Maine's Aroma Joe's committed to becoming a major coffee chain

July 12, 2019

Aroma Joe's, a 65-unit coffee chain based in Portland, Maine, is hoping its growth rate is as strong as the coffee it serves. Founded in 2000, by four cousins…

Pieology: How a Navy Seal + vegan pies can build a better pizza brand

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

Leadership at Pieology sees the same kind of clear skies in the brand's future that its Southern California home is known for, and on this week's podcast, CMO…

Former Subway exec tasked with growing Quiznos, Taco Del Mar

July 11, 2019

After hiring a new CEO in January to help revitalize its Quiznos and Taco Del Mar brands, Rego Restaurant Group announced today that it has tapped former…

Synergysuite receives $6M to support growth

July 11, 2019

Synergysuite, which provides a cloud-based restaurant management platform, has received $6 million in Series A funding to accelerate growth in the U.S. market…

College students transform late-night cravings into on-campus NYC street food business

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Chick-N-Bap founder Sung Kim and COO Christian KO are working to make their business a staple on college campuses.

Third-Party Delivery: Blessing or Technology Curse for Operators?

The proliferation of third-party delivery companies has fundamentally changed the restaurant industry, and as a result, consumer expectations about food…

HotSchedules teams with Fourth on restaurant/hospitality management solutions

July 10, 2019

HotSchedules, a provider of workforce and inventory management solutions for the restaurant industry, and Fourth, a provider of a hospitality workforce…

Jeremiah's Italian Ice looking to expand nationally

July 10, 2019

Jeremiah's Italian Ice, a Florida-based frozen treats franchise, is now part of Pivotal Growth Partners, a holding company that focuses on accelerating…

Starbucks employees hoping the Tie-Dye Frapp will just die

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The word on the Twitter street is that it tastes like banana candy, but employees — who have to deal with customers flooding stores in hopes of trying the…

Freddy's Frozen Custard goes global

July 9, 2019

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers is officially an international brand with its first unit outside the U.S. now open inside the Dubai Mall in Dubai…

&Pizza opening on Wall Street, adds to executive team

July 9, 2019

Washington D.C.-based &pizza, which has 36 locations across the East Coast, is opening its newest unit Wednesday in New York City and has hired or promoted…

Gloria Jean's opening in Michigan mall

July 9, 2019

Gloria Jean's Coffees – U.S.A. is opening in Grandville, Michigan, at the RiverTown Crossings Mall, according to a company press release.

Is the honeymoon over for the fast casual segment?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The steady growth of recent years is tapering off, as growth for the top 500 U.S. restaurant companies for the most recent year slipped to 3.3% compared to the…

Blaze Pizza adding to Canadian portfolio

July 8, 2019

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza is opening Friday in Toronto at Vaughan Mills outlet shopping destination, according to a company press release.

Bellagreen opening in Plano, Texas

July 8, 2019

Bellagreen is opening this week in Plano, Texas, marking the brand's third unit in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and ninth system-wide.   "The DFW community has…

Scooter's has cold brew in the can

July 8, 2019

Scooter's Coffee has made its foray into the ready-to-drink coffee category with canned cold brew beverages. According to a company press release, the drinks…

UberEats adds dine-in

July 3, 2019

UberEats has added an option in several cities to allow diners to order ahead for their dining in reservations, according to Eater, which said the option…

Cheap burgers are getting harder to find

July 3, 2019

Grabbing a cheap burger isn't easy as it used to be as prices are increasing at a faster rate than the average entree, according to Technomic's 2019 Burger…

Nestle to craft blockchain tracking solution

July 3, 2019

Nestle has partnered with OpenSC, a blockchain platform built by WWF-Australia and The Boston Consulting Group Digital Ventures, to allow customers to track…

Nets, Swish launch in-store tap-and-pay pilot for restaurants, merchants in Sweden

July 3, 2019

Payments firm Nets A/S and Swedish payments app Swish announced a plan to launch a pilot program at two restaurants that are owned by one of the country's…