'Restaurant of the future' includes digital menus, order kiosks, virtual hostess

January 13, 2014

Global technology solutions provider Infusion is using this week's National Retail Federation Show in New York City as the backdrop to showcase its retail…

Burger 21 now in Virginia

January 13, 2014

Burger 21 has announced the opening of its first restaurant in Ashburn, Va., located at 43800 Central Station Drive. This location is one of four units to be…

Minnesota getting second Schlotzsky's

January 13, 2014

Schlotzsky's today announced the opening of its newest Lotz Better location at 1180 Shingle Creek Crossing in Brooklyn Center, Minn., marking the state's…

Can DC's 'Coffee Avengers' take down Starbucks?

January 13, 2014

Six independent coffee shops in the nation's capital have joined forces to launch an attack on Starbucks, according to the Huffington Post.

Ssshh: The secret's in the water

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Brooklyn Water Bagel hopes to bring its water and its bagels to every major city in the nation.

AOPEN intros nTAKE to ease digital menu board deployments

January 13, 2014

Addressing the problems of purchasing separate components and challenging IT to figure out how to make it work together, AOPEN today announced nTAKE, a…

How to grow restaurant-catering sales from a franchisee’s perspective

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

If employees at the restaurant level are not trained around your designed catering culture, that culture will cease to exist and your catering program will…

Chanticleer names new SVP

January 10, 2014

Chanticleer Holdings, which owns Hooters and the fast casual chains, American Roadside Burgers and Just Fresh, announced today that it has appointed Mark…

Whole Grain Sampling Day attendees include McDonald's

January 10, 2014

The third Annual Whole Grain Sampling Day is set for April 2, and a number of restaurants, foodservice organizations, supermarkets and more have already signed…

LiveDeal makes San Francisco debut

January 10, 2014

The geo-location marketing company LiveDeal Inc. announced that it has launched livedeal.com in San Francisco. The platform launched in San Diego and Los…

Pie Five plants flag in Florida

January 10, 2014

The first of 25 planned Florida locations of Pie Five Pizza is set to open Jan. 13 at the Gateway Center in Port Orange, under the leadership of local…

Pinkberry debuts new flavors for new year

January 10, 2014

Pinkberry has created two nonfat frozen yogurt flavors in honor of the New Year. The new flavors, Tangerine Pinkberry and Vanilla Bean Pinkberry, launched Jan.

Rubio's debuts 2 new burritos

January 10, 2014

Rubio's is adding two new burritos this month to its menu. The offerings, the Ancho Citrus Shrimp Burrito and the newly revamped Burrito Especial, were created…

Fuddruckers opens in Houston's medical center

January 10, 2014

Luby's Inc. has opened a 3,650-square-foot Fuddruckers in the medical center area of central Houston at 2400 B South MacGregor Way. The center shares a parking…

Brooklyn Water Bagels: It's all about the water

Brooklyn Water Bagels Co. has created "Brooklynized" water for use in all its food, beverage and bakery products, said CEO Steve Fassberg.

How Earl of Sandwich is beating bigger brands through mobile marketing

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

A new mobile system allows the chain to engage customers on a one-to-one level.

Jack in the Box among Mindshare Technologies' new clients

January 9, 2014

Mindshare Technologies, a provider of cloud-based Voice of the Customer technologies, has added a handful of brands to its client roster, including Jack in the…

NRA names Metro Pizza founder 2014 convention chair

January 9, 2014

Sam Facchini, co-founder and co-owner of Metro Pizza, has been named by the National Restaurant Association as its convention chair for the 2014 National…

Lavu adds customization options to iPad POS system

January 9, 2014

Lavu iPad POS has added customization options tailored to the needs of hospitality businesses, the company said in a news release. New features include the…

The CMO's paradox

by Jake Cohen — CEO Privy, Privy

Seventy-two percent of consumers feel that online promotions or emails they receive don't speak to their interests.