NRA: Is marijuana the next menu trend?

Will marijuana soon be on your menu? Steve Fox, director of VS Strategies, counsel at Vicente Sederberg LLC, and panelist for the 2015 National Restaurant…

PizzaRev CEO joins California Restaurant Association

May 15, 2015

PizzaRev CEO and co-founder, Rodney Eckerman, joined the Board of Directors of the California Restaurant Association, the state's restaurant and hospitality…

Heinz posts 'solid' Q1 results

May 15, 2015

H.J. Heinz Corporation II announced financial results for Q1 2015, which indicate solid business performance.

Firehouse Subs donating nearly $200K to Chicago fire departments

May 15, 2015

Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation is donating $190,000 worth of equipment to nine Chicago public safety organizations.

Industry gears up for NRA show

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The restaurant industry’s biggest show of the year is kicking off Saturday when tens of thousands of restaurant operators and vendors meet in Chicago for the…

Pieology cracks Top 500 for fastest growing chain

May 14, 2015

Technomic has awarded Pieology Pizzeria the number one spot in its annual top 500 chain restaurant report for sales and unit change.

Technomic report: Consumers prefer turkey over chicken

May 14, 2015

Technomic released its "2015 Center of the Plate: Poultry Consumer Trend Report," which found that diners are increasingly looking for menu alternatives.

NRA offering free eCertificates for SafeServe training products

May 14, 2015

The National Restaurant Association is now offering complimentary eCertificates for the ServSafe suite of training products, including ServSafe Manager, Food…

Freshii CEO: Why I called out McDonald’s

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Freshii CEO Matthew Corrin explains why he thinks McDonald's would find success by partnering with his brand.

Study: Restaurant customers ready for mobile payments

May 14, 2015

Customers are more comfortable with mobile payments, a fact restaurants should embrace, according to study published today by Harbortouch, a supplier of point…

Newk's to open in Houston, New Orleans

May 14, 2015

Newk's Eatery will development units in New Orleans and Houston thanks to an agreement with New Orleans-based Southeast Restaurant Group, founded by Elie…

Big Data’s Last Crusade: Restaurants still slow to embrace smart technology

Smart devices are only as intelligent as the data they rely on, and no industry has had more difficulty capturing data than the restaurant industry.

NatureWorks to sponsor NRA compost program

May 13, 2015

The National Restaurant Association’s Conserve sustainability initiative announced NatureWorks LLC, supplier of renewably sourced materials, as a new program…

Rave reports positive Q3

May 13, 2015

Dallas, Texas-based Rave Restaurant Group Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 ended March 29, 2015.

3 for 1: Olo, LevelUp launch ordering, loyalty, payment solution

May 13, 2015

Olo and LevelUp have launched the restaurant industry's first fully turnkey mobile commerce solution with built-in ordering, loyalty and payment in one user…

Fresh To Order signs 3-unit Deal in Philadelphia

May 13, 2015

Fresh To Order has signed a three-unit deal with two restaurant and convenience store owners to bring the brand to Pennsylvania.

April restaurant sales up more than 3%, research says

May 12, 2015

Applied Predictive Technologies' index found an increase of 3.6 percent in restaurant sales for the same month, compared to April of last year.

SCA Tech to sponsor commodity management forum at NRA

May 12, 2015

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based SCA Technologies, provider of category sourcing and margin management solutions, announced it will sponsor the National…

Technomic paints portrait of future restaurant industry

May 12, 2015

According to "Food Industry Transformation: The Next Decade," a report from Technomic Inc., the developing disruptions in the food industry will change every…

Restaurants hitting home runs in baseball stadiums

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Peanuts and Crackerjacks have always been staples at baseball stadiums around the country, but restaurants are trying to add other cuisines to baseball fans…