Blaze Pizza promotes Ed Yancey to chief development officer

June 6, 2022

Blaze Pizza has promoted Ed Yancey to chief development officer. Yancey previously served as vice president of franchise development, according to a company…

Singapore students create machine for renting reusable food containers

June 6, 2022

A group of Singapore students have developed a vending machine to allow people to rent food containers and other reusable items during the recent…

Skykit Designated Charter Member of Sony Electronics’ Professional AV Alliance Partner Network

Skykit Provides Increased Power and Flexibility to Sony’s Professional Display Solutions

8 loyalty program mistakes restaurants make

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Loyalty programs can be a tricky business. Avoid these common mistakes when crafting and deploying your customer rewards program.

Beatnic celebrating Pride Month with Big Gay Ice Cream

June 3, 2022

In celebration of Pride Month, Beatnic (formerly by CHLOE) has partnered with NYC-based Big Gay Ice Cream to help develop the shop's first vegan collection…

Chipotle goes BOGO for basketball championship

June 3, 2022

Chipotle Mexican Grill is launching its own game play in celebrating the 2022 Men's Professional Basketball Championship Series.

WaBa Grill entering Nevada

June 2, 2022

WaBa Grill, a healthy rice bowl chain, is opening restaurants in Nevada thanks to an eight-store deal for various cities throughout Clark County within the…

Chipotle accepting crypto

June 2, 2022

Chipotle is accepting digital currency payments through Flexa, allowing customers to spend their bitcoin and other digital currencies from any Flexa-enabled…

Implementing Restaurant Ecommerce: Advice for Successful Software Deployments from around the Globe

Join Intel, MENU and Vapiano for an overview on how to implement software and get deployments advice that you can use.

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The Habit Burger Grill opening in San Diego

June 2, 2022

The Habit Burger Grill, a California-based fast casual brand, opened this week in Pacific Beach at 980 Grand Ave., in San Diego.

Moderate coffee drinking linked to longer life

June 2, 2022

Consuming a few cups of daily coffee has been linked to a lower death risk, according to new research.

Restaurant technology takes center stage at Elevate Awards

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

ICXA honored Elevate Award winners at the 2022 Interactive Customer Experience Summit in Columbus, Ohio.

Lavu teams with Verifone to offer mobile, cryptocurrency payments at restaurants

June 1, 2022

Lavu, a restaurant software and payments solutions provider, has partnered with Verifone, a fintech, to integrate Lavu's all-in-one restaurant software suite…

Dickey's expands retail line

June 1, 2022

Dickey's Barbecue Pit's Beef Brisket Rub & Rib Rubs are now available at 134 Giant Carlisle locations, joining the Texas-based brand's retail line…

Clever Ramen opens in Scottsdale

May 31, 2022

Scottsdale, Arizona, is now home to a fast casual concept serving ramen, thanks to a concept created by Aline Architecture Concepts and Born and Raised…

Scooter's names former RBI exec as CDO

May 31, 2022

Patrick Coelho, a former executive for Restaurant Brands International, has joined Scooter's Coffee as CDO to help accelerate brand growth and support…

3 ways restaurants can prevent guests from reaching 'tipping point'

by Matt Lukosavich — Strategy Director, Vericast

With annual menu price inflation at its highest since 1982, Matt Lukosavich, strategy director of Vericast, reveals how restaurants can rely on smart targeting…

Mici Italian to open 1st Texas location

May 31, 2022

Mici Italian will open its first Texas store, in Frisco, in early July. The unit is owned and operated by franchisee Carlos Smith, who has plans to develop…

Meal prices on the rise, customers tipping more

May 31, 2022

Despite inflation increasing the price of orders, Americans are tipping more and the average price of an order increased by 7%.

Wingstop wins Excellence in Food Safety Award

Wingstop Chief People Officer Donnie Upshaw accepted the 2022 Excellence in Food Safety award on behalf of Wingstop at the 2022 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers …