What Captain D’s can teach chefs about mixing batter

by Sam Eppehimer

Larry Jones, VP of Construction with Captain D’s, shares how blender failures inspired it to look for new mixing solutions.

Restaurants coming to the rescue amid COVID-19

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Restaurants all over the United States are doing their best to provide meals, supplies and funds to employees, frontline workers and members of their…

Luna Grill hires 'head of People'

June 3, 2020

A week after announcing that it had hired Michelle Goncalves as its VP of Culinary, San Diego-based Luna Grill has named AJ Kamra its first-ever head of…

Starbucks offering unpaid leave to under-scheduled employees

June 3, 2020

Although Starbucks has reopened more than 85% of its U.S. stores, reduced hours are affecting many employees and has sparked the chain to offer unpaid leave to…

Cousins Subs welcomes Wisconsin franchisees

June 2, 2020

TMart Operations I, LLC, owned by Jeremy and Sarah Alsaker, now owns the Cousins Subs location in Lodi, Wisconsin.

Teriyaki Madness launches company to help franchisees manage operations

June 2, 2020

Denver-based Teriyaki Madness has launched an affiliated restaurant management company — Restaurant Sherpas — as a  solution for absentee and semi-absentee…

Fat Brands saddles up to Texas

June 2, 2020

FAT Brands Inc., parent company of Fatburger and Buffalo's Express, opened its first co-branded Fatburger and Buffalo's Express Monday in Texas. Located in…

Paris Baguette eyeing Canada

June 2, 2020

Paris Baguette, which has nearly 85 corporate and franchise bakery-cafes in the U.S. and more than 3,500 internationally, is hoping to expand into Toronto. 

The Hummus & Pita Co giving away 3-unit franchise deal

June 2, 2020

The Hummus & Pita Co. is giving away a three-unit franchise deal to help expand the brand.

&pizza CEO calls for action re: black deaths in police custody

June 2, 2020

The highly socially active pizza brand, &pizza, is taking a firm stance with regards to its leader's views concerning the recent deaths of black…

Louisville police fatally shoot restaurant owner amid protests

June 2, 2020

Police shot and killed David McAtee, the owner of YaYa's BBQ in Louisville, early Monday, according to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. State and local police…

With dine-in permitted at more US restaurants, transactions improve

June 1, 2020

Out of the more than 1 million restaurants that were in business as of this year in the U.S,, the NPD Group estimated Monday that nearly 320,000 were now…

Muscle Maker Grill opening 4 on-campus locations

June 1, 2020

Muscle Maker Grill is opening four locations at Northern Virginia Community College. The menu will vary from campus to campus and include traditional Muscle…

Torchy's Tacos reopens nearly all dining rooms

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

CEO of Torchy's Tacos GJ Hart said he is seeing promising numbers in stores where the company has reopened dining rooms in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado and…

Fat Brands reports wider Q1 loss amid COVID-19

June 1, 2020

Fat Brands Inc., the owner of eight fast casual restaurant brands, including Fatburger and Elevation Burger, reported a wider loss in the first quarter as the…

&pizza gives employees involved in activism paid time off

&pizza takes an active stance on employee activism during a time of national protests around George Floyd's death in Minneapolis.

Dickey's rolls out catering options for large groups

May 29, 2020

As COVID-19 restrictions are slowly easing, Dickey's Barbecue Pit is launching an expanded variety of boxed meals, packaged individually, boasting new item…

House approves bill to loosen PPP loan requirements

May 29, 2020

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill designed to loosen requirements on hundreds of billions of dollars in small-business loans to help companies…

FastCasual reveals '20 Brands to Watch'

The list, which is in its second year, focuses on 20 brands that are less than six years old but have the potential to become future industry leaders.

Whataburger rolls out delivery

May 29, 2020

Whataburger, based in San Antonio, with more than 830 locations in 10 states and sales of more than $2 billion annually, has rolled out delivery in most of its…