Pret A Manger opening 1st university shops in US

August 25, 2017

Pret A Manger has signed its first franchise agreement in the U.S., which will bring its first university shops to the country. The company will open two shops…

Alipay acceptance comes to Starbucks in Malaysia

August 25, 2017

Alipay is now available as a payment method for mainland Chinese tourists at all 242 Starbucks branches across Malaysia, according to a press release.

Tijuana Flats opening 6th Florida location

August 24, 2017

Tijuana Flats is opening its sixth Florida location Monday in Lutz as part of its focus on the Sunshine State. The company will open 15 units in Florida by the…

Pie Five, Pizza Inn exec on why training has evolved

Mary Barker, VP of human resources at Rave Restaurant Group, talks about how the brand handles training.

MobileBytes intros self-order kiosk app for restaurants

August 24, 2017

MobileBytes, a provider of point of sale software for iPads, has introduced a self-order kiosk app that can be loaded onto stationary iPads in restaurants…

Mod Pizza appoints Dunkin' Donuts CFO to board, names brand's first CMO

August 24, 2017

Mod Pizza is adding two executives to its leadership team with Tracy Cioffi joining as the company's first chief marketing officer, and Kate Jaspon being named…

Mixt opens in San Fran neighborhood

August 24, 2017

California-based Mixt is opening its first neighborhood unit in San Francisco's Cow Hollow neighborhood, at 3130 Fillmore St., marking its tenth location.

Garbanzo going back to school at Minnesota State

August 24, 2017

Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh opened its first Minnesota restaurant this week in the Centennial Student Union on the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus.

Pei Wei moving HQ to Texas

August 24, 2017

Pei Wei Asian Diner is moving its corporate headquarters from Scottsdale, Arizona, to Las Colinas, Texas. "We are very excited to relocate to the Dallas-Fort…

Restaurant food supplier links with NCR for cloud POS services

August 24, 2017

NCR Corp. and Performance Food Group Co. have entered into a strategic referral relationship to bring NCR Silver, a cloud-based point-of-sale product, to more…

Former Papa Murphy's CDO: Ask 3 questions before investing in tech

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

As restaurants consider deploying technology, such as a loyalty program, branded app or mobile payments, executives should first consider whether such efforts…

Top take-homes in teaching restaurant tech to work together

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

Competition and narrow margins in the restaurant business demand a nip-and-tuck approach to efficiency. Uncle Maddio's recently worked with ParTech to…

Fazoli's 'Comeback Kid' shares turnaround story at London summit

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

"It was ugly," Fazoli's President and CEO Carl Howard exclaimed as he detailed the state of the chain when he arrived to lead it nine years ago. "I mean…

Houston's Bellagreen launching in October

August 23, 2017

Houston-based Ruggles Green has rebranded to Bellagreen and will open with the new branding in October in the city’s Vintage Marketplace. The other five…

Business intelligence platform offers restaurants analytics to influence customer behavior in real time

August 23, 2017

Bloom Intelligence offers advanced tracking metrics for the hospitality industry to attract, engage and retain customers through its cloud-based business…

Capriotti's planning major mid-Atlantic expansion

August 23, 2017

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop has identified the mid-Atlantic region as its next expansion hub. Targeted development markets across the East Coast…

Wingstop touches down in Australia, New Zealand

August 23, 2017

Wingstop is expanding into Australia and New Zealand partnering with franchisee John Bridgeman Limited. Over the next 10 years, 110 restaurants will open…

Salata names CMO

August 23, 2017

Salata has named Michelle Bythewood as its chief marketing officer. The 27-year veteran of restaurant marketing will lead brand management and strategy…

NBA legend opens Red Mango, Nestle Toll House Cafe by Chip

August 23, 2017

Pro Basketball Hall-of-Famer Hakeem Olajuwon is opening a Red Mango Yogurt Cafe Smoothie and Juice Bar Friday. The store, located at 9675 Eagle Dr., in Mont…

2 father-son teams expanding Newk's throughout North Texas

August 22, 2017

Newk's Eatery is expanding in North Texas, inking a development deal to open seven locations with two father-son teams. Texas restaurateurs, Cyrus Park and his…