Top That! rolls out gluten-free crust

August 12, 2013

Top That! Pizza has added an all-natural, gluten-free crust to its menu. The product is currently available in select locations and is slated to roll out…

Burger 21 heads west

August 12, 2013

Burger 21 announced today the signing of its first franchise agreement in Arizona. The deal will bring the first Burger 21 restaurant in the western U.S. to…

Pollo Tropical opens 100th company-owned location

August 12, 2013

Pollo Tropical, a Miami-based fast casual restaurant chain, has opened its 100th company-owned location in Atlanta, and is set on a path of expansion in…

Getting clued-in to managing customer experiences

Satisfaction, loyalty and invested customers are based on deeper emotional engagement and less on rational thought.

LivingSocial launches online ordering platform for small restaurants

August 9, 2013

Restaurants are about to get a big service boost from LivingSocial with an improved online ordering product called ONOSYS for Independents, according to a…

El Pollo Loco rolls out 3 summer-inspired burritos

August 9, 2013

El Pollo Loco introduced today three new premium fire-grilled Signature Summer Burritos: Chicken Bacon Avocado, Chicken & Chorizo and Chicken Fajita.

Buffalo Wild Wings hoping to donate $1M to Boys & Girls Clubs

August 9, 2013

Buffalo Wild Wings and Boys & Girls Clubs of America are teaming up today through Sept. 1 to raise money for kids' sports. Buffalo Wild Wings will donate…

Next Gen Dine mPOS solution hits the market

August 9, 2013

Prelag Partners LLC has introduced Next Gen Dine, a cloud-based, mobile restaurant point-of-sale software designed for the iPad.

Pork industry braces for all-time high prices

August 9, 2013

The cost of bacon is on the rise, and the high prices are expected by many analysts to hit the foodservice industry sooner than later.

Buying versus purchasing

To help manage costs, create proper specifications, consider contracts for key items and make a commitment to manufacturers for allowances and distributors…

Seamless and GrubHub Inc. complete merger

August 9, 2013

Seamless North America LLC and GrubHub Inc. today announced they have completed their previously announced merger.

Food Genius launches restaurant trends tool

August 9, 2013

Food Genius has launched a new tool to analyze changes in restaurant data. According to a news release, the tool tracks how more than 23,000 food-related items…

Fiesta Restaurant Group increases revenue in Q2

August 9, 2013

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc., owner, operator and franchisor of Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana, reported results for the second quarter of 2013, which ended…

Fuddruckers Puerto Rico 1st to complete chain's Certified Training program

August 9, 2013

Fuddruckers has announced the first recipient of its recently launched Certified Training Designation program. The Texas-born fast casual chain…

Calexico signs NYC franchise deal

August 9, 2013

Calexico, the NYC-based concept that was named Best Mexican in New York City by Zagat, has signed its third multi-unit franchise deal of 2013. The new deal is…

Smashburger welcomes 5 franchise partners

August 9, 2013

Smashburger has added five new franchise partners to its family of better burger franchisees, totaling a combined commitment for 19 new franchise units across…

Uncle Maddio's CEO: How ensuring franchisees make money has made him successful

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

CEO Matt Andrew: "There is a big difference in running restaurants and being a franchisor. You have to be able to teach both how to do it, and why."

Proven streamlines hiring with new employer app

August 8, 2013

Proven, a mobile employment app, has launched its new Employer App, a mobile job-listing solution that creates a more efficient hiring process, according to a…

Panera franchisee signs multi-unit deal for The Pizza Studio

August 8, 2013

Los Angeles-based The Pizza Studio, announced the signing of an agreement with Studio 37 LLC of San Jose, Calif., to develop 25 new restaurants throughout the…

MenuTrinfo offering gluten-free training at foodservice expo

August 8, 2013

MenuTrinfo, a provider of nutritional analysis and allergen identification for foodservice operators, will be the official provider of allergy and gluten-free…