Caribou Coffee plants flag near Minneapolis’ Target Field

July 8, 2014

Caribou Coffee recently opened a new store in downtown Minneapolis near Target Field, at the newly expanded Target Field Station. The Minnesota-based brand…

Agilysys expands restaurant solution to include loyalty, payment gateway

July 8, 2014

Agilysys Inc., a provider of IT and hospitality software and services, announced it has expanded its rGuest product offering to include solutions for online…

Pancheros Mexican Grill adds new sauce to menu for summer

July 8, 2014

Pancheros Mexican Grill announced it is adding Desburrito BBQ sauce to its menu through Aug. 18 for $1.

Fazoli's offering discounts to summer campers

July 8, 2014

Fazoli's announced recently a special discount for summer campers. Every Saturday in July, parents presenting a picture of their child at summer camp or…

MAD Greens opens new, redesigned restaurant in Colorado

July 8, 2014

MAD Greens announced today the grand opening of a new location at 7300 E. Arapahoe Rd. in Centennial, Colo., on July 10. MAD Greens partnered with Xan Creative…

Fatburger adds wrap, shake to summer menu

July 8, 2014

Fatburger announced today the addition of two new summer menu items: Crispy Chicken Wraps and Orange Creamsicle Milkshakes will be available now through Oct. 7.

Chicken Salad Chick set to open two new locations

July 8, 2014

Chicken Salad Chick announced plans for two additional restaurants to open in the coming weeks.

A framework for measuring and monitoring mobile app loyalty

Even the most loyal customer evaluates every touch point and interaction with a business.

Uncle Maddio’s franchisee plans eight NC locations

July 7, 2014

Uncle Maddio’s franchisee Jerry Licari is opening his second of eight planned units in the Charlotte, N.C., area today in Huntersville’s NorthCross Shopping…

C-store traffic gets a lift from foodservice offerings

July 7, 2014

Adding even more pressure to the increasingly competitive restaurant industry, convenience stores are getting a bump from consumers seeking out foodservice…

The Three Stooges Brand launches fast casual burger concept

July 7, 2014

C3 Entertainment Inc., owner of The Three Stooges brand, and licensee Legendary Burgers Inc. have teamed up to launch a new fast casual burger chain called The…

Restaurant industry adds 173K in first six months of 2014

July 7, 2014

Last week’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the national economy adding a net 288,000 jobs in June on a seasonally-adjusted basis. This…

Twin Cities' Dickey's locations will donate portion of sales to flood relief

July 7, 2014

Dickey's Barbecue Pit restaurants in the Twin Cities, Minn., area announced recently they will donate 5 percent of sales July 11-12 to flood relief efforts.

McAlister's Deli to open in Pooler, Ga., on July 14

July 7, 2014

McAlister's Deli announced today it will open its first location in Pooler, Ga., on July 14 at 405 Pooler Parkway, Suite 300.

Austin Dickey's Barbecue Pit set to celebrate Customer Appreciation Day

July 7, 2014

Dickey's Barbecue Pit at 11416 North FM 620 in Austin, Texas, will host Customer Appreciation Day on July 12.

Mobile Menchie's self-service fro-yo truck rolls into upstate New York

July 7, 2014

Menchie’s announced this weekend the launch of a mobile, self-service fro-yo food truck. The new truck launched in upstate New York on July 4.

Dickey's set to open three new restaurants in three different states on July 10

July 7, 2014

Dickey's Barbecue Pit announced recently it will open three new restaurants in Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia on July 10.

Navigating the new food codes: Part 1

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Operators need to know the 8 major allergens and the best practices surrounding the use of separate containers and preparation methods designed to prevent…

Restaurants fire up promos for Fourth of July holiday

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

From menu rollouts to marketing campaigns, some concepts are in the spirit.

Foodservice trends: What is the next Sriracha?

July 3, 2014

Technomic has identified trends emerging for the second half of 2014, including hot peppers and sauces beyond Sriracha, barbecue flavors in QSR handhelds, and…