Fast casuals should do what they do best to conquer the dessert market — customize.
read nowDecember 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…
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A Barberitos location in Watkinsville, Ga., is offering a free meal on Jan. 2 to any Oconee County teacher with an ID badge.
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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…
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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…
read nowDecember 27, 2012
No. 9: Stacey KaneVice president of marketing,California Tortilla
read nowby Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Finding high-quality real estate is key to the chain's expansion goals.
read nowby 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.
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Starbucks' customers in the Washington, D.C., market will notice a new message written on their coffee cups for the next couple of days.
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The Values Institute at DGWB, a social science research group, has released its second annual forecast of health-related trends that consumers are expected…
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Panera Bread has been ordered by a federal judge to pay employees who were denied promotions because they were "fat, black and/or ugly."
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Bruegger's Bagels has announced plans for aggressive expansion in Nashville, Tenn.; Tallahassee, Fla.; and Huntsville, Ala.
read nowDecember 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…
read nowRestaurant marketers are tasked with finding brand ambassadors or content co-creators to help build a brand's buzz both online and offline.
read nowDecember 24, 2012
No. 7: Kevin MilesPresident and COO, Zoe's Kitchen
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No. 6 Louis BasileFounder of Wildflower Bread Company
read nowby 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…
read nowDecember 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…
read nowDecember 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.
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