Wolfnights snags marketing guru to help fuel nationwide expansion

July 8, 2020

Wolfnights, a gourmet wrap concept founded in 2011 in New York City, has hired restaurant marketing veteran Stacey Kane to help hone its story and develop…

Tillster digital ordering platform joins ParTech's Brink POS ecosystem

July 7, 2020

ParTech Inc., a provider of pont-of-sale software for the restaurant and retail industries, has added the Tillster digital ordering platform to the cloud-based…

Coolgreens promotes GM to regional operations director

July 7, 2020

Coolgreens has promoted Larissa Witt to regional operations director, a new position created as a result of the brand's rapid growth, according to a company…

Slim Chicken makes Utah debut

July 7, 2020

Slim Chickens opened its first Utah location Monday at 1250 E. State St., in Lehi. After meeting co-founders Tom Gordon and Greg Smart of Slim Chickens at a…

Despite declining sales, Shake Shack resuming growth plans

July 7, 2020

Declining sales caused by COVID-19 and protests forcing some units to temporarily close, are no longer keeping Shake Shack Inc. from developing new locations…

As COVID-19 cases grow, restaurant transactions fall

July 7, 2020

For the second week, previous signs of recovering recovery for U.S. restaurants are wavering as the number of COVID-19 cases grows nationally. For the last…

Waba Grill reveals new look

July 6, 2020

California's WaBa Grill, which serves healthy rice bowls, has debuted the brand's redesign in its latest store opening. Located near the Arts District, off…

Captain D's largest franchisee adds to portfolio

July 6, 2020

Captain D's largest franchisee, Trident Holdings LLC, has opened its 39th location in nine states., located at 7798 Youree Dr., in Shreveport. Louisiana. The…

Discover commits $5M to support Black-owned restaurants

July 6, 2020

Discover Financial Services has committed $5 million to provide assistance to Black-owned restaurants in the U.S. in the form of $25,000 grants for…

Uber pays $2.65B in stock for Postmates

The third-party delivery version of "big fish eats smaller fish" just changed the stakes in the highly competitive and ever-more-valuable restaurant delivery…

Is your restaurant prepared for possible second wave of COVID-19

by Patrick Hardy

Successful restaurant operators will need to apply a measured approach to both disaster preparedness and recovery with the likely prospect of a "second wave…

Anonymous restaurant check-in offers option for security-wary diners

July 3, 2020

A Canadian company called, I Checked In, has released a contact-tracing service that restaurants and other businesses can use to contact customers who want to…

Cousins Subs promotes 3 execs

July 3, 2020

Wisconsin-based Cousins Subs has promoted three members of its corporate support team. J.J. Grube steps into the position of VP of operations & finance…

New service helps QSRs manage text messaging

July 2, 2020

The AI-powered answering service for restaurants and other businesses, Numa, now offers businesses the ability to send and receive text messages, pictures…

PPP loan application extended to August pending president’s approval

July 2, 2020

Companies that haven't taken advantage of the Paycheck Protection Program are likely to have until Aug. 8 to apply, thanks to a Senate vote to extend the…

Mici rolls out franchising program

July 2, 2020

In an effort to become a national brand, Mici Handcrafted Italian, a six-unit fast casual chain based in Denver, has rolled out a national franchise program.

Pokeworks opening 'Epic' ghost kitchen

July 2, 2020

Pokeworks, based in Chicago, is opening its first ghost kitchen Thursday in partnership with Epic Kitchens, a company that operates multi-branded ghost…

Dickey's expands Walmart partnership

July 2, 2020

As grocery store traffic and demand for canned goods continues to surge amid the pandemic, Dickey's Barbecue Pit has launched a line of at-home barbecue beans…

FastCasual accepting nominations for 2020 Perfect Pitch

FastCasual is accepting nominations until July 31 for the annual Perfect Pitch.

Slim Chickens moving into Montana

July 1, 2020

Fayetteville, Arkansas-based Slim Chickens is expanding to Montana with existing multi-unit franchisee Mike Sartwell, who will eventually open four units in…