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NRA Show will be at Chicago's McCormick Place through 2021
October 2, 2012
The National Restaurant Association announced this week that its annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show and International Wine…
read nowMoe's brings back LTO to please FB fans
October 1, 2012
Moe's Southwest Grill restaurants are bringing the Stack back as a permanent menu offering. The Stack, two crunchy corn tortillas wrapped inside a grilled…
read nowLTOs on the menu at Salsarita's, Cowboy Chicken, HuHot, Earl of Sandwich
October 1, 2012
October marks the start of Fall in the minds of many, and several fast casual chains chose today – Oct. 1 – to roll out limited-time offers, including Cowboy…
read nowRestaurant traffic, sales up for 15th consecutive month
October 1, 2012
Buoyed by stronger same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) posted a modest gain…
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Spices going mainstream? (commentary)
More chains, large and small, are getting more creative with spices.
read nowMoe's opens in Russia
October 1, 2012
Moe's Southwest Grill has established its presence in Russia with a restaurant opening in Moscow earlier this month.
read nowFirehouse Sub sounds alarm for October Fire Safety Month
October 1, 2012
Firehouse Subs has started its annual fundraising initiative in support of Fire Safety Month to raise funds for Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The…
read nowWendy's, In-N-Out, Caribou Coffee top Zagat's 2012 list
September 28, 2012
Wendy's and In-N-Out Burger were once again named the top overall chains in this year's Zagat Fast-Food Survey. Both brands were No. 1 in the 2011 survey as…
read nowTweet this: Fast Casual Summit panelist named top tweeter
September 28, 2012
Tulsa-based Beautiful Brands International's CEO, David Rutkauskas is one of the September 2012 Top 100 Entrepreneurs to Follow for Twitter. Rutkauskas, who…
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Own reviews; control content
by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh
It seems the new four-letter word in the restaurant business is Yelp. The open-forum review site has empowered diners to share opinions online with a…
read nowQdoba testing Apple's Passbook
September 28, 2012
Qdoba Mexican Grill is the latest chain to announce a partnership with Apple's Passbook on iOS 6, the mobile system that allows users to scan their iPhones to…
read nowReport: U.S., Canada, China restaurants gain traffic in Q2
September 27, 2012
If it wasn't rainy, cloudy weather that kept foodservice customers away throughout much of Europe in the April, May and June quarter, it was economic concerns…
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What is the role of 'thought leadership' in new product innovation?
by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting
The old paradigm of type-A R&D; business managers that run large R&D; departments is out, and the new model of servant leaders with innovative thought…
read nowTop That! and Siegi's Sausage Factory create Oktoberfest Pizza
September 27, 2012
Tulsa, Okla.-based Top That! Pizza, a fast casual concept, will bring back its Oktoberfest Pizza, featuring three German sausages made by Siegi's Sausage…
read nowNew report analyzes fast casual customers
September 27, 2012
Technomic has published a new report called "Understanding Fast-Casual Restaurants and Their Customers," that examines the demographic composition, behavior…
read nowMama Fu's revamps restaurants
September 27, 2012
Mama Fu's Asian House has implemented a more contemporary design in three of its restaurants with plans to give all new locations the updated look. Mama Fu's…
read nowReport: Social media linked to fewer than 1% of sales
September 27, 2012
Data from a Forrester research study found that fewer than 1 percent of transactions could be traced back to social links. The report, "The Purchase Path of…
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