Cracked Eggery has breakfast for days — and nights

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

After serving artisan egg sandwiches and other egg-inspired cuisines from a food truck for the past two years in Washington D.C., Cracked Eggery is hatching…

Noodles & Co testing 3 summer salads

June 22, 2021

Noodles & Company is testing three summer-inspired salads in select locations, according to a company press release. They include:

Parsley & Mint now competing in fast casual Mediterranean market

June 22, 2021

The fast casual Mediterranean market has a new player; Parsley & Mint has officially opened its doors at 600 S. Main St., in Greenville, South Carolina.

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: Appetize

Appetize is the first & only true enterprise cloud POS and management platform for food service and retail. Appetize is trusted by the highest volume…

Pita Mediterranean cruising into Mercedes-Benz Stadium

June 21, 2021

Atlanta-based Pita Mediterranean Street Food opened Sunday in Mercedes-Benz Stadium — home to the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons and Major League…

10 robots automating the restaurant industry

by Chen Feller

The automation revolution has begun in the restaurant industry.

Getting personal: 2 experts' tips on making restaurant marketing miracles

In restaurant marketing, brands have to get personal with their customers to score. Today's podcast focuses on two personalization experts' tips on making the…

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: Attentive

Attentive is a personalized mobile messaging platform for innovative brands & organizations that can quickly become a top 3 revenue channel. Using…

Dickey's doubles down on ghost kitchen deployment

June 18, 2021

Dickey's Barbecue Pit has partnered with the Miami-based virtual kitchen provider, Combo Kitchen, to open at least 100 ghost kitchens over the next year. Each…

Cheba Hut making San Antonio debut

June 18, 2021

Cheba Hut, a marijuana-inspired sub shop based in Fort Collins, Colorado, is opening its latest location in San Antonio at 11911 Alamo Ranch Pkwy., Suite 132.

El Pollo Loco testing drone delivery

June 18, 2021

California-based El Pollo Loco Inc. is testing door-to-backyard drone delivery to improve customer experience, President and CEO Bernard Acoca said in a…

Nekter Juice Bar beats sales goals to a pulp

June 18, 2021

Despite COVID-19 challenges, California-based Nekter Juice Bar squeezed out plenty of juice and profits this past year. Sales were up by more than 50% versus…

SpotOn teams with Google for easier online order option

June 18, 2021

SpotOn, which offers fully-integrated restaurant management systems, is integrating with Order with Google to deliver an even easier online ordering option for…

Chicken Salad Chick readies 2nd Louisiana location

June 18, 2021

Chicken Salad Chick has opened its latest location in Slidell, Louisiana, marking the state's second location after the first opened two months ago in Gonzales.

How vegan-friendly options drive traffic for The Hummus & Pita Co

Dave Pesso, co-founder of NYC's The Hummus & Pita Co., spent the bulk of the pandemic creating a vegan-friendly menu and developing a supply chain to allow…

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: Vya

Restaurant franchisors partner with Vya to easily provide franchisees access to customizable marketing materials, reduce custom creative requests, simplify LTO…

Rave Restaurant Group Names Clint Fendley CFO

June 17, 2021

Dallas-based Pie Five and Pizza Inn parent, said it promoted its vice president of finance, Clint Fendley, to chief financial officer, effective July 5…

AI doesn't replace the restaurant marketer

by Jessica Shelcusky — Senior Marketing Specialist, Paytronix

If used properly, artificial intelligence gives marketers the information, insight and confidence they need to maximize returns when engaging and motivating…

Life's a (Venice) Beach for Everbowl

June 17, 2021

San Diego-based craft superfood chain Everbowl has expanded into the Los Angeles market with four locations — one each in Hollywood, Thousand Oaks, Calabasas…

Huey Magoo's signs 200th franchise

June 17, 2021

Huey Magoo's has inked franchise agreements to enter North Carolina and Ohio as well as deals adding locations to cities in Florida and Tennessee totaling 20…