Del Taco kicks off employee recipe contest

August 25, 2008

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Del Taco has announced the kick off of its second annual Golden Taco Recipe contest. The contest is a chance for Taco Del employees to…

Spicing up the holidays

Operators look to holiday flavors that border on the bold and exotic.

Fast casual segment capable of sustaining growth

August 24, 2008

Panera Bread to change operations stratgy

August 24, 2008

Chicago Tribune: Panera Bread Co. is going to change its sales-growth strategy in an attempt to get more cash from each customer, rather than just attracting…

Northwest Sustainability Tour, Part II

Fast Casual magazine publisher Paul Barron continues to report from Portland, Ore., where restaurateurs and industry experts gathered to discuss sustainability…

Western food show offers tips, new products

August 23, 2008

LOS ANGELES — The Western Foodservice and Hospitality Expo kicked off Aug. 23 with up to 15,000 industry professionals seeing what's hot in the foodservice…

Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo kicks off

August 22, 2008

LOS ANGELES — The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo opened Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. Pacific time in Los Angeles. Held in the Los Angeles Convention Center…

Mass. lawmaker seeks statewide trans-fat ban

August 21, 2008

The Boston Globe: The Massachusetts public health commissioner has responded enthusiastically to a lawmaker's request that his agency impose a statewide ban on…

Snappy Salads to serve all-natural soda

August 21, 2008

DALLAS — Dallas-based salad concept Snappy Salads has announced that it is now carrying all-natural soft drinks sweetened with cane sugar by Boylan, in an…

Schlotzsky's intros chicken sandwich trio

August 21, 2008

AUSTIN — Schlotzsky's has announced the menu addition of its Hip Chick Trio, slated to debut at participating locations now through Nov. 16.   The new chicken…

Camille's rolls out smoothie line

August 21, 2008

TULSA, Okla. — Camille's Sidewalk Café has announced the immediate rollout of its new low-cal smoothie drink creation, the Slim Smoothie, available in…

Independents no longer fear Starbucks

August 20, 2008

Seattle Times: Independent coffee shops often thrive when a Starbucks is nearby. According to research firm Mintel, independent and small-chain coffeehouses…

California Tortilla donates to Make-A-Wish

August 20, 2008

ROCKVILLE, Md. — East Coast fast casual chain California Tortilla has donated 4,000 Kids' Meals, valued at $20,000, to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the…

Texas operator signs with Einstein Noah

August 20, 2008

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group has signed a multiunit development agreement with restaurateur Charles Loflin to franchise Einstein Bros.

Recipes for Restaurateurs marketing guide debuts

August 20, 2008

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Duke Marketing Publishing has announced the debut of "Four Star Restaurant Marketing Cookbook-Recipes for Restaurateurs," a comprehensive…

Salsarita's names SVP of marketing and operations

August 20, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Salsarita's Inc. has named Charles Bruce as its new senior vice president of marketing and operations, effective immediately.   Bruce has…

Salmonella outbreak may have had warning signs

August 20, 2008

KXAN (Austin, Texas): An Associated Press review of Food and Drug Administration records has found there was a warning sign ahead of the recent salmonella…

R&I names top Consumers' Choice chains

August 19, 2008

CHICAGO — Restaurants & Institutions has announced the winners of its 28th annual Consumers' Choice in Chains study. The award winners are selected by a…

NPD: Breakfast drives foodservice industry in China

August 19, 2008

CHICAGO — Market research firm The NPD Group has found in a study that breakfast is the foodservice industry driver in the People's Republic of China. Half of…

Bear Rock founder out as CEO

August 19, 2008

Triangle Business Journal: Gary Bryant, the founder and CEO of Bear Rock Cafe, has resigned as the company's chief executive officer. The company, which was…