The sustainability playground: sustainability defined

by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc

Sustainability can be broken into the branches of organic, local, seasonal, green and ethical.

Cousins Subs launches program to ignite franchise growth

September 20, 2012

To spark franchise growth, Wisconsin-based Cousins Subs has a new Founders Program that will put nearly $100,000 back into the hands of franchisees who invest…

STACKED adding 4th location

September 20, 2012

STACKED: Food Well Built is opening a fourth location and has chosen The Oaks Mall in Thousand Oaks, Calif., as its home.

Drinking wine at Fatz helps charities

September 20, 2012

Fatz has partnered with ONEHOPE Wine, a charitable organization that has raised more than $750,000 for various organizations since 2007. The organization will…

Muscle Maker Grill inks franchise deal in Windy City

September 20, 2012

Muscle Maker Grill, a fast casual chain specializing in healthy fare, will develop 10 locations in Chicago as part of a multiunit franchise deal. The first…

Orange Leaf opens 200th store

September 20, 2012

In celebration of the opening of its 200th store, located in Canton, Mass., Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt is rewarding all customers with double points on their…

Study: Five Guys is America's favorite burger chain

September 20, 2012

Five Guys is continuing to gain ground and fans across the country, according to a new survey from Market Force Information. In an industry survey of more than…

Groupon launches service to keep credit card transactions low

September 20, 2012

Groupon has announced the launch of Groupon Payments, a payments service backed by a guarantee to be the lowest cost option for a company’s merchants to accept…

Pie Five hosts breakfast promotion

September 20, 2012

In celebration of its first-ever breakfast menu and first college location, Pie Five Pizza Co. on the University of Texas at Arlington is hosting a PJ party.

Digital: It's where it's at

 Every year at the Wall Street Journal’s “All Things Digital” Conference, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’ Mary Meeker presents her compelling “Internet…

Digital menu boards: Moving the needle (Commentary)

An expert digital signage consulant talks about the rise of digital menu boards.

Bruegger's welcomes fall with pumpkin-flavored menu items

September 19, 2012

Bruegger's Bagels is adding new menu items inspired by the fall season, and is also bringing back its pumpkin-flavored cream cheese and coffee offerings.

VenueSeen launches Instagram management tool for brands

September 19, 2012

With more than 5 billion photos shared on Instagram, marketers have increasingly leveraged the social network to connect with their fans and followers. To help…

Corner Bakery Cafe expands franchise sales team

September 19, 2012

Corner Bakery Café has added Nick Booras and Gregg Koffler as directors of franchise sales to support the brand's national expansion efforts.

Jersey Mike's named Official Sandwich of All American Games

September 19, 2012

Jersey Mike's Subs and All American Games, a premier youth sports marketing and management company, have announced a multiplatform partnership that makes…

Protect yourself as well as your customers

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Companies that offer restaurant liability insurance have begun expanding policies to cover claims related to gluten reactions as well as food poisoning and…

Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt launches Oreo flavor

September 18, 2012

In celebration of the 100th birthday of the Oreo cookie, Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt has launched its newest flavor, Cookie Cake featuring Oreo.

Panda Restaurant Group raises $813K for charities

September 18, 2012

Panda Restaurant Group, parent company of Panda Express, raised more than $813,000 at the 14th Annual Panda Cares Charity Golf Invitational held Sept. 13…

Dickey's Barbecue Pit marks first LA restaurant

September 18, 2012

Dickey's Barbecue Pit, which has been experiencing aggressive growth in the past year, will celebrate its first location in the Los Angeles market with a grand…

Why my employees won't steal from me: 5 myths

Studies on workplace behavior, criminal investigations on employee fraud, and anecdotal stories have proven that the workplace environment must be controlled…