California Tortilla introduces Flamin' Gator BBQ Burrito

March 25, 2014

California Tortilla is rolling out a Flamin' Gator BBQ Burrito for a limited time only.

A new vision for restaurant catering

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

By simply pursuing traditional restaurant sales channels, we are not getting our consumers to spend more money with our community.

Red Mango rolls out fresh-squeezed juice line

March 25, 2014

Red Mango has introduced fresh-squeezed juices in Red Mango stores and Red Mango/Smoothie Factory Juice Bar co-branded stores across the U.S.

Peet's Coffee partners with Pandora to create branded radio stations

March 25, 2014

Through its new partnership with Peet's Coffee & Tea, Pandora has created its first nationwide branded radio station in a brick-and-mortar environment.

Are your employees lying to you?

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Certain verbal cues and body language behaviors can give away liars.

WFF: How to win over your employees

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

The best way to ensure buy-in from each employee is to communicate with each person based on their personality type.

LiveDeal partners with menu ordering system

March 24, 2014

LiveDeal Inc., a geo-location based mobile marketing platform that enables restaurants to publish real-time offers to nearby consumers, has formed a strategic…

McAlister's selects lenders for expansion strategy

March 24, 2014

McAlister's Deli has partnered with several lenders for franchise expansion nationwide. According to a news release, First Franchise Capital, Balboa Capital…

WFF's Fritzi Woods receives two posthumous honors

March 24, 2014

Fritzi Woods, the late president and CEO of the Women's Foodservice Forum, has received two special honors at the 2014 Annual Leadership and Development…

Uncle Maddio's adds former Five Guys exec to operations team

March 24, 2014

Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint has named Scott Goodrich as vice president of field operations and support.

Equipment provider named sponsor of corporate chef association

March 24, 2014

Vulcan, a commercial cooking equipment provider, has been named a 2014 corporate sponsor of the International Corporate Chefs Association.

Asian, bakery-café and coffee segments leading restaurant growth

March 24, 2014

The 500 largest U.S. restaurant chains registered a 3.5-percent annual sales increase in 2013, a decline from 4.9 percent the prior year.

Top (missing) food industry trends for 2014

by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc

The budget conscience consumer will demand luxury and "value" will be defined as the best quality for the money.

Why fast casuals should take the lead on salvaging local tastes

Embracing local flavors can help fast casuals steal market share from full-service brands.

21-cent debit card swipe fee cap upheld

March 21, 2014

A federal appeals court has today handed down a ruling in a back-and-forth drama that grew out of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection and Wall Street…

Blue C Sushi names new SVP and chief culinary officer

March 21, 2014

Madison Holdings Inc., owner of Blue C Sushi and Boom concepts, as well as the newly opened Kaisho, has promoted Jeffrey Lunak from VP to SVP and chief…

Caribou Coffee debuts new lunch offerings

March 21, 2014

Caribou Coffee has introduced a new line of premium, toasted lunch sandwiches, according to a company press release.

Quiznos international units operating as usual, despite bankruptcy

March 21, 2014

Quiznos announced today that its restaurants across Canada are open and operating as usual, despite the current Chapter 11 proceedings taking place in the U.S.

Restaurants experience drop in adult beverage sales

March 21, 2014

Adult beverage volumes in restaurants and bars contracted 1.3 percent in 2013, according to a new "Special Trends in Adult Beverage Report" from Technomic.

Cobranded Fuddruckers-Luby's opens in Austin

March 21, 2014

Luby's Inc. debuted its first Austin, Texas, dual concept store today at 415 W. Slaughter Lane. The 12,360-square-foot development, which features a…