Dickey's takes on Brazil

July 25, 2019

Dickey's Barbecue Pit is taking Texas-style barbecue south of the equator with its first South American expansion deal. It signed a deal with Bruno Gallucci…

Rego Restaurant Group hires former TGI Fridays CFO

July 25, 2019

The Rego Restaurant Group, which operates Quiznos and Taco Del Mar, has hired Tom Kurrikoff as CFO.

Uberrito entering San Antonio

July 25, 2019

Uberrito is opening this summer in San Antonio, expanding from five Houston-area restaurants and one Phoenix location.   The restaurant — located at Fiesta…

4 tasks that kitchen robots should take over

As more technology makes its way into commercial kitchens, everything from the amount of labor needed to overall restaurant costs could improve for restaurant…

Toast acquires HR/payroll software provider

July 24, 2019

Toast Inc., a restaurant management platform, has acquired StratEx, a provider of HR and payroll software for restaurants, according to a press release.

FetchRev debuts additional language support, signs multi-year licensing deal

July 24, 2019

Automated marketing platform, FetchRev, is expanding its global footprint beyond North America with new language support, privacy capabilities and…

Pancheros taking deep dive into CX data

July 24, 2019

Pancheros Mexican Grill is hoping its customer experience management platform created by Service Management Group will drive customer loyalty and growth.

Starbucks launching delivery across entire US market

July 24, 2019

Starbucks Coffee Company is launching delivery next year throughout the U.S. thanks to an agreement with Uber Eats. The decision follows an 11-market test that…

Chipotle customers hungry for mobile ordering, digital sales up 99%

July 24, 2019

Chipotle Mexican Grill is flying high after announcing a 13.2% revenue increase for Q2, thanks to a 99% increase in digital sales.

OpenTable adds delivery for Apple app users

July 24, 2019

Restaurant reservation platform, OpenTable, is partnering with three third-party delivery providers to extend delivery and pickup options to thousands of…

Coupa Cafe gets mobile ordering and delivery with NCR and DoorDash

July 23, 2019

Coupa Cafe, a Palo Alto, California-based eatery, said it has enabled mobile ordering using NCR Corp.'s Aloha mobile technology and online delivery from…

Newk's Eatery signs 18-unit development agreement

July 23, 2019

Newk's Eatery has signed a deal with Full Belly Holdings to open 18 units across Texas and Oklahoma, according to a company press release. Openings are slated…

Chef Chatter: 4 menu trends fast casual operators should master

Chain fast casual concepts often take a stab at including trendy items on the menu up to two years down the line, said Chef Scott Weaver, who shares ways that…

Farm Burger expands Atlanta footprint with Whole Foods Market location

July 23, 2019

Farm Burger has opened up inside the Whole Foods Market in midtown Atlanta as part of its Friends of Whole Foods Market program. The program partners with…

Eatsa rebrands as Brightloom, will leverage Starbucks digital software to create platform for restaurants

July 22, 2019

Eatsa, a provider of self-service technology for restaurants, has rebranded itself as Brightloom and announced plans to offer an end-to-end, cloud-based…

Little Greek, Moe's, The Habit add to leadership teams

July 22, 2019

Little Greek Fresh Grill, The Habit Burger and Moe's Southwest Grill this week announced a few changes to their respective leadership teams.

Schlotzsky's restaurants becoming 'wonderfully weird'

July 22, 2019

By the end of the summer, all 370 Schlotzsky's locations will have the chain's new branding. Known now as Schlotzsky's Austin Eatery, the company is bringing…

'Big Bang Theory' star describes her restaurant as 'vegan healthy Subway sandwich restaurant'

July 22, 2019

Mayim Bialik, an actress best known from her roles on televisions shows "Blossom" and "Big Bang Theory," is also a mother and neuroscientist. And now, she's in…

Luckin' Coffee brewing up business in Middle East

July 22, 2019

China's Luckin Coffee Inc. and Kuwait Food Company Americana are partnering to launch a coffee business in the Middle East and India, according to a company…

This week in salad: Just Salad, Coolgreens, Mixt, Salata put down new roots

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

People under 40 have increased the annual eatings per capita of fresh vegetables by 10 percent and frozen vegetables by 13 percent over the last decade. And…