Caribou pushing breakfast boundaries with quiche options

June 25, 2013

Caribou has added two quiche options to the breakfast lineup – Ham & Cheddar and Spinach & Swiss.

Re-imaged Schlotzsky's to open in Corsicana, Texas

June 25, 2013

Schlotzsky's has announced the opening of its newest Lotz Better location at 3101 Mountain Drive in Corsicana, Texas. Built with Schlotzsky's rebranding…

St. Louis-style ribs at Boston Market spur double digit growth

June 25, 2013

Since adding St. Louis Style ribs to its menu in April, Boston Market has seen sales at its restaurants increase by more than 16 percent, with ribs accounting…

NYC Bagel's CEO shares his strategy to win with Groupon

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Corey Kaplan's four-unit bagel chain is thriving in Chicago.

Starbucks UK to start paying taxes

June 24, 2013

The days of Starbucks UK avoiding £20 million in corporation taxes over the past two years are gone, according to the Daily Mirror. Under pressure from…

Bakery chains ruling fast casual industry

June 24, 2013

Despite a surge from Mexican concepts last year, bakery cafés are still the sales leader of the fast casual restaurant segment, according to Technomic.

'Here Be Dragons'

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

During the Age of Exploration, brave people climbed aboard wooden ships to set sail for faraway lands.

NPD: Customers want fresh ingredients, choice

June 24, 2013

Consumers want fresh ingredients and choice when they visit restaurants, according to market research by The NPD Group, a global information company. Although…

Chicken Salad Chick adds 3 to corporate team to fuel growth

June 24, 2013

Chicken Salad Chick has expanded its corporate staff with the addition of Jim Thompson, VP of operations, Jessica Claussen, corporate trainer and Mimi Martin…

Fatburger food trucks to drive growth of frozen patties

June 24, 2013

Fatburger is launching its Fatburger Across America national tour to share its burgers with burger lovers across the country. Throughout June and July…

5 things mobile payments vendors don't want you to ask

The man behind the Starbucks mobile payments implementation tells restaurant owners what they need to ask their mobile payments vendors.

National Restaurant Association to host inaugural Innovation Summit

June 21, 2013

The National Restaurant Association will host the inaugural Restaurant Innovation Summit this fall as a way to offer restaurant operators ideas to better…

Survey: Treating employees well outweighs philanthropy, sustainability efforts

June 21, 2013

According to Restaurant DemandTracker, a recent survey of restaurant customers in the U.S., treating employees well is more important than giving back to the…

Frozen desserts: What fast casuals can learn from QSRs

To win the ice cream fans over, find a niche that your competitors can't.

Zoës Kitchen: Will run for food

June 21, 2013

There are plenty of energy bars, shakes and supplements on the market today but not a lot of choices at fast food restaurants. Zoës Kitchen hopes to fix that…

Starbucks jumps ahead of menu labeling mandate

June 21, 2013

Instead of waiting for the new menu-labeling law to officially take effect, Starbucks Coffee Company this week announced that starting June 25, it will feature…

Chipotle reports use of GMOs

June 20, 2013

Although Chipotle is known for its local, sustainable ingredients, the chain is gaining a lot of attention this week for being transparent when it comes to…

The importance of traceability: “Fish fraud” sparks food-labeling controversy

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Seafood fraud not only affects consumers' wallets, it also has the potential to take advantage of and even damage the reputation of honest vendors and…

Chain restaurant group asks for repeal of Renewable Fuel Standard

June 20, 2013

The National Council of Chain Restaurants (NCCR) today launched "Feed Food Fairness: Take RFS Off the Menu," a new grassroots campaign focused on repealing the…

Restaurant chains capitalize on increase in SBA lending

June 20, 2013

A new report released at the start of the International Franchise Expo in New York City shows that U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lending to…