Three ways to get maximum power out of direct mail

by Mike Tinz — Vice President of Franchise Sales, Money Mailer

Tech may be all the talk, but one of the lowest tech approaches to promoting your brand, direct mail, is still not only effective but competitive with most…

Top seven steps to supply chain heaven outlined at summit

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Figuring out supply chain problems has a new urgency and importance today that might not have existed just three years ago. Here from the Fast Casual Summit…

Buffalo Wild Wings names new CIO

November 16, 2016

Buffalo Wild Wings has named Santiago Abraham its new chief information officer, effective Dec. 5. He will oversee the brand's technology strategy, policies…

Blaze and Sodexo partner to bring brand to college campuses

November 15, 2016

The huge French food services and facilities management company, Sodexo, today announced its partnering with Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza to offer the chain's…

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leafa introduces mobile app

November 15, 2016

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leafa has partnered with Hathwaway to introduce its first mobile app.

Sloan's ice cream hits the Santa Monica market

November 15, 2016

Sloan's Ice Cream is getting ready to open its second location in the Los Angeles area, this time in Santa Monica, California.

Del Taco launches menu items

November 15, 2016

Del Taco is introducing a new menu item, Platos, which are individually plated meals featuring an entree, sides, and chips and salsa.

PizzaRev rolls out mobile app

November 15, 2016

PizzaRev has partnered with Punchh platform to launch its mobile app.

&pizza lands $25M investment and a spot in the Big Apple

November 15, 2016

We're more than a month away from the big giving holiday, but that didn't stop investors from pledging to give &pizza $25 million of growth capital to fund…

5 labor alerts every restaurant manager should receive

by Dave Bennett — President & CEO, Mirus Restaurant Solutions

The data your restaurants produce will always be able to show you what is going on if you use it properly.

Zoe's Kitchen hits 27 straight quarters sales growth

November 15, 2016

Zoe's Kitchen, Inc. reported some encouraging third-quarter results today, including news that the brand just wrapped up its 27th consecutive quarter of…

Blaze Pizza ablaze with 3 new openings

November 15, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is on fire as the chain will open three new sites in three states on Nov. 17.

Moe's wants a few slices of Cheesehead territory

November 14, 2016

Moe's Southwest Grill is looking for multi-unit franchisees with an interest in Wisconsin, the brand's next expansion territory, according to a news release.

Fuddrucker's brings burger to Duncan, S.C.

November 14, 2016

Fuddruckers opens the brand's seventh South Carolina location this Monday in Duncan. The Butcher The Baker Management Company, Inc. will operate the site on…

Franchise Focus: How Mamoun's is taking Middle Eastern food mainstream

With 14 franchises under development, Hussam Chater, director of franchising and co-owner of Mamoun’s, plans to grow the brand to 200 by 2020

Who really is your supply chain partner?

by Bruce Reinstein — President, consolidated concepts

By Bruce Reinstein, president, Consolidated Concepts

Blimpie's Hot Heroes chase the winter chill away

November 11, 2016

Winter is no match for Blimpie's Hot Heroes, and the concept released three Hot Heroes (the Meatball Parmigiana, the Sicilian Panini and the Cuban) just in…

New partnership gives restaurants traceability tool to ensure regulatory compliance

November 11, 2016

FoodLogiQ and WQS Food Verification are partnering to pair auditing with cloud-based supplier management and traceability in a single platform to help…

Free Webinar: Pilot Testing Restaurant Digital Signage - The Only Way to Fly

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Invest an hour of time in the free webinar, Pilot Testing Restaurant Digital Signage: The Only Way to Fly. It's chock-full of checklists, proven testing rules…

In the landlord's shoes: seeing yourself as a prospective tenant

If a tenant isn’t creating a relationship with the landlord and making deposits to that relationship, how can the tenant ever expect to make a withdrawal when…