Smoothie King, Marco's franchisee adds Salata to portfolio

June 27, 2023

Houston-based Salata is closing in on 100 locations via a three-unit agreement with Phillip Jones, who also owns multiple Smoothie King and Marco's Pizza…

Curry Up Now opening in North Carolina

June 27, 2023

Curry Up Now is opening locations in Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Set to open this summer, the Durham restaurant is at 3105 Shannon Road, while the…

The Habit Burger landing in China airport

June 27, 2023

California-based The Habit Burger Grill is opening Sunday in Chongqing, the fourth-largest city in China, at Terminal 3 in the Chongqing Jiangbei International…

Diversified Foodservice Supply announces key leadership appointments for David Bement and two new roles

Diversified Foodservice Supply announces key leadership appointments for David Bement, Heather Bergt, and Patrick Broback

SynergySuite Launches Leading Restaurant Operations, Food Safety Tools

SynergySuite, a leading restaurant back-of-house software provider, has released a complete redesign of their operations and food safety modules. This launch…

Chatmeter reimagines Surveys to better integrate structured and unstructured Data

Chatmeter, a leader in brand intelligence and reputation management, announced the launch of Surveys, its advanced survey creator, further solidifying its…

MOD Pizza, Dole partner for National Pineapple Day

June 26, 2023

MOD Pizza and Dole Packaged Foods are teaming up for National Pineapple Day on June 27. On that day, all MOD-sized pizzas with pineapple as a topping is $5…

Kiosks, AI keeping wait times down at Scooter's drive-thrus

Nathan Lester, senior director of Drive-Thru Innovation at Scooter's Coffee, reveals how technology helps the chain with its "scoot on through" customer…

Franchisee opens 100th Tropical Smoothie

June 23, 2023

Tropical Smoothie Cafe franchisee DYNE Hospitality Group opened its 100th location this week. The store is located at 322 Broadway St., in Little Rock.

Bite Ninja launches remote staffing system

June 23, 2023

Bite Ninja has created a patent-pending queuing system — NinjaQ — that allows restaurants to deploy workers remotely across multiple locations.

Firehouse Subs kicks off global expansion in Switzerland

June 23, 2023

Firehouse Subs opened its first restaurant in Switzerland, and first outside of North America, Friday and has signed a development agreement to launch in…

Hart House schools LA

June 23, 2023

Hart House, a plant-based fast casual brand founded by actor, entrepreneur and comedian Kevin Hart, opened this week across from the University of Southern…

What Are Connected Workstations & Why Are They Beneficial?

Discover the benefits of connected workstations for businesses. Learn how they can increase productivity, streamline workflows, save costs, and enhance…

Intel, Vericast partner on digital in-store retail media network

June 22, 2023

Vericast and Intel have created a programmatically enabled digital in-store retail media network to deliver contextually relevant advertising and product…

Paris Baguette teams up with 'Queen of Cakes' on LTOs

June 22, 2023

Paris Baguette and Lavazza, an Italian coffee company, have partnered with Yolanda Gampp, the "Queen of Cakes," judge on FOX's "Crime Scene Kitchen" and…

Island Fin Poke dives into Miami Lakes

June 22, 2023

Florida-based Island Fin Poke Co. is launching its 27th location this week when it opens at 15468 NW 77th Court in the Royal Oaks Plaza in Miami Lakes, Florida.

Fatburger expanding in Florida

June 22, 2023

Fatburger, owned by FAT Brands Inc., the parent company of 17 restaurant concepts, is opening in the Tampa, Florida area. Located in Riverview, at 9950 Upper…

Diners craving value as restaurant industry rebounds

June 22, 2023

As restaurant dining returns to pre-pandemic levels, diners are craving value, willing to pay for convenience and want quality when ordering takeout.

Blaze Pizza adds 2 to executive team

June 22, 2023

Blaze Pizza has announced two additions to its leadership team. Kevin Moran has taken the position of chief development officer, while Johnny Tellez joins the…

Over half of Americans have negative view of tipping

June 22, 2023

A good number of Americans, 66%, have a negative view of tipping, and nearly one in three think the tipping culture is out of control.