Fiesta Group CFO resigns

January 3, 2019

Fiesta Restaurant Group CFO and Treasurer Lynn Schweinfurth is resigning Jan. 25, 2019, to pursue another career opportunity, according to a press release.

Crussh pop-up celebrates Veganuary

January 3, 2019

Crussh Fit Food & Juice Bars has transformed its London Soho store into a 100 percent plant-based strategy for the month of January in a quest to see how…

Chipotle debuts new Lifestyle Bowls collection

January 2, 2019

There are more Lifestyle Bowls to choose from at Chipotle Mexican Grill in the new year.

2019 Fast Casual Top 100 call for nominations now open

Nominations for the Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers will close Jan. 31.

Hummus & Pita opening first Colorado franchise store

January 2, 2019

Hummus & Pita will open its first Colorado franchise store on Jan. 7 on the Sixteenth Street Mall in Denver.

Industry insiders predict top tech restaurant trends of 2019

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

FastCasual interviewed executives from a variety of tech vendors to reveal some of 2019's most promising tech trends. ​​​​​​Part 1 of this series features…

Infor acquires Vivonet, expanding foodservice POS

December 28, 2018

Infor, a provider of industry-specific cloud applications, has acquired Vivonet Inc., a provider of cloud-based hospitality solutions, according to a press…

Top 20: FastCasual reveals 2018's most-read stories

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The year's most popular stories covered a variety of topics ranging from ghost kitchens and franchising to trend predictions and how to win the third-party…

Spin Pizza rolls out menu, name changes

December 27, 2018

Spin Neapolitan Pizza, a Kansas City-based fast casual pizza concept founded 13 years ago, has changed its name to Spin Pizza, part of a large effort to…

Your Pie, Starbird, Blazing Onion founders spell out kitchen equipment needs

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

A trio of restaurant concept founders took to the stage at October's Fast Casual Executive Summit in Seattle to talk about their brands' needs, desires and…

Rave Restaurant Group opens 2 Pie units in Texas

December 27, 2018

Rave Restaurant Group's express pizza model, Pie, has opened in Georgetown and Houston, Texas, bringing the total number of Lone Star State Pie stores to six…

Cheesecake Factory vet joins Stonefire Grill as EVP

December 26, 2018

Stonefire Grill has named former Cheesecake Factory executive Scott Thomas as EVP, according to a company press release.    "Bringing Scott to Stonefire…

Penn Station reports end-of-year sales increase

December 26, 2018

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Penn Station East Coast Subs has reported a systemwide sales increase of more than 5 percent in October and November compared to last…

Jersey Mike's franchisee to develop up to 100 Hummus & Pita Co units

December 26, 2018

Southern California multi-concept operator Dan Markel has signed an agreement with The Hummus & Pita Co. to develop up to 100 units across California. The…

Fired Pie wedges in 'cheesy' LTO

December 26, 2018

Though we're almost dead in the middle of one of the biggest holiday periods of the year, surely most pizza operators are also gearing up for that other…

Why teens don't want to work for your restaurant

Some restaurants are still using bulletin boards in a break room to share information. Are you?

Chicken Salad Chick acquires 11 existing locations

December 21, 2018

Chicken Salad Chick has purchased 11 existing locations in Georgia from the brand's largest franchise owner, Origin Development Group, founded by Darren DeVore…

Caribou Coffee reports security breach

December 21, 2018

Caribou Coffee President John Butcher reported today on the chain's website that it has fallen victim to a security breach. Customers who visited any…

2 brothers 'steaking out' fast casual indusry

December 21, 2018

Steak is the latest food to go fast casual, thanks to Steakology opening next week in Westfield Village in Los Angeles. Following their successful launch of…

Question: Is the service model of the future quick or experiential? Answer: Yes

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Customers want fast food but an experience to go with it.