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COVID-19 clips US Foods Q2 sales by 29.2%
August 6, 2020
U.S. Foods Holding Corp. net sales of $4.6 billion for the second quarter decreased 29.2% from the prior year's $6.4 billion, driven largely by the impact of…
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The Habit Burger adds 13th Sacramento location
August 6, 2020
The Habit Burger Grill, a California-based restaurant company owned by Yum Brands, has opened its 13th restaurant in the Sacramento market. Located at 473…
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Panera expands contactless rewards with Apple Card
August 5, 2020
Panera guests may now earn 3% daily cashback on Apple Card when they use Apple Pay in the Panera app or website, according to a press release. They can use…
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Domino's, Pieology expanding globally
August 5, 2020
U.S.-based pizza brands are moving up and out to new places in the world, beginning with Domino's, which has extended its global reach to Croatia under a…
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Payment speed top of mind for business owners
August 5, 2020
Although small business owners have increased their technology spend in the past two years, 39% said they still spent at least five hours per week dealing with…
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Crave offering franchised food trucks
August 5, 2020
Crave Hot Dogs and BBQ is taking its dogs on the road via food trucks. The Long Island-based chain has partnered with Jordan Schild of Premiere Food Trucks…
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Original ChopShop adds mobile app, in-house delivery drivers
August 5, 2020
Original ChopShop, a fast casual restaurant brand featuring protein bowls, salads, sandwiches and fresh juice, is making it easier and faster for guests to…
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'Failing' is not an option for Fields Good Chicken
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Fields Good Chicken is staying alive through the pandemic by shifting its operations model.
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Grubbrr teams with BlueStar to meet commerce automation demand post COVID-19
August 5, 2020
Grubbrr, a commerce automation company, has teamed with with BlueStar, a global distributor of solution-based technologies, to help meet the demand for…
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Focus Brands names SVP of Corporate Communications
August 4, 2020
Focus Brands, the parent company of Auntie Anne's, Carvel, Cinnabon, Jamba, Moe's Southwest Grill, McAlister's Deli and Schlotzsky's, is adding to its…
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Modern Restaurant Concepts integrates with Grubhub
August 4, 2020
Modern Market Eatery and Lemonade Restaurants are integrating with Grubhub, leveraging the company's partnership with PAR Tech's cloud-based Brink POS Software.
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Slim Chickens continues Oklahoma expansion
August 4, 2020
Fayetteville, Arkansas-based Slim Chickens is continuing its Oklahoma expansion with its Tuesday opening at 11012 East 81st St., South in Tulsa. The location…
read nowOnosys, ItsaCheckmate join to create restaurant-ordering solutions
August 3, 2020
Onosys, a platform for restaurant digital ordering, and ItsaCheckmate, a provider of end-to-end integrations between POS systems, third-party delivery and…
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Hoots opens 4th location
August 3, 2020
Hoots, the fast casual sister chain of Hooters, has opened its fourth location at 1238 South Canal St. in Chicago, according to Hooters Management Corporation…
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Restaurant transactions improve slightly
August 3, 2020
Restaurant chain transactions dropped 11% nationally for the week that ended July 26, which is a slight improvement from the 12% drop the previous week…
read nowNCR launches contactless ordering for restaurants
August 3, 2020
NCR Corp. has launched NCR Aloha, a contactless ordering and payment solution for dine-in restaurants. With this solution, guests can scan a QR code a table to…
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Whataburger promotes president to CEO
August 3, 2020
Whataburger President Ed Nelson has added CEO to his title after the company promoted him Aug. 1.
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KIller Burger cranking up growth plans
August 3, 2020
Channeling a backyard burger party vibe, Portland-based Killer Burger is launching a franchising initiative to expand through the Pacific Northwest along the…
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5 ways to secure a fair deal with third-party companies
by Kevin Ziegler — Principal, kaz strategy
Online ordering is growing and here to stay, with two-thirds of restaurants now receiving 20% or more of their revenue from marketplaces, according to…
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Chipotle launching avocado-dyed apparel
August 3, 2020
Chipotle Mexican Grill is launching a responsibly sourced line of Chipotle Goods and branded accessories available exclusively to Chipotle Rewards members. The…
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