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Beautiful Brands International opens tri-branded restaurant
August 14, 2011
Beautiful Brands International opened its first tri-branded store today. Located in Durant, Okla., it features Rex's Chicken, FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt and…
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Truitt Bros. Northwest Sustainability Tour highlights menu
by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com
The topic of sustainability has been an elusive one for restaurant operators, who have been inundated in recent years with foodservice buzzwords such as…
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Restaurants catching on to biometrics benefits
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Fingerprint-reading technology is easier to use and cheaper than many think.
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Summit: Don't set social media expectations
Sometimes with social media, the best strategy is just to dive right in, said Paul Flanigan at the 2011 Retail Customer Experience Executive Summit. Also: the…
watch nowTop That! Pizza breaks ground on third location
August 11, 2011
Top That! Pizza has announced the groundbreaking of its third location at the Tulsa Hills Shopping Center in Oklahoma. The new store will be operated by…
read nowScotsman Ice launches Luv the Nug app
August 11, 2011
Fans of Scotsman's Original Chewable Ice can now find locations that serve nugget ice with a new iPhone application released by Scotsman Ice Systems. By…
read nowSmallcakes catches MTV Music Awards fever
August 11, 2011
Beautiful Brands' Smallcakes cupcakery has been invited to be the exclusive brand vendor to the Conga Room at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, in…
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Tableside POS is a game changer
by Nate DaPore — President and CEO, PeopleMatter
Higher sales, fewer servers, faster table turns, and happier, more loyal customers – Tableside Point-of-Sale offers all this and more. I foresee that it is…
read nowMobile website or app: Which is better for your business?
by Nash Sherchan — VP Marketing, iMediAd Hospitality
The one thing I always get asked about going mobile is whether a restaurant should build a mobile site or mobile app.
read nowQdoba's same-store sales up
August 10, 2011
Jack in the Box Inc., parent company of Qdoba Mexican Grill and Jack in the Box, released its financial report for the third quarter 2011, ended July 10, which…
read nowTechnomic: Chains continue to grow through franchising
August 10, 2011
As the economy keeps moving at a slow pace, restaurant brands continue to tap into franchising as an avenue for growth.
read nowMenchie's reaches 100-store milestone
August 10, 2011
Menchie’s began its franchising initiative three years ago and has now announced that it has reached the company's 100th location with a recent opening in…
read nowCharley's Grilled Subs awards $18,000 in scholarship funds
August 10, 2011
Charley’s Grilled Subs has announced that it has awarded $18,000 in scholarships to restaurant employees throughout its 430-unit franchise system.
read nowMoe's rolls out new Taco Stacks
August 10, 2011
The giant Homewrecker burrito at Moe’s Southwest Grill finally has an adversary: Moe’s new Taco Stacks. Weighing in at just over 1 pound, this limited-time…
read nowFREEBIRDS continues on expansion track
August 10, 2011
FREEBIRDS World Burrito continues to blaze new expansion trails with the opening of two locations in Texas, bringing the system-wide total of restaurants to 54.
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Slow economic recovery slows digital menu board deployments
by Scott Sharon — CEO, START
Many of us have been working hard on the development of digital menu boards (and digital signage) and investing capital for several years because we believe…
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Social Media Part 1: Do I know you?
by Lori Walderich — CMO, Top That! Pizza
It's important to know who makes up your social media audience
read nowNewk's Cafe continues down growth path
August 9, 2011
Newk’s Express Café is on pace to exceed its expansion plans for 2011. The company has already signed 35 agreements for new locations in 2011. Six restaurants…
read nowSmashburger names new president
August 9, 2011
Smashburger has announced several key promotions, including the promotion of Greg Creighton to the position of president, where he will take on an expanded…
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