FAT Brands launches two co-branded locations

March 11, 2019

FAT Brands, parent company of Fatburger, has launched co-branded locations of Fatburger and Buffalo's Express in Westminster and Tunisia, California.

Tin Drum Asian Kitchen ownership ranks expand

March 11, 2019

Tin Drum Asian Kitchen’s ownership team has expanded by two with the involvement of corporate partners, Altaf and Amisha Popatiya.

&pizza CEO talks about restaurant worker pay, brands as community unifiers

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

It's the counter-culture pizza brand behind "The Hallway Pizza Guy," with those offbeat oval pies and a business mission to unite communities, even in its very…

2 fast casuals expanding in Florida

March 8, 2019

Florida will soon be home to five Bolay and two 3Natives locations, according to a press release from Cohen Commercial Realty, which represented both brands in…

International Women's Day: 27 female restaurant execs who have made it to the top

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

In honor of International Women's Day — March 8 — FastCasual chatted with 26 female restaurant leaders about what it took for them to land leadership roles and…

Chicken Salad Chick opening another Texas location this month

March 7, 2019

Chicken Salad Chick will open another Texas location on March 20. The store will be located in at 3520 West University Drive in McKinney and marks the brand's…

Cargo Food Authority arriving near Chicago's Wrigley Field

March 7, 2019

Cargo Food Authority, which launched its first location in the lobby of the Minneapolis Target Center late last year, is getting ready to open a location…

SYNQ3 hits $5B take-out order benchmark

March 7, 2019

SYNQ3 Restaurant Solutions has surpassed the $5 billion mark in take-out orders fulfilled and is seeing $11 million in take-out orders processed each day.

Missouri Panera franchisee adds 13 locations to porfolio

March 7, 2019

Hamra Enterprises, a Panera Bread franchisee based in Springfield, Missouri, has acquired 13 Panera Bread locations Memphis, Tennessee, with stores also…

Caribou 'sippin' it old school' with malt-inspired drinks

March 7, 2019

Caribou Coffee is unveiling three malt-flavored drinks today in hopes of evoking memories of tall glass treats at the ice cream shop counter. 

PizzaRev awards franchisee 2 California territories

March 7, 2019

PizzaRev has awarded two key growth areas in Central Valley and Southern California to one of its current franchisees in the state, Ajay Maini, who plans to…

Blockchain, POS, online ordering services partner in on-demand restaurant biz solution

March 7, 2019

Blockchain tech-based platform, Serve, has joined with online ordering and POS provider, ItsaCheckmate, to create a service that extends the reach of the…

Trend watch: Demand for more delivery options conflicts with push to abandon single-use packaging

The Foodservice Packaging Institute's annual trends survey found that the two greatest trends in foodservice packaging — increased delivery and abandoning…

Chef Chatter: 86 the attitude when it comes to your Millennial-aged workers

The founding chef of Hot Indian in Minnesota discusses how chefs have a responsibility to transform the typical back-of-house culture, which has a fiery…

Crisp & Green opening 5th location

March 5, 2019

Minneapolis-based Crisp & Green is opening its fifth store and the second location under the direction of franchisee and former NBA player, Kris Humphries…

Starbucks collaborates with Ariana Grande on launch of Cloud Macchiato

March 5, 2019

Starbucks is offering an updated version of its classic caramel macchiato, called the cloud macchiato, and has tapped pop icon, Ariana Grande, to help market…

Chicken Salad Chick prepping another hometown location

March 5, 2019

Next week Chicken Salad Chick will open its 22nd Alabama-based location. The company-owned restaurant will open March 13 in Trussville, according to a press…

Famous Dave's FY2018 revenue falls 15%

March 5, 2019

Famous Dave's reported that the company's total revenue for fiscal 2018 fell 15 percent from the previous year to $54.9 million, while franchised location…

Restaurant leaders to reveal how they increased traffic, sales via technology

C-level executives from more than 30 brands, including Papa John's, Chick-Fil-A, CKE, Dippin' Dots, Captain D's and Mongolian Concepts, will share stories and…

Dog Haus adds director of Franchise Development

March 4, 2019

In an effort to meet the goal of doubling its 30 locations by the end of the year, Dog Haus has hired Stacy Soderstrom as its director of Franchise Development.