Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream celebrates two holidays with free pizza

August 30, 2022

Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream is highlighting two classic pizzas this September, according to a press release.

Are you ready for some robot sushi?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Darren San Sushi is relying on sushi-making robots at its location within SoFi Stadium, where 70,000 fans gather to watch the National Football League's LA…

Urban Plates partnering with X Games gold medalist

August 30, 2022

Urban Plates, a fast casual restaurant with 17 locations in California, has partnered with six-time world champion and 13-time X Games gold medalist Nyjah…

Starbucks AI expert on how AI transforms restaurant customer engagement

August 30, 2022

Can AI and machine learning transform customer engagement in restaurants into a more personalized experience? Yes, according to Brian Ames, program manager for…

Biscuit Belly focusing on Georgia, Alabama

August 30, 2022

Biscuit Belly, a Kentucky-based brunch restaurant founded in 2019, is continuing its national expansion through franchising, with developments in the Georgia…

Dave's Hot Chicken entering Philly market

August 30, 2022

Dave's Hot Chicken, a Los Angeles-based street food concept, has inked an agreement with Jiger Patel and Pranav Desai to open a minimum of eight locations…

Pokemoto opens within sister concept

August 30, 2022

Pokemoto, Muscle Maker Inc.'s Hawaiian poke bowl restaurant concept, has opened a company-owned store in Orange Park, Florida. The shop shares the same leased…

Quiznos, Taco Del Mar testing pre-fabricated prototypes

August 29, 2022

As part of its brands' transformations, Rego Restaurant Group, the parent company Quiznos and Taco Del Mar, has inked a deal with Michigan-based BCubed…

Michigan Chipotle workers join union

August 29, 2022

Workers at a Chipotle Mexican Grill in Lansing, Michigan, have voted to form a union with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, making it the first of…

Millennials are a restaurant’s best friend

August 29, 2022

The current economic worries driven by inflation aren't stopping millennials from dining out as 84% ordered restaurant delivery in the past month and nearly…

Givex expands, launches new products during pandemic

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Givex is a technology platform for the hospitality industry. Learn how the brand can help your company thrive with its suites of products.

Focus Brands brings on restaurant category president, Schlotzsky's chief brand officer

August 26, 2022

Focus Brands, parent company of Auntie Anne's, Carvel, Cinnabon, Jamba, McAlister's Deli, Moe's Southwest Grill and Schlotzsky's, has promoted Shelley Harris…

Pokemoto schooling Mississippi

August 26, 2022

Pokemoto, owned by Muscle Maker Inc., is opening the first of three previously inked franchise deals in the Mississippi market. Opening in Oxford, the…

Big Chicken hitting Houston

August 26, 2022

Big Chicken, founded by NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, is breaking ground in Houston thanks to a 50-unit agreement with Frank and Fazil Malik and Noordin…

The Future Of The Hospitality Industry Is Connected

Make sure your business has all it needs to compete because the future of the hospitality industry is cloud-based and connected.

Kevin Hart's fast casual brand opens in Los Angeles

August 25, 2022

Hart House, a plant-based fast casual founded by actor and comedian Kevin Hart, opened its first location Thursday in the Westchester neighborhood of Los…

Big Chicken adds to leadership lineup

August 25, 2022

On the heels of its first franchised location opening, and several more to follow in the second half of 2022, Shaquille O'Neal-owned Big Chicken has added a…

Daddy's Chicken Shack hatching in Florida

August 25, 2022

Daddy's Chicken Shack, which has two locations open and 80 in development, has signed an agreement with Florida businessman Ed Zausch and his wife, Gayla, to…

Slim Chickens flying into Tupelo, Mississippi

August 25, 2022

Slim Chickens is opening this week in Tupelo, Mississippi, at 3937 N. Gloster St., with multi-unit operating group Southern Partners at the helm.

Rush Bowls rushing to grow in 3 states

August 25, 2022

Rush Bowls, which serves customizable bowls and smoothies, continues to expand its presence in Colorado, California and Florida, and will open the following…