Dave's Hot Chicken hitting up Colorado, Oregon

April 30, 2021

Los Angeles-based Dave's Hot Chicken is entering two new markets, opening Friday at 99 S. Broadway in Denver, Colorado, and Saturday in Tualatin, Oregon, at…

Freebirds offering freebies to nurses, teachers

April 30, 2021

Texas-based Freebirds World Burrito is donating over 1,000 meals to schools and medical centers in Texas in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week and National…

Schlotzsky's, Terry Bradshaw promoting jaw-releasing exercises

April 30, 2021

The last 12 months have made everyone clench — literally. With COVID-19 increasing jaw pain by 12%1, people's mouths are tight and molars are ground to stubs.

Plant-based concept founder hopes to be 'the next McDonald's'

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Steele Smiley has created a plant-based concept — Stalk & Spade— in Wayzata, Minnesota.

Sesame gets a seat at the food allergy table

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Restaurants must call attention to menu items containing sesame.

Compass Group acquires food delivery platform Eat Club

April 29, 2021

Compass Group North America, which owns Canteen, has acquired Eat Club, a Redwood City, California-based food delivery platform, according to a Crunchbase News…

Muscle Maker Grill accepting Bitcoin

April 29, 2021

New Jersey-based Muscle Maker Inc., the parent company of Muscle Maker Grill, Healthy Joe's, MMG Burger Bar and Superfit Foods, is accepting bitcoin as an…

Shake Shack providing more opportunities for women, people of color

April 29, 2021

Women now make up 53% of Shake Shack's overall workforce, and people of color make up 76%, according to the New York-based chain, which Thursday unveiled its…

Musician Jason Mraz joins Chipotle's sustainable farming efforts

April 29, 2021

In an effort to support projects building sustainable, equitable and efficient food systems, Chipotle Mexican Grill has launched its third accelerator program…

SSS up 7% at Clean Juice

April 29, 2021

Clean Juice, a USDA-certified organic juice bar franchise founded in 2014 in Charlotte, reported this week that sales were up for the first quarter of 2021.

BurgerFi CEO: '2020 was a transformative year'

April 29, 2021

Although BurgerFi reported that Q4 sales decreased 7%, total revenue was up 12% and delivery and digital sales rose by more than 80% over the period ending…

SpotOn partners with US Small Business Administration to streamline restaurant fund application

April 29, 2021

SpotOn, a restaurant management systems provider, is partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration to assist restaurants in gaining funds from the…

How 1 casual dining chain is competing with fast casuals

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

After testing its new chicken brand at a Cincinnati festival,  Buffalo Wings & Rings is rolling out the concept via ghost kitchens.

Saladworks posts double-digit openings in Q1

April 29, 2021

Pennsylvania-based Saladworks — owned by WOWorks — along wtih Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, The Simple Greek and Frutta Bowls, expanded its reach in the first…

Chipotle pushes back against 'unfair workforce' accusations

April 29, 2021

The lawsuit that New York City filed this week against Chipotle is a "dramatic overreach," according to Laurie Schalow, Chipotle chief corporate affairs…

Burroughs Company Overview

As the largest independent service and integration provider for payment and transaction automation technologies in North America, Burroughs is your end-to-end…

Wing Zone joins the Chicken Sandwich Wars

April 28, 2021

A new contender just joined the so-called Chicken Sandwich Wars: Wing Zone's Colossal Chicken Sandwich is entering the fray and doesn't care if it ruffles a…

Dog Haus entering Oakland with ghost kitchen

April 28, 2021

In East Bay, California, the "dog days" of summer are coming Monday when Dog Haus makes its Oakland debut at the local CloudKitchens facility, at 2353 E. 12th…

How QSR and Fast Casual Restaurants Can Prep for the Off-Premise Evolution

There are many opportunistic windows that opened during the pandemic that restaurants are not dismissing as a phase. One of those windows was off-premise…

Wingstop flying high after beating Q1 expectations

April 28, 2021

Led by a 64% increase in digital orders, Dallas-based Wingstop Inc. reported Wednesday that Q1 system-wide sales were up 30% and that total revenue increased…