Restaurants making reopening plans

While some restaurants are planning to reopen, others are waiting. Bradley Cooper, the contributing editor of FastCasual, reviews the week's COVID-19 related…

Curry Up Now is open for business on Goldbelly

May 5, 2020

Curry Up Now is expanding its customer reach by launching on GoldBelly, an online restaurant and meal-order site.

Shake Shack beats Q1 estimates, warns on beef prices

May 5, 2020

Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti said that although COVID-19 has rocked the chain, total revenue increased 8% during Q1, which ended March 25. Same-Shack sales…

Juice It Up adds to immunity-boosting lineup

May 5, 2020

To round out its lineup of functional products, Juice It Up has brought back two antioxidant powerhouses, the Superfruit Sunrise Smoothie and the Mighty-C…

Chef Chatter: What's the secret behind Checkers & Rally's fries?

Ryan Joy, senior director of Research and Development at Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, reveals what makes the fries so popular.

As states return to dine-in, slight improvement noted in restaurant sales

May 4, 2020

U.S. restaurant chain transactions showed improvement for the second week in a row in the week ending April 26 with total industry customer transactions down…

Smokey Bones embraces fast casual model via ghost kitchen

May 4, 2020

Smokey Bones has partnered with Kitchen United to open a ghost kitchen Chicago offering delivery-only. Barbecue fans may order through Grubhub, Uber Eats…

10 reasons Fast Casual's Top 100 will be 'the virtual event of the year'

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The 2020 Fast Casual Top 100 winners will be revealed during a live, virtual gala May 15.

Lefty's Famous Cheesesteaks to double footprint by year's end

May 4, 2020

Multi-brand franchisor, Allie T. Mallad, and Detroit-based entrepreneur, Sam Berry, are joining forces to expand Lefty's Famous Cheesesteaks Hoagies &…

How the pandemic solidified contactless payment

by Jessica Shelcusky — Senior Marketing Specialist, Paytronix

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, mobile payment uptake was largely driven by convenience. While convenience is still important, the pandemic has put a spotlight…

Boston Market CEO talks Covid-19 strategy

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Although Boston Market has been able to keep the majority of its restaurants open for delivery and curbside orders, CEO Eric Wyatt said he's had to make…

Third-party delivery was on the rise pre-pandemic

May 1, 2020

Consumer awareness and use of third-party restaurant food services were on the rise even before the outbreak of COVID-19. to rise, acoording to a study by…

Freddy's tackles 'hospitality through a speakerphone' + lawfirm unravels confusion surrounding stimulus funds

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

Freddy's Co-founder and COO Scott Redler discusses the challenge of customer service via drive-thru and delivery. Then, Messner Reeves attorneys Rachel Farr…

Free webinar to help restaurant operators get up-to-speed in response to COVID-19

April 30, 2020

The COVID-19 outbreak has forced QSRs and fast casual restaurants to revamp their operations in response to new consumer buying habits. To help operators adapt…

Sweetgreen going 'outside the bowl'

April 30, 2020

For the first time in 12 years, Sweetgreen has launched a category outside of salads and bowls. Its Plates menu offers consumers access to more healthy…

Gott's opens San Franciso location

April 30, 2020

Gott's Roadside, a Northern California roadside restaurant emphasizing locally sourced ingredients, reopened its San Francisco Ferry Building location…

Nathan's Famous tech transformation: Serving customers 'where, when and how' they want it

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

After a solid 102 years in existence, Nathan's Famous — one of the few U.S. brands around for the last pandemic in 1918 — has made a timely tech transformation…

Toast launches flat fee mobile delivery for restaurants

April 29, 2020

Toast, a Boston-based restaurant management platform, is launching Toast Delivery Services, which offers simple flat-rate mobile food delivery for restaurants…

Boston Market under new management

April 29, 2020

Boston Market has a new owner. 

Pret a Manger reopening select NYC stores

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

April 29, 2020

While many restaurants throughout the United States have opted to stay open for delivery and carry-out during COVID-19, Pret a Manger decided on March 17 to…