Vivid introduces restaurant POS platform for kiosks, online, mobile ordering

June 27, 2022

Vivid, a Sausalito, California based provider of software and payments for the restaurant industry, has introduced Vivid POS, an iOS- and Android-based…

Chicken Salad Chick expanding Texas footprint

June 27, 2022

Chicken Salad Chick will open 16 restaurants over the next five years in Texas, thanks to the signing of two major deals over the past year — one for eight…

Ike's adds San Diego location

June 27, 2022

Ike's Love & Sandwiches has opened in Sorrento Valley at 9430 Scranton Road in San Diego.

Au Bon Pain opens 1st location since sale to Ampex Brands

June 27, 2022

Au Bon Pain has opened its first location since being acquired last year by Ampex Brands, a franchisee of YUM Brands and 7-Eleven stores.

German Doner Kebab USA expands leadership team

June 27, 2022

As part of an expansion plan for North America, German Doner Kebab USA has hired Robert Bray as operations director and Mark Treptow as director of franchise…

Kura Sushi introduces delivery robots, self-order, self-checkout

June 27, 2022

Kura Sushi USA, an Irvine, California based Japanese restaurant that features a revolving sushi service, has announced delivery robots, self checkout and…

Parlevel Systems introduces restaurant self-checkout kiosk

June 27, 2022

Parlevel Systems, a supplier of software and hardware tools for unattended retail operations, has launched Cater Dash, a tabletop, self-checkout solution for…

Starbucks Reserve Roasteries launches merchandise to help African artists

June 24, 2022

Starbucks Reserve Roasteries has launched a collection of merchandise, made by women working with All Across Africa, an organization helping artisans in rural…

Smashburger offering plant-based shakes

June 24, 2022

Smashburger is offering plant-based milkshakes after tapping Eclipse Foods to help its corporate chef, Ty Goerke, create a variety of flavors, including…

Chipotle workers at Maine store aim to unionize

June 24, 2022

Employees at the Chipotle Mexican Grill store in Augusta, Maine are taking the first step toward unionizing in petitioning a federal labor board to hold a…

Bonchon opens 3rd DFW location

June 23, 2022

Bonchon has opened its third restaurant in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The store is located in the Frisco Village Shopping Center at 4760 Preston Road at…

Father-daughter duo opens Capriotti's in Delaware

June 23, 2022

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop has added a location in Millsboro, Delaware, at 25938 Plaza Dr., thanks to a partnership with Tom Donovan, who will run the shop with…

Pancheros opening 3rd Bismarck-area location

June 22, 2022

Pancheros Mexican Grill has opened a third Bismarck, North Dakota, location. The store is inside the Kirkwood Mall at 711 South 3rd St.

Hoots names CMO

June 22, 2022

Bruce Skala is now CMO of HOA Brands, the franchisor and operator of over 400 Hooters restaurants and its fast casual concept, Hoots.

Metaverse in play with restaurant consumers

June 21, 2022

More than a third of consumers, 38%, that already participate in the metaverse are willing to integrate restaurant purchases into the mix and 20% of restaurant…

Why 2022 is 'one sweet year' for Cinnaholic

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Although 2022 is only half-baked, Cinnaholic is cooking with gas, opening 11 locations, with an additional 15 projected to open by year's end. This year's…

FAT Brands heading to Puerto Rico

June 21, 2022

FAT Brands Inc., the parent company of Fatburger, Buffalo's Express and 15 other restaurant concepts, will open 10 franchised locations over the next five…

Kellogg aims to spinoff 3 public companies

June 21, 2022

The Kellogg Co. is planning to separate its North American cereal and plant-based food businesses into three independent companies that have yet to be named.

How Great Greek CEO is controlling costs

Bob Andersen, brand president of The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill, suggests strategies for coping with the far-reaching cost increases hindering…

Just Salad serving Regenerative Organic Certified quinoa

June 21, 2022

Just Salad, a fast casual restaurant concept with a mission to make health and sustainability possible, has launched a summer menu, featuring SIMPLi…