MOD Super Fast Pizza gets $150M investment, sets major store expansion

May 21, 2019

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced that it invested $150 million to acquire a significant stake in MOD Super Fast Pizza Holdings LLC, a 433-unit fast…

Restaurant franchisor Famous Brands selects Moving Tactics for menu boards

May 21, 2019

Famous Brands, a Johannesburg, South Africa-based QSR and casual dining restaurant franchisor, has selected Moving Tactics to supply digital menu boards.

Starbucks launches sign language friendly store in China

May 21, 2019

Starbucks Corp. has opened its first signing store in China, which marks its third in the world.

The do's and don'ts of a franchise store remodel

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

When introducing a remodel, franchise organizations need to have a plan that includes soliciting input from franchisees as well as keeping employees informed…

Punchh launches deep sentiment analysis solution

May 21, 2019

Punchh Inc. is launching a deep sentiment analysis offering which lets brands access valuable insights from customer reviews using Punchh's natural language…

Bibigo Kitchen to debut in San Diego

May 21, 2019

Bibigo Ktichen, a modern Korean brand, getting ready to serve its fine-casual menu to diners in Fashion Valley Mall, San Diego come May 24.

How to celebrate food safety to make a greater impact on your brand

by Doug Sutton — President, Steritech

Changing your approach to food safety from regulatory to celebratory can drive improvement beyond your food safety assessment scores. In fact, when you treat…

Tapit introduces self-order restaurant kiosk

May 21, 2019

Tapit, a restaurant and retail-focused software vendor, has launched SELFIT, a self-ordering kiosk platform with accompanying online ordering via a mobile app…

Postmates to launch television ad campaign featuring Martha Stewart

May 20, 2019

Postmates, the on-demand delivery firm, has announced that its first national television ad campaign will feature celebrity home improvement expert Martha…

Hot Heads Cantina launches in Alabama

May 20, 2019

Hot Head Burritos has opened Hot Head Cantina in Gadsden, Alabama. The location, 101 East Broad St., has beer taps and blackberry, lime, and strawberry…

PepsiCo launches digital foodservice lab to help operators

May 20, 2019

PepsiCo, Inc. has launched a digital suite, PepsiCo Foodservice Digital Lab, to connect foodservice operators with the companies, services, insights and…

Dickey's sets site on being barbecue's 'King in the North'

May 20, 2019

Dickey's Barbecue Pit continues to expand across the northern region of the U.S. with four locations in New York, Montana, Colorado and Oregon expected to open…

Press Coffee Roasters roll out mobile ordering with SpeedETab, Epson

May 20, 2019

Press Coffee Roasters, a Phoenix-based cafe chain, has implemented a mobile ordering system with SpeedETab Inc. and Epson America Inc. printers at its seven…

Wow Bao tops FastCasual's list of Top 100 Movers & Shakers

Five Guys takes home the Fast Casual Excellence in Food Safety Award.

How Yelp uses customer data to help restaurants

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

As more guests use social media to share their dining experiences, companies such as Yelp — which began as a restaurant review site but has expanded into a…

Revel designs POS, business platform just for the pizza enterprise

May 17, 2019

Revel Systems has announced a cloud-based POS and business management platform built specifically for pizzerias.

Protecting your branding, customer experience from third-party delivery

FastCasual’s Cherryh Cansler sits down with Scott Absher, CEO of ShiftPixy, to learn how to solve pain points often associated with third-party delivery.

Amazon leads $575 million Series G round in Deliveroo

May 17, 2019

Deliveroo, a U.K.-based delivery service with operations across Europe, announced a massive $575 million Series G funding round led by Amazon, along with…

Should Starbucks be worried about Luckin Coffee IPO?

May 17, 2019

China's Luckin Coffee Inc., the growing rival to Starbucks in that market, is making its long anticipated debut in the U.S. financial markets, by announcing…

Wahlburgers makes things official naming interim CEO as next president

May 17, 2019

It was a case of "You were there all along" for Wahlburgers. The Boston-based burger chain made things official with Interim CEO Patrick Renna, the chain's CFO…