Saladworks' owner acquires The Simple Greek by Marcus Lemonis

March 12, 2021

WOWorks, the parent company of Saladworks, has added a big name to its portfolio. The Simple Greek — a Mediterranean franchise founded in 2015, in Youngstown…

Biscuitville promotes 3 employees

March 12, 2021

McKinley Greer, Jenna Hiera and Jasmine Daniels have earned promotions at Biscuitville Fresh Southern, a 63-unit chain based in Greensboro, North Carolina…

Pizza operators making Pi Day a numbers game

March 12, 2021

That annual celebration of the circle — or at least the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (3.14) — is about to happen Sunday, March 14. The…

How to create the perfect LTO for your brand

Jim Hytner, corporate executive chef at Flame Broiler, discusses why the company didn't launch a spicy chicken sandwich during the "Chicken Wars." Instead, he…

POS as brand-saver: 1 restaurateur's story

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Playing in the hyper-competitive pizza restaurant business has induced an even greater case of white-knuckled persistence over the course of the last year, but…

Buffalo Wild Wings, BetMGM launch sports betting experience

March 12, 2021

Sports fans now have access to a sports betting experience when via the BetMGM app available inside Buffalo Wild Wings sports bars in Colorado, New Jersey…

CORE using prepaid cards to disburse funding

March 12, 2021

In hopes of helping restaurant employees struggling to survive the coronavirus pandemic, the nonprofit, Children of Restaurant Employees, has been collecting…

Mooyah opening at least 15 restaurants in Phoenix

March 12, 2021

With a newly remodeled concept and revamped menu, Plano-based Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes is setting up shop in Arizona with plans to open its first…

Penn Station snags former Papa John's exec

March 11, 2021

Penn Station East Coast Subs has hired a former Papa John's executive, Mike Bradford, as director of Real Estate, Development and Construction. He will be…

Smoothie King, Olympic gold medalist create smoothie line

March 11, 2021

Smoothie King is partnering with gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas to introduce its Stretch & Flex line of smoothies. The smoothies, which come in tart…

Multi-concept franchisee opens Slim Chickens in Colorado Springs

March 11, 2021

Slim Chickens is now available in Colorado Springs, thanks to a partnership with Mile High Chicken LLC, which opened a location there this week at 86…

Ice cream to your door via virtual brand, The Ice Cream Shop

March 11, 2021

C3, which hosts over 200 digital kitchens, is now supporting The Ice Cream Shop, a virtual frozen novelty concept created in 2019 by the world's largest ice…

Restaurateurs: American Rescue Plan is beacon of hope

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

With today's presidential signature on the nearly $2 trillion American Rescue Plan stimulus, a collective sigh of relief is being heard from restaurateurs…

Bad February weather proves stormy for restaurant transaction activity

March 11, 2021

Severe weather in many areas of the U.S. in February didn't do much to resuscitate restaurant customer transactions at major chains which were already…

Did Uber Eats' Super Bowl ad miss the mark?

by Vanessa Montalbano

When Willy Solis, an Uber Eats driver from Denton, Texas, saw the company's $5.5 million commercial on Super Bowl night, he thought it was "kind of disgusting."

Congress approves $1.9T stimulus bill

March 10, 2021

Congress on Wednesday approved President Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package by a vote of 220-211 to provide pandemic aid, one of the largest federal aid…

AI-driven, text-to-order solution now available via HungerRush

March 10, 2021

HungerRush, a restaurant management system provider, has launched its AI-driven text-to-order solution — HungerRush TextAI — to help restaurant chains drive…

Veggie Grill founders launch plant-based burger joint

by Pat Shea — Editor, NetworldMedia

Stand-Up Burgers serves up plant-based burgers while doing good in the community.

Friends buy 21-unit sandwich franchise

March 10, 2021

Five friends — Brian Bergen, Timm Heller, Todd Mancusi, Tony Mancusi and Chris Gentilli — have purchased Milio's Sandwiches, a 21-unit franchise headquartered…

Pizza Guys to open second San Jose location

March 10, 2021

Pizza Guys not only knows the way to San Jose, as the old song goes, but is beating a path to the mid-California city, marking the brand's fourth location in…