Canadian coffee chain goes mobile with loyalty platform

April 27, 2015

Second Cup, a Canada-based coffee shop, has launched a free mobile loyalty program.

Lock it up: 5 ways to protect customers using mobile payments

There are plenty of cost-efficient mobile payment processors designed to fit the budget needs of small businesses, but ensuring sensitive data customers that…

GrubHub launches app for Apple Watch

April 24, 2015

GrubHub, an online and mobile food ordering and delivery service, today launched its Seamless App for Apple Watch. The company will also release a GrubHub app…

5 eco-friendly trends radically transforming foodservice

Restaurants are going green and implementing sustainable practices to conserve energy and provide healthier offerings. As restaurants race toward trends the…

Tropical Smoothie Café launching summer LTOs

April 24, 2015

Tropical Smoothie Café is launching two LTOs available April 27-June 28.

Cowboy Chicken hits Texas, Midwest

April 24, 2015

Cowboy Chicken, a 13-unit wood-fire rotisserie chicken brand based in Dallas, has signed two new franchisee agreements that will expand the brand into Texas…

Pollo Campero reports same-store sales growth

April 24, 2015

Pollo Campero announced 11.8 percent same-store sales growth at comparable United States stores for Q1.

It's Burrito:30! Chipotle orders now available on Apple Watch

April 24, 2015

Chipotle’s mobile application for iPhone has been updated and optimized for the Apple Watch. The app allows users to order and then pick up at Chipotle…

iPad POS designer announces partnership with Powa

April 24, 2015

Retailers and restaurateurs in U.S. and Asia can manage transactions through Bindo, powered by PowaPOS next generation POS hardware, according to a company…

Sonny’s BBQ® Selects Complete PAR Solution For All 119 Restaurants

New Hartford, NY – April 23, 2015 – PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) announced today that Sonny’s BBQ® has selected PAR’s Brink POS™ software, PAR…

Pizza Studio celebrating DC opening with free pizza

April 23, 2015

Co-founders Samit Varma and Ron Biskin celebrate the area's first location by giving away free pizza to customers from 11-2 pm and 5-8 pm on April 23.

NRA releases Foodamental workshop schedule for May conference

April 23, 2015

The interactive educational workshops are designed to provide guests the opportunity to see hands-on demonstrations from top chefs and industry leaders.

Datassentials releases appetizer trends report

April 23, 2015

The research, which found that 85 percent of all restaurants serve some form of an appetizer, consists of information on what appetizers consumers want the…

Tropical Smoothie boasts all-time highest AUV

April 23, 2015

Tropical Smoothie Café announced today an all-time high average unit volume of more than $578,000, while the top 50 percent of its cafes nationwide reported…

Can digital ordering bridge gap between fast casuals, QSRs?

Digital touch points can offer competitive data as well as personalize a customer's order. It's a race to the top for both fast casuals and QSRs latching on to…

Freebirds names new COO, moves HQ

April 23, 2015

Freebirds has moved its headquarters to Texas and named a new COO.

Pret A Manger 'bowling' for healthy options

April 23, 2015

Pret A Manger has added healthy bowls to the menu.

Giardino Gourmet Salads embraces nutritional transparency

April 23, 2015

The menu at Giardino Gourmet Salads will now show customers exactly what's in their food, thanks to the Miami-based chain's partnership with MenuTrinfo, a…

EnviroPure receives NRA innovation award, expected to save restaurants 400 gallons of water a day

April 22, 2015

Commercial foodservice and plumbing product manufacturer T&S Brass and Bronze Works announced the National Restaurant Association awarded the company the…

Datamonitor predicts high-fiber fad will replace protein trend in 5 years

April 22, 2015

The firm also expects consumers to abandon fad diets in favor of enjoying all of the food groups in moderation.