Habit Burger adding 4th Cambodia location

May 14, 2021

Over 50 years after opening its first unit in Santa Barbara, California, The Habit Burger Grill is adding a location Friday in Olympic, Cambodia, marking its…

Blaze drizzles a little sweet heat on its Canadian store pies

May 14, 2021

Blaze Pizza has launched an LTO pizza topping, Hot Maple Drizzle, created exclusively for its Canadian restaurants, a news release said.

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Why Modern Market's mantra is 'Mom knows best'

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Modern Market's VP of Culinary, Nate Weir, discusses how cooking with his mother in Haiti inspired him to become a chef.

Hotdog joint invests in Cartwheel

May 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based Cartwheel, an on-demand delivery management platform for restaurants and retailers, has raised a $1 million seed round led by TenOneTen…

Fajita Pete's inks 10-store deal for Dallas

May 13, 2021

Thanks to an agreement with a trio of Texas entrepreneurs, Houston-based Fajita Pete's will open 10 locations in Dallas' northern suburbs later this year.

PDQ launches app, mobile loyalty program

May 13, 2021

Tampa-based PDQ has launched its first loyalty program — MyPDQ Points — at all 58 locations. Powered by ots new MyPDQ App, guests may customize and save their…

Former Sweetgreen COO leading Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

May 13, 2021

Sanjiv Razdan, the former COO of Los Angeles-based Sweetgreen, has joined The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf as president of its Americas and India markets. He'll…

NYC taco cart setting up permanent shop

May 13, 2021

King David Tacos, a New York-based breakfast taco cart founded by Austin native Liz Solomon Dwyer, is opening its first brick-and-mortar location in Brooklyn's…

Dickey's plants flag in Japan

May 13, 2021

Tokyo got its first taste of Dickey's Barbecue Pit Wednesday when the chain opened in the Kamiosaki District of Shinagawa-ku under the direction of Sunsheng…

Freddy's inks 4 deals to open 29 units

May 12, 2021

Wichita-based Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers has signed four multi-unit agreements that will lead to 29 restaurant openings in Southern California…

Former Dunkin' exec leading Qdoba's franchise development

May 12, 2021

Qdoba Mexican Eats has hired Shawn Caric as VP of franchise development, where he'll direct the 740-unit brand's franchise expansion in the United States and…

Could Grubhub's commission-free offering lead to 3rd-party showdown?

May 12, 2021

Things are heating up on the third-party delivery landscape, where the players are getting much more competitive on pricing and options.

Burger Patch fueling 'Strongest Man' competition

May 12, 2021

Sacramento's Burger Patch, a 2-year-old, plant-based fast casual concept, has signed on as the official local restaurant partner of the 2021 SBD World's…

Will these LTOs increase fast casual traffic?

Brands have always use limited-time offers to give customers new reasons to visit their stores, but they are doubling down on that strategy as people are…

FAT Brands CEO expecting sales rebound

May 11, 2021

Although his company reported a net loss of $2.4 million, or 20 cents per share, during Q1, FAT Brands Inc. CEO Andy Wiederhorn said he expected the company…

Hoots opening in New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania

May 11, 2021

Hoots Wings has signed a six-unit deal for locations in Providence, Rhode Island, as well as King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and the cities of Newark, Hoboken…

BurgerFi names former Macy's director as CTO

May 11, 2021

Florida-based BurgerFi International Inc. has hired Karl Goodhew, a former director of Software Engineering at Macy's Inc., as chief technology officer.

Russo's signs Fresno multi-unit deal

May 11, 2021

Houston-based Russo's New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen has signed a five-unit franchise agreement for Fresno California with husband-and-wife team…

Digital orders soar during pandemic

May 11, 2021

Restaurant delivery orders grew 124% between March 2020 and March 2021, according to The NPD Group, which found that digital orders for carry-out, which…