Consumers spending $181 billion on beverages

September 13, 2017

Restaurants hoping to increase check spend should pour some energy into their beverage offerings, according to Technomic’s 2017 Away-From-Home Beverage Study.

Mamoun's Falafel prepping Dallas debut

September 13, 2017

New York City's oldest falafel restaurant, Mamoun's Falafel, will open its first Texas location in Dallas come this fall.

Juice It Up! to open two California locations under veteran franchise agreement

September 13, 2017

Juice It Up!, a raw juice bar and hand-crafted smoothie chain, will open two additional locations in the Inland Empire under a franchise agreement with Marine…

Whataburger launches unique Snapchat charity-focused contest

September 12, 2017

Whataburger fans can hit Snapchat for a chance to win 1,000 Taquitos, $1,000 for the charity of their choice as well the opportunity to "take over" the brand's…

Schlotzsky's marks 6-year anniversary of supporting Type 1 diabetes research

September 12, 2017

Schlotzsky's is nearing its $1 million donation mark for juvenile diabetes research and now plans to run a "Give $1, Get $1" promotion to push things over the…

McAlister's, Moe's, Schlotzsky's VP: 'How fast casuals can win in college markets'

he college market demographic is a prime testing ground to perfect what consumers need and want

Tropical Smoothie shows lots of love to City of Brotherly Love

September 11, 2017

Pennsylvania's renowned "City of Brotherly Love" is getting a whole bunch of the sweet stuff from the Tropical Smoothie Cafe brand, which today announced an…

Independent fast casual wades into self-serve kiosks, Part 1

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The kiosks have been an efficient way for customers to access the menu and nutrition information, in addition to other benefits for Flatbread Grill. There have…

3 tips for serving millennial consumers

by Niall Keane — CEO of SynergySuite, SynergySuite

Millennials recently became the largest generation in the workforce with over 53 million workers, ushering society into an unprecedented future.

First Gyroville outside the Sunshine State a huge hit

September 11, 2017

Gyroville's first restaurant location outside its southeast Florida home took the chain to Topeka, Kansas late last month where the brand opened a site on…

Golub Capital supports Café Rio Mexican Grill acquisition

September 11, 2017

Café Rio Mexican Grill is being acquired by Freeman Spogli & Co., according to a news release. This moves comes after Golub Capital announced it is…

Toast, Olo bring combined service to restaurants

September 8, 2017

Toast and Olo have joined forces to offer a restaurant solution that promises to optimize not only the efficiency of ordering, payment and delivery, but…

Ono Hawaiian says 'aloha' to Hemet, California

September 8, 2017

Ono Hawaiian BBQ continues its Southern California expansion with an opening in the city of Hemet. The chain's 65th location, which opens Friday at 2461 West…

NCR, Ecwid partner to drive a better omnichannel experience

September 8, 2017

NCR and Ecwid, a cloud-based ecommerce platform, are teaming up to provide an improved omnichannel order experience via the NCR Silver point-of-sale solution.

New York Shake Shackers in for a 'reel' treat

September 8, 2017

Shake Shack customers in New York can order grilled eel burgers this weekend at the Madison Park location, thanks to Michelin-starred British chef Fergus…

Fatburger parent company acquiring Ponderosa

September 8, 2017

It's been a busy summer for Fat Brands Inc., the parent company of Fatburger, Buffalo's Cafe and Buffalo's Express. It not only filed for an initial public…

Firebird goes digital to manage operations

September 8, 2017

Firebird Restaurant Group has implemented MeazureUp technology across its brands in hopes of better managing existing and future locations. The Texas company…

Newk's to raise $100K toward diagnosis, treatment of ovarian cancer

September 8, 2017

Newk's Eatery is calling on partners and patrons across its 115 restaurants to "Join the Fight" against ovarian cancer. September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness…

Zoup taking on Pennsylvania city of Washington

September 8, 2017

Zoup is preparing to open the doors to its first location in the city of Washington in Pennsylvania. The unit, at 181 Old Mill Blvd., in the Old Mill Shopping…

Tropical Smoothie Cafe looking for Minneapolis franchisees

September 8, 2017

Tropical Smoothie Cafe has aggressive franchise plans for Minneapolis. To kick off the brand's expansion efforts, CEO Mike Rotondo will host a Meet the CEO…