Freshens opening in Denver International Airport

July 2, 2019

Atlanta-based Freshens Fresh Food Studio is opening Wednesday at the Denver International Airport in Concourse A, thanks to a partnership between Concessions…

3 ways to ghost out your kitchen

It's 2019, and the restaurant landscape is changing as we know it. Factors like technology, millennials changing and consumer preferences have created a shift…

Grubhub bought 23,000+ potential restaurant website domains, report says

July 2, 2019

The uneasy relationship between third-party delivery providers and restaurateurs may be taking a turn for the worse now that news has broken that Grubhub and…

Blaze opens in Northern California

July 2, 2019

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza is opening its next store with a bang on Independence Day this week in the Northern California town of Lincoln. 

Blaze signs multi-unit deal for North Dallas

July 2, 2019

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza signed a three-unit deal for the North Dallas area with multi-brand operator, Roz Mallet, who initially joined the fast-growing brand…

Can Bubbakoo's make it in Hollywood?

July 1, 2019

Bubbakoo's Burritos, a Jersey Shore-based eatery, is hitting Hollywood with a five-restaurant deal in Los Angeles.    Following a slew of development…

Captain D's opens corporate unit in Illinois

July 1, 2019

Captain D's is opening a corporate-owned location in Carbondale, Illinois. Located at 1040 E. Walnut St., the Carbondale restaurant marks the brand's sixth…

Erbert & Gerbert's unveling makeover

July 1, 2019

Erbert & Gerbert's, based in Minneapolis, has launched a rebrand that includes an updated logo and store prototype and TV and radio campaigns featuring the…

Performance Food Group to acquire Reinhart Foodservice for $2 billion

July 1, 2019

Performance Food Group Co. announced it will buy Reinhart Foodservice LLC, the second-largest privately held food distributor in the U.S., for $2 billion in an…

Creamistry expands Cali footprint

July 1, 2019

Creamistry, a California-based chain that specializes in made-to-order liquid nitrogen ice cream, has opened its 33rd Orange County, Califorinia, unit at 1834…

NYC Styrofoam ban takes effect

July 1, 2019

New York City restaurants have officially said goodbye to Styrofoam. The city banned it Jan. 1, but gave businesses six months to comply. Time is up.

Go Go Curry opening in New Jersey

July 1, 2019

Go Go Curry, a fast casual concept specializing in authentic Japanese comfort food, is opening its first New Jersey location inside a 12,000-square-foot…

Moe's selling cooked meats in Walmarts

July 1, 2019

Thanks to a partnership between food manufacturer Golden West Food Group and Moe's Southwest Grill, owned by Focus Brands, Moe's fans will be able to purchase…

Pret CEO retiring

July 1, 2019

Pret A Manger CEO Clive Schlee is retiring as CEO, and COO Pano Christou will take his place, according to a company press release. Schlee, who has been CEO…

Toppers takes on the daring diner

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

Toppers pizza is on a mission to live up to its name, by taking pizza 'over the top' and targeting the adventurous pie guy or gal.

Ono Hawaiian BBQ hosting luau to celebrate 86th opening

June 28, 2019

Ono Hawaiian BBQ is continuing its home-state expansion with its newest location in North Lake Elsinore, California, situated in the Central Marketplace…

Hawaii's Fork & Salad coming stateside via California

June 28, 2019

Hawaii's Fork & Salad is making its stateside debut Friday at 240 W. Chapman Ave., in Orange, California. Located in the city's downtown area of Old Town…

Qdoba signs multiunit deal for Alabama, Georgia

June 28, 2019

Qdoba Mexican Eats has tapped multiunit operator Premier Queso Kings LLC to open up to 20 units in and around the Atlanta area and across the state of…

iQ teams up with The New Farm for unique greens

June 28, 2019

Canada-based fast casual, iQ, is partnering with The New Farm, an Ontario organic farm, to use The New Farm's regenerative greens at iQ locations. The greens…

Surging off-premise orders call for more flexible restaurant planning

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

An increase in off-premise orders is reducing the footprint for some restaurants, resulting in smaller dining areas. That makes flexibility now 'king' for…