How Mici co-founder invented tool to simplify kitchen operations

Jeff Miceli, the co-founder of Mici Italian, explains how they designed a pizza press to simplify the process of creating artisanal pies.

Slim Chickens nesting in North Dakota

June 9, 2022

Fayetteville, Arkansas-based Slim Chickens is opening at 3118 3rd Ave. W, in North Dakota, its second location in the state.

Noodles & Co entering Nevada

June 9, 2022

Noodles & Co entered Nevada last week in Sahara Rancho, Las Vegas, and plans to open two to four more locations next year in Las Vegas.

Ghost Financial begins educational program for ghost kitchen operators

June 8, 2022

Ghost Financial, a financing and business services platform for ghost kitchen operators, has announced the launch of its online learning and community platform…

Delivery available via Cafe Rio app

June 8, 2022

On the heels of its introduction of curbside pick-up, Cafe Rio Mexican Grill has launched a systemwide tech feature that enables customers to place delivery…

Biggby launches made-to-order energy drinks

June 8, 2022

Biggby Coffee, a nearly 300-unit unit franchise, is launching customizable, made-to-order energy drinks. The line includes Blood Moon (blood orange and mango)…

Taïm Mediterranean Kitchen opening in New Jersey

June 8, 2022

Taïm Mediterranean Kitchen, a New York City-born fast casual restaurant, is opening its first New Jersey restaurant. The store will be located in the Princeton…

Tropical Smoothie upgrades loyalty program

June 7, 2022

Free sips and bites await Tropical Smoothie Cafe guests with the company's Tropic Rewards loyalty program and upgraded mobile app. Guests who join the Tropic…

Big Chicken elevates Marci Rude to VP of Development

June 7, 2022

Big Chicken, a concept founded by Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, which was just named No. 25 on Fast Casual's Top 100 Movers & Shakers list, has elevated…

Peet's going all in with going green

June 6, 2022

Peet's Coffee, which has 270 locations in the U.S and China, confirmed Monday that 100% of its purchases are responsibly sourced per standards created by…

Dig hires COO

June 6, 2022

DIG, a vegetable-centric, multi-format restaurant group, has hired Tracy Kim as COO. Most recently, she was CEO of Aaptiv, a fitness mobile app, where she…

Daddy's Chicken signs 20-unit agreement

June 6, 2022

Just four years after its 2018 inception, Daddy's Chicken Shack has signed a 20-unit deal with restaurant operators Blair Salisbury and Robin Bieker, for its…

Tropical Smoothie hits 1,100 stores

June 6, 2022

Charlotte is home to Tropical Smoothie Cafe's 1,100th location, which also marks the city's 13th and the state's 58th.

Why today's customer experience requires technology, human touch

by Tony Smith — CEO & Co-founder, Restaurant365

Tony Smith, co-founder and CEO of Restaurant365, explores how to find the perfect balance of high-tech and high-touch service.

Southern Rock Restaurants promotes ops director to president

June 6, 2022

Southern Rock Restaurants, which operates 112 McAlister's Deli locations in Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia and Illinois…

Shawarma Press adds to Walmart lineup

June 6, 2022

Shawarma Press, owned by Dallas-based entrepreneurs Sawsan Abublan and Dr. Ehap Sabri, is opening this week within an Austin-based Walmart at 620 S. I-35. The…

PF Chang's opens to-go location in DC

June 6, 2022

P.F. Chang's has opened a to-go location in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. The fast casual version of the brand launched in 2020 as part…

Burger Patch rolls out mobile app

June 6, 2022

Sacramento-based Burger Patch has debuted a mobile app, marking another innovation milestone for the plant-based burger chain, following the April opening of…

Blaze Pizza promotes Ed Yancey to chief development officer

June 6, 2022

Blaze Pizza has promoted Ed Yancey to chief development officer. Yancey previously served as vice president of franchise development, according to a company…

Singapore students create machine for renting reusable food containers

June 6, 2022

A group of Singapore students have developed a vending machine to allow people to rent food containers and other reusable items during the recent…