Smoothie King posts strong Q2 results

August 1, 2014

Smoothie King Franchises Inc., reported 9.79 percent same-store sales growth in Q2 2014.

Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants hires first COO

August 1, 2014

Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants Inc., announced the hire of Andy Abbajay as the company's first chief operations officer.

Blue Lemon set to open sixth location

August 1, 2014

Blue Lemon recently announced signing an agreement to open it first restaurant in Ogden, Utah. The store will be located in a 4,000 square-foot space at 33…

The importance of online ordering when it comes to catering

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

Research has shown that people who place mobile and online orders have an average ticket 30 percent higher than in-store customers.

Homestyle Dining leverages smaller footprint to create 'plush fast casual' steak concept

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Bo's Steak & Grill features a backyard barbecue theme, with country music, denim and red solo cups.

MyCheck's full integration with POSitouch aimed at restaurants

July 31, 2014

MyCheck has announced a complete integration into POSitouch point-of-sale software for quick-service and full-service restaurants. 

NoshList adds new reservations feature for restaurants, retailers

July 31, 2014

NoshList has added reservations and scheduling features to its app, to help businesses further manage their daily wait lists.

Garden Fresh names Morberg CEO

July 31, 2014

Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp. announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed John Morberg as its chief executive officer effective immediately.

Menchie's raising money for Make-A-Wish

July 31, 2014

From Aug. 1 through Aug. 31, Menchie's will be raising money to help Make-A-Wish grant wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions, with a…

Zaxby's building prototype stores in South Carolina

July 31, 2014

Zaxby's is building a prototype of its new rustic, barn-style store design in upstate South Carolina, according to the Greenville News.

Breakfast takes a bite out of Panera comps in Q2

The quarter represented the first time in six quarters the company registered a year-over-year increase in transactions.

LevelUp intros physical and digital gift cards

July 31, 2014

Mobile payments company LevelUp today announced the launch of a gift card feature, according to a press release. Businesses can enroll in the program…

Big data is pointless

by Nate DaPore — President and CEO, PeopleMatter

Big data is pointless, your data is priceless.

Benefits 101: Simple ways to offer education assistance

by Jason Hamilton — VP of Marketing, Snagajob

Sit down with employees taking classes and explore flexible scheduling options.

McAlister's Deli adds Pecanberry Wrap, Club Salad

July 30, 2014

McAlister's Deli is adding the Pecanberry Wrap and McAlister's Club Salad to its menu through Sept. 30.

WFF launches campaign to advance women leaders

July 30, 2014

The Women's Foodservice Forum has launched the WFF 100K Strong Commitment Campaign, an industry-wide "call to action” to support the advancement of women…

Corner Bakery Café expands into Brooklyn, NY

July 30, 2014

Corner Bakery Café recently announced its entry into Brooklyn, N.Y., with the development deal from franchise partner Parikh Network, led by multi-restaurant…

McDonald's, Starbucks cited as Millennials' 'guilty pleasures'

July 30, 2014

A new report from mobile financial services company Level Money examines how Millennial consumers spend their money on "guilty pleasures." According to a news…

Jamba Juice will hold sampling event Aug. 6

July 30, 2014

Jamba Inc today announced it will give away free samples of its recently-launched, made-to-order juices blended with whole foods at stores nationwide on Aug. …

Johnny Rockets appoints new CMO

July 30, 2014

Johnny Rockets recently announced the appointment of Joel Bulger as Chief Marketing Officer.