Check your restaurant freezers: Frozen chicken soup recall

April 5, 2019

The presence of an undeclared allergen and misbranding in a restaurant chicken soup product prompted the U.S.D.A.'s Food Safety and Inspection Service today to…

Samsung, Rally's webinar to address building a digital and mobile QSR experience

April 4, 2019

Digital Signage Today will host a free live webinar on how to build a mobile and digital restaurant experience on April 18 at 2:00 p.m. EST. The webinar will…

Ike's Love & Sandwiches gearing up for growth

April 4, 2019

Ike's Love & Sandwiches hopes to celebrate the opening of its 100th location by the end of 2020. The California-based chain has been expanding this year…

Au Bon Pain Cafe Bakery opens inside US House of Rep office building

April 4, 2019

Au Bon Pain has opened inside the Cannon House Office Building, room 94, in Washington D.C., where members of the U.S. House of Representatives have their…

Chipotle offering free delivery for 1-day only

April 4, 2019

Chipotle Mexican Grill is celebrating National Burrito Day today by giving customers free delivery on orders $10 or more. It's also partnering with YouTuber…

Tocaya promotes CFO to president, welcomes CMO

April 4, 2019

The hospitality company behind Tocaya Organica, The Madera Group, has promoted Chief Financial Officer Mikey Tanha to president. As CFO, Tanha has overseen the…

Chef chatter: 4 ways to ensure your food partners deliver high-quality products

James Cannon, SVP of Culinary of Urban Plates, demands that his partners only give him high-quality food products.

Curry Up Now moving into Atlanta area

April 3, 2019

Curry Up Now, a California-based concept is opening five restaurant locations in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. The first opens this summer, followed by a second…

Virginia getting second Jinya Ramen Bar

April 3, 2019

California's Jinya Ramen Bar is opening its second Virginia location by the end of the year at 11964 Market St., in Reston. After the opening of the first…

Just Salad, S'well team up on sustainability kit

April 3, 2019

Just Salad and S'well, both New York City-based brands, are teaming up to launch a limited-edition sustainability kit.

RFIS 2019: Restaurant brands seek global domination

The Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, March 11-13 in Louisville, featured a couple of hundred restaurant executives swapping ideas and learning…

Using social media to grow your catering sales

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Social media has delivered new marketing opportunities for restaurants, but it has also raised the bar, especially since customers now expect catering services…

Captain D's opens 29th Mississippi location

April 2, 2019

Fast casual seafood brand Captain D's is continuing its expansion across the southeast U.S. with the opening of its 29th Mississippi location.

Mixt arriving in Cali's East Bay this month

April 2, 2019

Mixt will launch two stores in California this month, one in Uptown, Oakland, this Saturday, April 6 and one on Saturday, April 27 at San Ramon's City Center…

ezCater secures $150M in latest funding round

April 2, 2019

Online catering marketplace, ezCater, has raised  $150 million is a Series D-1 investment round co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and GIC, which will go…

Gregorys Coffee launches mobile food, drink orders with Ritual

April 1, 2019

Gregorys Coffee has entered an agreement with mobile pickup app Ritual to offer digital ordering and food pickup for customers, according to company officials.

Toast raises $250M in Series E funding

April 1, 2019

Toast, a digital restaurant management platform, has raised $250 million in Series E funding led by TCV and Tiger Global Management, providing a valuation of…

Franchisees to ramp up growth via delivery strategy

April 1, 2019

A good majority of restaurant franchisees, 71 percent, feel pressure to grow their brands this year and will likely ramp up delivery options, boost unique…

True Food Kitchen launches 'Cobb for a Cause' effort

April 1, 2019

True Food Kitchen has launched "Cobb for a Cause," to support the Environmental Working Group, an organization that empowers people to live healthier lives in…

Flame Broiler adds Huntingon Beach location

April 1, 2019

Flame Broiler has opened a second location in Huntington Beach, California, at 7251 Warner Ave Suite G. It's celebrating by offering a $5 promotion on any bowl…