring season, Luna Grill is rolling out two healthy seasonal offerings at its 21 locations across southern California and Dallas.
read now2016 Women's Food Service Forum Awards announced
March 14, 2016
The Women's Foodservice Forum announced the recipients of its 2016 Awards for Outstanding Performance and Achievement.
read nowGiardino launches TV ads in time for campaign season
March 14, 2016
Giardino Gourmet salads is running its first-ever TV campaign on the Miami /Ft Lauderdale FOX affiliate (Channel 7) in a three-month campaign.
read nowBlaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza opening 2 new California locations
March 14, 2016
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will soon open two new California locations.
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Pizza restaurants celebrating 'National Pi Day'
by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group
March 14 might be best known as the annual celebration of everyone's favorite mathematical constant, but it's an important day for pizza lovers, too.
read nowHotSchedules launches Global Partnership Network
March 14, 2016
HotSchedules, a provider of mobile technology for the restaurant and hospitality industries, introduced its Global Partnership Network.
read nowRestaurant sales growth weak despite February improvement
March 14, 2016
Chain restaurants posted positive same-store sales growth of 0.4 percent in February after a slow January.
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Restaurants 'wearing the green' on St. Patrick's Day
by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group
St. Patrick's Day translates into a huge marketing opportunity for restaurant operators.
read nowDickey's Barbecue launches 'Ham Fest'
March 11, 2016
Dickey's Barbecue Pit is serving Easter feasts during its seasonal promotion, "Ham Fest."
read nowOno Hawaiian BBQ coming to LA
March 11, 2016
The brand will open 12 more locations in 2016, with an upcoming opening in Peoria, Arizona, in a few weeks.
read nowPei Wei opening second St. Petersburg location
March 11, 2016
The new location brings 50 jobs to the Tampa market and the restaurant is currently hiring.
read nowBlaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open third Las Vegas location
March 11, 2016
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will soon open its third Las Vegas location.
read nowFormer McDonald's franchisee signs development deal with Pie Five Pizza
March 11, 2016
Pie Five Pizza has a new development deal with a former McDonald's franchisee.
read nowADP report reveals franchise job growth in February
March 11, 2016
Franchise sector 2016 job growth in the U.S. was up by 18,500 in February, according to the latest ADP National Franchise Report.
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Pei Wei CMO opens up about chain's growth spurt
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Fueling the growth is a new loyalty campaign, a more customizable menu, a localized restaurant marketing program and a refresh of some of the chain's older…
read nowGiardino Gourmet Salads upgrades POS system
March 10, 2016
The goal was to implement a technology that would enable loyalty and online ordering while providing enterprise level management to efficiently and proactively…
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