Newk's expanding East Coast footprint

March 4, 2016

The Cary location is the second Newk's in the nation to feature Newk's newest restaurant design, which debuted in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Charleys Philly Steaks hires former Fazoli's VP

March 4, 2016

Jon Quinn previously served such food brands as Fazoli's, Bob Evans, Long John Silver's, Applebee's, Damon's International, Golden Corral and Boston Market. He…

Twisted Root Burger upgrades back-of-house ops

March 4, 2016

Twisted Root Burger Co has upgraded its back-of-house operations by adding total oil management solution from Restaurant Technologies.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to celebrate 'Pi Day' with $3.14 pizzas March 14

March 4, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will celebrate Pi Day on Monday, March 14, by inviting guests to build their own pizzas for $3.14 at any Blaze Pizza location.

4 ways to control your food costs in 2016

by John Krebs — President, Axis Purchasing

Commodity prices have temporarily fallen and taken some pressure off food cost. Now is the time for strategic buyers to align with manufacturers, distributors…

HotSchedules, QSR Automations partner to bring restaurants operations to Internet of Things

March 4, 2016

HotSchedules has partnered with QSR Automations to bring guest management and kitchen display systems to the Internet of Things.

Sweet Lorraine's Fabulous Mac n' Cheez! twists into Chicagoland

March 3, 2016

Sweet Lorraine's Fabulous Mac n' Cheez! has opened its first Chicago restaurant.

Giardino Gourmet Salads opens in Nashville

March 3, 2016

Giardino Gourmet Salads opened its first franchise restaurant location outside of Florida.

Spoleto following growth path to America

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

March 3, 2016

John Velasquez and Carlos Oliveira have qualified to operate the business in the states under the Florida EB-5 Regional Center, which offers investment…

5 ways customers judge your brand

Expert describes five ways customers are judging your fast casual brand.

Fro-yo fans getting PEEPED out at Menchie's

March 2, 2016

Menchie's has teamed with PEEPs to offer guests marshmallow-flavored frozen yogurt, topped with snack-sized PEEPS.

Pacific Passion Coffee returns to Maui Wow

March 2, 2016

Mike Weinberger, brand president of Maui Wowi, described the blend as having a naturally sweet taste and fruity aroma with a full-body finish and clean flavor.

Webinar download: Subway, Cava Grill execs discuss supply chain traceability

March 2, 2016

Amid national attention around food borne illnesses and increasing customer expectations, it's more important than ever for restaurant operators to achieve…

Korean Bakery bringing Paris to US

March 2, 2016

With more than 70 years of experience in the baking industry internationally, Paris Baguette first debuted in the U.S. in 2005, and began franchising August…

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open 2 Los Angeles locations

March 2, 2016

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open two new Los Angeles area locations.

SpeedLine POS accepting orders from Chowly

March 2, 2016

A partnership between SpeedLine Solutions and Chowly Inc is eliminating the task of re-entering orders from restaurant aggregator sites, such as GrubHub and…

Pie Five offering dairy-free cheese

March 2, 2016

Pie Five Pizza has debuted its Daiya Classic Blend Shreds.

How Tropical Smoothie Cafe is Creating a Powerful Food Safety Program

While the constant change and evolution of the food industry can be exhausting, there’s never been a more exciting time to be a food supply chain professional.

NYC surpassing salt ruling?

by Wade Winters — V.P. Supply Chain, Consolidated Concepts

Although chain restaurants in New York City are required to put a saltshaker icon on menu items that contain more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium, a Manhattan…

Juice It Up! takes shots at the common cold

March 1, 2016

The Mighty C Juice and Shot feature a blend of raw ingredients, including sweet pineapples, fragrant oranges, crisp apples, red seedless grapes, raw ginger and…