It’s not a chicken-and-egg scenario: quality comes before sales

by Jason Hamilton — VP of Marketing, Snagajob

By assessing applicants for their behavioral preferences, you can find out if an applicant has the energy to work the drive-thru, the customer service for the…

Taqueria del Sol sets sights on Orlando

August 28, 2012

Taqueria del Sol, a Georgia fast casual chain, is opening in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 1, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

Capriotti's spreading across Cali

August 28, 2012

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop's Southwest expansion is in full force with the opening of its ninth California location and one more on the way later next month.…

Pie Five launches Southwestern-inspired pizza

August 28, 2012

Pie Five Pizza Co. has added the Hatch Chile Pie to menus. The Southwestern-inspired pizza features green Hatch chiles, red onions, mozzarella and cheddar…

Australian mobile coffee chain expanding in U.S.

August 28, 2012

A new coffee concept made its debut in Georgia this week when Ginger and Mercedes Romero's Cafe2U mobile espresso van began serving customers in Savannah. The…

Panera announces new share repurchasing program

August 28, 2012

Panera Bread Company's board of directors has approved a new three-year share repurchase program of up to $600 million. The new program will replace the…

Panda Express to debut new look

August 27, 2012

Panda Express Wednesday is launching its "Bright and Fresh" concept at its newest Dallas area restaurant located at 12203 Lake June Road. The company founders…

Burger 21 integrating online ordering, POS

August 27, 2012

Burger 21, a new fast casual concept founded by the owners of the Melting Pot Restaurants, is working with Revention Technology to provide point-of-sale and…

Franchisee opens 6th Johnny Rockets location in the Philippeans

August 27, 2012

Johnny Rockets has opened its newest restaurant in the Philippines at the upscale Harbor Point mall in the Subic Central Business District. The…

Pie Five Pizza's first campus unit includes breakfast menu

August 27, 2012

Today, Pie Five Pizza Co. is opening its seventh restaurant and its first college location at 503 South Pecan St., on the University of Texas at Arlington…

Seattle's Best contest-winning coffee includes bacon, pumpkin flavors

August 27, 2012

After searching across state fairs in California, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Ohio, as well as on Facebook throughout the summer, Seattle's Best Coffee and…

Report: Chain restaurants missing ethnic cuisine opportunities

August 27, 2012

New research from Technomic shows that, while consumer demand for ethnic cuisine is high, chain restaurants are missing the opportunity to offer such foods and…

bd's Mongolian celebrates 20th anniversary with food giveaways

August 27, 2012

bd's Mongolian Grill is celebrating its 20th anniversary by offering customers the chance to win free food for a year.

Fast casual concept differentiates with recipes, technology integration

Kitchen 67 Brann's Cafe has partnered with Verizon to give customers an innovative experience.

Restaurant Social Media Top 10 [Infographic]

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

How the largest limited-service restaurants in the U.S. stack up on social networks.

Pancheros celebrates 20 years in business

August 24, 2012

Pancheros Mexican Grill will celebrate its 20th anniversary from 4 to 6 p.m., Aug. 28 by offering guests burritos for $1.

Lovin' Spoons partners with Freshëns to intro proprietary yogurt

August 24, 2012

Customers visiting a Lovin' Spoons store are now able to dig into cups of the company's own self-branded frozen yogurt. The fast casual chain partnered with…

New iPhone app locates diet-specific restaurants

August 24, 2012

A new Food Community app by Nommunity locates restaurants for consumers specifically looking for the six most common food preferences: Gluten-free, organic…

Sarku Japan system expands in New York City market

August 24, 2012

Sarku Japan continues the northeast expansion of its franchise program with the opening of six new Teriyaki and Sushi Express stores in the New York…

Fast casual concepts among fastest growing U.S. companies

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Smashburger's growth is down from last year but is still the fastest-growing concept in the segment.