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…

Grubhub CEO counters claims company bought restaurant domain names without permission

July 3, 2019

The CEO of third-party delivery platform, Grubhub, yesterday countered claims first published in a New Food Economy story that it was — without authorization…

Starbucks, Amazon team up on sports documentary series

July 2, 2019

Starbucks and Amazon have collaborated on a six-part documentary series focused on the passion, emotion and humanity of European football, or what Americans…

Chanticleer Holdings sells Hooters

July 2, 2019

Little Big Burger's parent company, Chanticleer Holdings, has sold Hooters of America to Nord Bay Capital and its adviser, TriArtisan Capital Advisors…

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…