It's your call: Who will win FastCasual's 2019 Excellence in Food Safety award?

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

FastCasual has partnered with Steritech to honor one fast casual brand for Excellence in Food Safety, but it's up to FastCasual's readers to come up with the…

Webinar: 5 reasons to move to cloud-based scheduling and time, attendance

February 8, 2019

When you're responsible for staffing a busy restaurant with an hourly workforce, scheduling is only half the battle. As the labor pool gets smaller and the…

Starbucks chief: Luckin won't beat us in China

February 8, 2019

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson doesn't expect competitor Luckin to beat the world's largest coffee brand in China by year's end, despite Luckin's claim it will…

Coolgreens VP talks about brand's growth beyond its Central US borders in 2019

Oklahoma-based Coolgreen's occupies the "hot seat" as today's featured interview subject, via its VP of Operations Todd Madlener, while Networld Media Group VP…

Food sensor company maps world's peanut, gluten-free restaurant dishes

February 8, 2019

Food sensor company, Nima, has launched an online tool that lists gluten-free and peanut-free dishes at chain restaurants. The tool springs from a large…

Mutts Canine Cantina signs first multi-unit deal for Austin

February 7, 2019

Mutts Canine Cantina has signed a multi-unit franchise deal to open three Austin locations in the next three years.

Cinnaholic eyes new markets, aims to double footprint

February 7, 2019

This year will be a busy one for Cinnaholic as the brand aims to continue its growth and expansion pace of 2018.

Jimmy John's CEO refuses to partner with UberEats, DoorDash, Grubhub

February 7, 2019

Jimmy John's CEO James North has officially taken an anti-third-party delivery stance, telling FastCasual in an email Thursday that it would never authorize…

How BMO delivers on the details of digital banking

As director of technology at BMO, Kader Sakkaria asks himself two questions almost daily: "How do we create a better customer experience?"; and "How do we…

Procurant intros blockchain platform for fresh food supply chain

February 7, 2019

Procurant, a software solutions provider for the food industry, has introduced Procurant One, a cloud-based platform that uses blockchain, IoT and mobile…

Ono Hawaiian BBQ opens second store in Alhambra

February 7, 2019

Ono Hawaiian BBQ has opened its second Alhambra, California, location, in the Fremont Plaza, marking the brand's 79th location.

B.Good seeking franchisees to expand US footprint

February 7, 2019

Boston-based B.Good has launched a franchising growth strategy in hopes of increasing its footprint via new and established markets across the United States.

Is your restaurant down with the Top 5 social media trends of 2019?

SOCi CMO Monica Ho uncovers five ways restaurants can up their social games.

Chipotle's digital sales climb 66 percent

February 7, 2019

Chipotle Mexican Grill reported late Wednesday afternoon that its efforts in digitizing its restaurant experience is paying off as revenue increased 10.…

Jamba Juice enters deal with Paytronix to launch digital rewards platform

February 6, 2019

Paytronix Systems Inc. announced an agreement with Jamba Juice to deploy its digital rewards platform and migrate more than 19 million gift and stored value…

Chicken Salad Chick opens 12th Tennessee unit

February 6, 2019

Chicken Salad Chick is expanding in Tennessee with a location in Germantown, marking the brand's 12th location in the state. The company-owned restaurant…

Schlotzsky's signs 10-unit deal with Dairy Queen franchisees

February 6, 2019

Schlotzsky's Austin Eatery, a unit of Focus Brands, has signed a deal with Dairy Queen franchisees to open up to 10 units in rural areas across Arkansas, Texas…

3 restaurant tech trends that can help get the 'whole house' in order

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Whether it's in the front-of-house. the back-of-house or outside the house, restaurants should rely on technology this year to create agility, increase digital…

'Will run for free burritos'

February 6, 2019

The Virgin Sport & Chipotle Run Club is launching Wednesday in London, giving runners access to a free weekly  8-10 kilometer training run club, according…

Sweetberry CEO predicts 300% growth in sales

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Predicting a 300 percent sales increase for a 1-year-old brand is a pretty gutsy statement for any new business, but Sweetberry Bowls CEO Desi Saran is…