Case Study: Table Tracker Enhances the Guest Experience at Mia’s

Table Tracker is a table locating system that helps restaurants delivers food faster and enhance the guest experience. See how Table Tracker helped owner and…

Future of Payments: ATM & Mobile Executive Summit 2013

An intriguing dynamic is playing out in the payments landscape: The demand for both cash and mobile financial services is increasing concurrently. Mobile…

First Pie Five Pizza Co. franchise location to open this month

April 1, 2013

Pie Five Pizza Co. today announced its first franchised location is scheduled to open this month in Holladay, Utah, near Salt Lake City. It will be operated by…

Boston Market making barbecue its business

April 1, 2013

After two years of research and tests, Boston Market is adding St. Louis Style Ribs to its menu. The move makes Boston Market the first national fast casual…

Cintas' Battle of the Bowls restroom competition is back

April 1, 2013

Cintas Corporation is now accepting nominations for its annual America’s Best Restroom Contest, where the “Top 10 places to go—when you’ve got to go” are…

Why mid-size and emerging chains should consider group purchasing to cut costs

Being a member of a GMO can help restaurants remain profitable in the face of surging commodity costs.

Ice cream shop plans to be 'franchising fantasyland'

Sloan's Ice Cream is planning to open 200 U.S. locations.

The Habit expanding Utah presence

March 29, 2013

The Habit Burger Grill is opening its second Utah location this year on April 11 at Station Park in Farmington. The location, at 260 North Union Avenue, is in…

Pret A Manger an Operator Innovations Awards finalist

March 29, 2013

Pret a Manger's sustainability program has earned the fast casual brand a spot as a finalist for the National Restaurant Association's Operator Innovations…

Mean Green Cleaner gets 'meaner'

March 29, 2013

Mean Green Industrial Strength Cleaner & Degreaser has doubled the amount of Chelating Agent in its formula, a blend of biodegradable detergents, just time…

Action Systems adds iPad to POS software portfolio

March 29, 2013

Action Systems Inc., makers of the Restaurant Manager Point-of-Sale System and mobile POS solutions for restaurants, has added v18 software capabilities for…

NRA: RPI falls below 100, but operators 'remain optimistic about sales growth'

March 29, 2013

Due in large part to softer same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) slipped…

Ice cream shop or 'frachising fantasy?'

It may not be Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, but with its pink walls, "magical" glass bathroom doors and toy-lined walls, Sloan's Ice Cream may be the…

Greco resigns as Sbarro CEO; replaced by former Wendy's president

March 28, 2013

Sbarro announced today that current Board Chairman J. David Karam has assumed the additional duties of CEO. He replaces Jim Greco, who resigned from the…

Majority Whip among NRA's Public Affairs Conference speakers

March 28, 2013

The National Restaurant Association's 27th Annual Public Affairs Conference, in Washington, D.C., April 17-18, will feature Congressman Kevin McCarthy…

MOOYAH fans to create new burger

March 28, 2013

MOOYAH is calling on its guests and social media fans to create the brand's next featured burger. Through April 17, fans may visit the Facebook page and create…

The Big Salad to franchise globally

March 28, 2013

The Big Salad, a five-unit chain based out of Detroit, has signed an agreement with Beautiful Brands International to market and franchise its concept on a…

D.C.-area la Madeleines intro dinner menu

March 28, 2013

La Madeleine Country French Café has released a French-inspired dinner menu unique to the Washington, D.C. area. The menu is available in all eight D.C. cafés…

Why restaurants must unite IT, Marketing departments to win customers

Close-knit teaming at all levels is paramount for digital excellence and a healthy return on those technology investments.

Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders Opens First Express Concept

Chicken Tenders Restaurant Chain Opens First Franchise Location on the University of Central Florida Campus