Why Sweet Chick traded casual dining for fast casual model

Sweet Chick founder John Seymour explains what he learned when transforming his casual dining model to a fast casual experience.

Honeygrow employees receiving daily payments

August 17, 2022

Honeygrow, a Philadelphia-based fast casual concept, is joining forces with DailyPay to offer employees access to earned pay after completing a shift…

Apola Greek Grill opening 1st franchised store

August 17, 2022

California's Apola Greek Grill is ready for growth. The chain is opening its first franchise location this fall in Riverside and may add a second…

Retired Goodcents franchisee is back in business

August 17, 2022

Twenty-year Goodcents franchisee Sam Singh thought he was ready to retire from his sandwich shop in Emporia, Kansas, but four months later he took over a…

Taziki's opens 100th location

August 17, 2022

The first Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe opened in 1998, and on Tuesday, nearly 25 years later, it celebrated its 100th opening in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Naf Naf hires CMO

August 17, 2022

Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill has hired Nico Nieto as CMO to grow its owned and third-party channels as well as digital capabilities, customer acquisition…

Post-pandemic coffee demand taking flight

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The coffee industry has a big opportunity to promote out-of-home coffee given the consumer's rising coffee appreciation.

Chi'Lantro opening 10th location

August 16, 2022

Chi'Lantro BBQ is opening its 10th location next month with a store in Northwest Austin at 12129 N. FM 620 ste. 202.

Slim Chickens adding Colorado location

August 16, 2022

Slim Chickens is opening this week at 9566 Twenty Mile Road in Parker, Colorado, with Mile High Chicken at the helm. The Parker opening marks the group's…

Lettuce Entertain You taps DoorDash to enhance online ordering

August 16, 2022

Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants, which owns Wow Bao, has launched Storefront, DoorDash's online ordering platform, to create a first-party online ordering…

Chipotle launches lemonade-scented candle

August 16, 2022

To celebrate National Lemonade Day on Aug. 20, Chipotle is launching a lemonade-scented candle inspired by fans who "accidentally" fill their water cups with…

Friendly's upgrading POS system

August 16, 2022

In an effort to better serve its customers, Friendly's Restaurants is rolling out a cloud POS system, Revel Enterprise, at its 120 locations.

Restaurant gift card sales continue recovery

August 15, 2022

The number of gift cards sold in 2021 increased by 22%, year over year, and sales in the first half of 2022 are just 2% behind the 2021 level.

3 ways technology can help solve labor shortages

Caroline Price of Toast reveals how operators can use technology to help cover labor shortages.

Panera appoints CFO

August 12, 2022

Panera Brands Inc., which includes Panera Bread as well as Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Brands, has hired Konrad Meyer as chief financial officer to…

California-based Epic Wings to open first Florida location

August 12, 2022

Epic Wings will open its first Florida location in Clearwater, Florida, according to a press release.

El Pollo Loco signs 4-unit deal in Seattle

August 11, 2022

El Pollo Loco Inc. has signed a multi-unit development deal to open four restaurants in Seattle.

Q2 gives Slim Chickens something to cluck about

August 11, 2022

Slim Chickens is hatching major growth plans, inking over 120 development agreements in 2022 and bringing the total of units in development to over 900. The…

Sweetgreen cutting corporate staff, still committed to growth

August 11, 2022

In an effort to save about $4 million, Sweetgreen reported this week that it is cutting corporate staff by 5% (20 people) and moving its Los Angeles-based…

Fast Casual Hall of Fame inductees include Fazoli's, Panera Bread, Native Brand leaders

Fazoli's former CEO Carl Howard, Native Foods CEO Carin Stutz and Blaine Hurst, former Panera Bread CEO, make up the inaugural class of the Fast Casual Hall of…