3 lessons restaurants can learn from ad agencies

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Retailers, marketers and business owners can learn a lot from ad agencies.

Menchie's adds southern locations

April 28, 2015

Menchie's has opened two new southern locations. One is in Austin, Texas, and the other is in Jacksonville, Florida.

Meatheads gives menu Mexican twist

April 28, 2015

Meatheads menu is heating up this summer with two additions that incorporate Mexican flavor.

Penn Station pens 10-unit deal in Atlanta

April 28, 2015

Penn Station East Coast Subs has signed a 10-unit agreement for Northeast Atlanta.

Uncle Maddio's spreading across Florida

April 28, 2015

Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint is continuing its Florida expansion, planning soon to enter the Orlando market.

ABP launches spring menu

April 28, 2015

Au Bon Pain is unveiling several menu items, including a sirloin steak sandwich and salad, multigrain croissants, an asparagus and tomato egg white frittata, a…

Freebirds intros vegan option

April 28, 2015

Freebirds World Burrito recently introduced a meatless protein option to the menu with its Tempeh Calabacitas

La Madeleine's menu inspired by Provence, France

April 28, 2015

For its latest menu creations, la Madeleine Country French Café is channeling the philosophy and way of life of the people living in Provence.

Pie Five opens Texas, Missouri locations

April 27, 2015

Pie Five is opening two new locations, bringing its number of locations to 45.

Health concerns driving seafood, vegetarian menu innovations, Technomic says

April 27, 2015

Seafood, vegetarian or vegan menu innovation will become essential as millennials represent a greater portion of foodservice consumers.

KFC pulls plug on fast casual concept

April 27, 2015

KFC has closed the doors to KFC Eleven.

Chicken Salad Chick releasing summer menu

April 27, 2015

Chicken Salad Chick will release a summer menu May 4.

Chipotle: No to GMO

April 27, 2015

Chipotle is officially done serving food made with genetically engineered ingredients.

Canadian coffee chain goes mobile with loyalty platform

April 27, 2015

Second Cup, a Canada-based coffee shop, has launched a free mobile loyalty program.

Lock it up: 5 ways to protect customers using mobile payments

There are plenty of cost-efficient mobile payment processors designed to fit the budget needs of small businesses, but ensuring sensitive data customers that…

GrubHub launches app for Apple Watch

April 24, 2015

GrubHub, an online and mobile food ordering and delivery service, today launched its Seamless App for Apple Watch. The company will also release a GrubHub app…

5 eco-friendly trends radically transforming foodservice

Restaurants are going green and implementing sustainable practices to conserve energy and provide healthier offerings. As restaurants race toward trends the…

Tropical Smoothie Café launching summer LTOs

April 24, 2015

Tropical Smoothie Café is launching two LTOs available April 27-June 28.

Cowboy Chicken hits Texas, Midwest

April 24, 2015

Cowboy Chicken, a 13-unit wood-fire rotisserie chicken brand based in Dallas, has signed two new franchisee agreements that will expand the brand into Texas…

Pollo Campero reports same-store sales growth

April 24, 2015

Pollo Campero announced 11.8 percent same-store sales growth at comparable United States stores for Q1.