Dessert destinations: An opportunity for fast casual or only QSRs?

Fast casuals should do what they do best to conquer the dessert market — customize.

Yogurtland adds Greek yogurt to menu

December 28, 2012

Yogurtland is ringing in the New Year with new flavors, including the brand's first Greek yogurt flavor — raspberry banana. Also new to the menu is guava…

Barberitos treating teachers to free meal

December 28, 2012

A Barberitos location in Watkinsville, Ga., is offering a free meal on Jan. 2 to any Oconee County teacher with an ID badge.

Fuzzy's Taco Shop teams up with children's charity

December 28, 2012

Dallas-Fort Worth-area corporate- and franchisee-owned Fuzzy's Taco Shop locations have teamed up with A Wish With Wings to help grant wishes for Texas…

Report: Consumers likely to share complaints about restaurant cleanliness

December 28, 2012

SCA's third annual 2012 Tork Report reveals that 92 percent of U.S. consumers said they will complain about an unfavorable dining-out experience. Of those…

Top 100: People - Howard Schultz

December 27, 2012

No. 8: Howard SchultzCEO, Starbucks

Top 100: People - Stacey Kane

December 27, 2012

No. 9: Stacey KaneVice president of marketing,California Tortilla

Founder of Pancheros talks business

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Finding high-quality real estate is key to the chain's expansion goals.

What is the role of fanatical, cult-like menu items in QSR segment?

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Cult-like food products drive brand value as the enormous consumer base recognizes and assigns value to the new product developed by a particular company.

Starbucks urges Washington to 'come together' on fiscal cliff deal

December 27, 2012

Starbucks' customers in the Washington, D.C., market will notice a new message written on their coffee cups for the next couple of days.

Research group lists mini meals as a top 2013 trend

December 27, 2012

The Values Institute at DGWB, a social science research group, has released its second annual forecast of health-related trends that consumers are expected…

Panera pays up for denying promotions to black employees

December 27, 2012

Panera Bread has been ordered by a federal judge to pay employees who were denied promotions because they were "fat, black and/or ugly."

Bruegger's Bagels focused on three markets for growth

December 27, 2012

Bruegger's Bagels has announced plans for aggressive expansion in Nashville, Tenn.; Tallahassee, Fla.; and Huntsville, Ala.

Seafood concept operator plans 'dozens' of NY locations

December 26, 2012

A limited-service seafood concept called Boneheads is planning to open "dozens" of units in the New York market. According to the New York Daily News, the…

2013's restaurant marketing trends: 'Partly cloudy with a chance of rain'

Restaurant marketers are tasked with finding brand ambassadors or content co-creators to help build a brand's buzz both online and offline.

Top 100: People - Kevin Miles

December 24, 2012

No. 7: Kevin MilesPresident and COO, Zoe's Kitchen

Top 100: People - Louis Basile

December 24, 2012

No. 6 Louis BasileFounder of Wildflower Bread Company

New book describes hardships of running a Western concept in China

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Former master franchisee of Auntie Anne's Pretzels writes about the obstacles he faced that "will make anyone in business laugh, cringe and think twice about…

Breadcrumb's app update will speed business operations

December 23, 2012

Breadcrumb has unveiled an upgrade to its iPad POS for restaurants, bars and cafes. Breadcrumb 1.2 makes daily operation faster and easier for servers…

Capriotti's ready for some Patriots football

December 21, 2012

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop opens this Sunday at Patriot Place, just in time for the holidays and the New England Patriots' last regular season game.