Captain D's signs 4-unit Texas deal

March 29, 2018

Captain D's has signed two franchise development agreements for four stores in Texas, a news release said.

FoodLogiQ secures $19.5M in financing

March 29, 2018

FoodLogiQ, an SaaS provider of solutions for food safety and supply chain transparency solutions, has raised $19.5 million in financing to accelerate its…

Tropical Smoothie Cafe secures up to $20M to help fuel franchise growth

March 29, 2018

Tropical Smoothie Cafe is working with ApplePie Capital to offer new and existing franchisees access to up to $20 million in debt capital to drive continued…

Rush Bowls opening world headquarters in Gunbarrel, Colorado

March 29, 2018

Rush Bowls, a fast casual concept that serves meals in bowls crafted from fruits and vegetables, granola and honey and blended with protein, vitamins and other…

Don't add delivery until you ask these 5 questions

While delivery is becoming a must-have for restaurants, there are five things operators should ask themselves before rolling out a new delivery program.

Squisito Pizza & Pasta opens 6th Maryland unit

March 28, 2018

Squisito Pizza & Pasta has opened another Maryland location, this one in Ellicott City as a corporate store owned and operated by Michele and Gennaro…

The Pie Hole names CEO

March 28, 2018

The Pie Hole, a  Los Angeles-based pie and coffee shop, has brought on restaurant industry veteran Edie Ames as its CEO. Ames joins The Pie Hole's team of…

FAT Brands CEO: 'We are poised for growth'

March 28, 2018

FAT Brands Inc., parent company of Fatburger, and Buffalo's Express, said Tuesday that despite reporting a net loss of $613,000, or $0.07 per share in 2017, it…

Lemonade unveils cold-pressed lemonade-infused drinks

March 28, 2018

Lemonade Restaurant Group has created cold-pressed lemonade-infused drinks. Available at all locations across California, options include Skinny Lemonade T's…

Rapid Fired April LTO a trifecta of American flavor favs

March 27, 2018

Rapid Fired Pizza has managed to unite the three American food obsessions of bacon, macaroni and cheese and pizza into one concoction for its April LTO. The…

Corner Bakery taps SpenDifference to help manage supply chain

March 27, 2018

Corner Bakery Cafe has partnered with SpenDifference to help manage its supply chain, according to a company press release.  The SpenDifference model allows…

Jersey Mike's adds to franchise sales team

March 27, 2018

Jersey Mike's Subs has added two members to its franchise sales team — Stephen Sweetman as senior director of franchise sales and Corby Cronin as director of…

Melt Shop, Asian Box, Anthony's Pizza execs pull back the curtain on transparency trend

During a session at last year's Fast Casual Executive Summit, several execs spoke about what's driving the trend of increased transparency and how…

Penn Station East Coast Subs adds online ordering to mobile app, website

March 26, 2018

Penn Station East Coast Subs has added online ordering to its app, mobile website and desktop website. "For Penn Station, the addition of ordering…

Dat Dog set for Baton Rouge expansion

March 26, 2018

Dat Dog, a New Orleans-based franchise chain that specializes in gourmet hot dogs, has signed a lease for the first of three locations in Baton…

Starbird hatches 4th unit

March 26, 2018

Starbird opened its fourth location today in Foster City, California, at 1141 Triton Dr. To celebrate, the company will donate 20 percent of opening-day sales…

Summit to probe trends driving 64 percent sales slump at top UK restaurants

Successful restaurant execs from around the world will discuss how to thrive in such an unsteady climate during the second annual Restaurant Franchising and…

Saladworks partners with dietitian to develop flexitarian menu items

March 26, 2018

Saladworks has teamed up with Philadelphia-based registered dietician Katie Cavuto to put a flexitarian spin on its menu as more people on the East Coast are…

Modern Market opening 3rd Arizona unit

March 23, 2018

Modern Market is opening its third Arizona unit Monday at 16203 N. Scottsdale Road. To celebrate the opening, the restaurant is giving 10 free meals each to…

Starbucks challenges other companies to close gender pay gap

March 23, 2018

Starbucks has reached 100 percent pay equity for partners of all genders and races performing similar work across the U.S and is now on a mission to help other…