Classic fried rice returns to Panda Express

September 9, 2013

Classic Fried Rice is back at Panda Express as the result of the chain's nationwide effort to collect guest preferences through sales analysis, market research…

La Madeleine raising funds for Share Our Strength

September 9, 2013

La Madeleine Country French Café is teaming up with restaurants across the nation for Share Our Strength's annual No Kid Hungry campaign to help end childhood…

Dickey's focused on technology integration

September 9, 2013

Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants Inc. today announced Brian Maupin as the company's first chief information officer. The former AT&T executive was selected…

Which Which rolls out new menu

September 9, 2013

Which Wich Superior Sandwiches has launched a new menu category, Bag 8. This newest menu innovation features six premium, authentic regional favorites…

Fresh casual concept open in Canada

September 9, 2013

Plow & Harvest, a Canadian-based "fresh-casual" restaurant is now open to the general public in Edmonton. Plow & Harvest has modified the fast casual…

Report analyzing fast food industry now available

September 9, 2013

Packaged Facts has released its latest analysis of the fast food restaurant industry, focusing on the quick-service, fast casual, and snack and beverage…

E-learning platform, Schoox, delivers 500,000 video lectures to restaurant employees

September 9, 2013

Red Book Connect's Schoox, a social e-learning platform for the service industry, announced today that it has delivered more than 500,000 video lectures to…

Smoothie King Franchisee of the Year generates $4.9M in sales

September 9, 2013

Smoothie King Franchises Inc. announced at its recent annual national franchisee conference, that it has named Roger and Stephanie Wilder of Denham Springs…

Free webinar on employee training available for download

September 9, 2013

Training teams is an essential part of any restaurant's operations, but how that training is accomplished is changing in positive ways that help learners be…

Amsterdam Falafelshop relies on quirky ambiance

After touring Amsterdam and indulging in the country's many falafel shops, husband and wife, Arianne and Scott Bennett, founded Amsterdam Falafelshop in…

Revention releases new 'Table & Guest Management' module

September 6, 2013

Revention has released a new point-of-sale module, Table and Guest Management, which provides tools to manage table turns, server assignments and food…

Robeks gets bendy with One Love Yoga

September 6, 2013

Robeks has partnered with a new yoga studio to form a healthy lifestyle center near Kent State's campus in Ohio.

Ecolab's launches 'Super Contact Cleaner '

September 6, 2013

Ecolab has created a super contact cleaner for the limited-service industry that clings to vertical and inverted surfaces for faster and easier removal of…

Pancheros launches ghost sauce

September 6, 2013

Pancheros Mexican Grill is offering a scorching hot Ghost Pepper Sauce for free during a six-week promotion running from Sept. 9 to Oct. 21, according to a…

Self-service doesn't mean 'no service'

by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo

In a classic 1995 episode of "Seinfeld," Jerry's kooky neighbor Kramer gets a new phone number, the digits of which are very similar to a movie information…

Jim Knight: Managing employees is like being married

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Training and development guru Jim Knight gives tips on how to find and keep the right employees.

Togo's expanding in Oregon, California footprint

September 6, 2013

Togo's Eateries Inc. announced this week the signing of two multi-unit franchise agreements with an existing franchise group to develop 20 new restaurants in…

Revention Releases New Table & Guest Management Module

Revention continues to advance and expand their suite of products. The latest point of sale module, Table and Guest Management, provides robust tools to…

NRA launches online employee-notification tool

September 5, 2013

The National Restaurant Association has launched a new tool to help restaurateurs notify employees about new government-run health insurance marketplaces.

5 questions to ask before choosing a mobile partner

by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh

By Jitendra Gupta