Revel teams with Delphi Display Systems on restaurant drive-thru

February 4, 2021

Revel Systems, a cloud-based point-of-sale and business management platform, is teaming up with Delphi Display Systems, a provider of consumer engagement and…

Ordrslip, DoorDash offering restaurants on-demand delivery

February 4, 2021

Ordrslip, a SaaS provider that allows restaurants to operate custom mobile apps, is partnering with DoorDash Drive, DoorDash's white label fulfillment…

El Pollo Loco debuting smaller prototypes, seeking franchisees

February 3, 2021

El Pollo Loco Inc. is gearing up for aggressive expansion in 2021, driven by two new restaurant designs, Chief Development Officer Brian Carmichall said in a…

Independent Restaurants Running on Toast’s All-in-One Platform Outperform Peers by up to 30% During Pandemic

Investments in digital ordering and contactless payments technology allowed Toast to significantly grow their customer community and increase recurring revenue…

I Heart Mac & Cheese signs Phoenix deal

February 3, 2021

Flordia-based I Heart Mac & Cheese and More is adding two locations to the Phoenix area. "We're always thrilled to be expanding into new markets," CEO…

Qdoba opens 400th franchised unit

February 3, 2021

Qdoba, which has nearly 750 locations, opened its 400th franchise last month revealing an updated design with a drive-thru. Located in Brighton, Michigan, a…

Consolidated Concepts debuts 3 virtual brands

February 3, 2021

Dallas-based Consolidated Restaurant Operations, which owns 63 restaurants in the United States and United Arab Emirates, has opened three virtual kitchens…

Chipotle CEO reveals 5 strategies to combat Q4 earnings miss

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Growth in digital sales was the highlight of the quarter, growing 177.2% and accounting for 49% of sales.

Chicken Salad Chick 2020 sales up 17.1% over 2019

February 2, 2021

Chicken Salad Chick opened 37 stores in key markets in 2020, resulting in a 22% year-over-year unit count increase. The additional locations include stores in…

Clean Juice thrives in sales, growth and guest experience

February 2, 2021

Clean Juice, a USDA-certified organic juice bar franchise released its 2020 fourth quarter financial report indicating that the franchise's key performance…

COVID-19 hammers Sysco’s 2021 Q2 sales and earnings

February 2, 2021

Sysco Corp.'s sales fell 23.1% from $23.3 billion in last year's second quarter to $11.6 billion for the 2021 second quarter ending Dec. 26, 2020, according to…

Everytable gets $1M grant, collaborates on new dish offering

February 2, 2021

Everytable has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Kroger Co. Foundation's Racial Equity Fund Built Together challenge.

Mozzarella sticks surpassing wings as top Super Bowl food?

February 2, 2021

Americans may be planning to eat more than 1.4 billion chicken wings during Super Bowl Sunday, but they may not be the most popular gameday food this year…

Green Market Cafe opening Seminole unit

February 2, 2021

Tampa-based Green Market Cafe will open its first Seminole, Florida, location next month with franchisees Naren and Nilia Patel of Clearwater.

Huey Magoo's on a southern roll

February 2, 2021

Huey Magoo's is entering Alabama as well as a few counties in Florida and Georgia, thanks to deals with franchisees Scott Pratt and Doug Harris, who will open…

Fazoli’s signs franchisees in Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia

February 1, 2021

Fazoli's has signed three franchisees to add seven locations to its pipeline throughout the Florida Panhandle, Virginia and Pennsylvania, according to a press…

American Express, Resy want Americans to Order In, Help Out

February 1, 2021

American Express and Resy have launched a Order In, Help Out campaign to rally consumers, and the restaurant industry, to support U.S independent restaurants…

Free regularly updated 'cheat sheet' on state COVID-19 dining restrictions

February 1, 2021

For restaurant systems with locations in more than one governing jurisdiction, the pandemic has provided a real logistics nightmare in having to keep track of…

GoTab redesigns online menu, updates referral program

February 1, 2021

Restaurant commerce platform GoTab has unveiled enhanced contactless online menu features and special offers to help operators update and display menus for…

Deadline extended for FastCasual Top 100 nominations

February 1, 2021

Fast Casual brands hoping to be considered for the 2021 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers have a few more days to nominate themselves. Nominations are…