Finland's Friends & Brgrs planting flag in Germany

June 2, 2017

Friends & Brgrs is expanding to Germany, opening its sixth restaurant in September inside the Europa Passage mall in central Hamburg. Founded in 2015, the…

Lemonade debuts 2nd generation store

June 1, 2017

Lemonade has debuted its second generation store, which includes a new ordering system, curated food plates and new decor, according to a company press…

Togo's names CEO, COO, CMO

June 1, 2017

Glenn Lunde has assumed the role of president at Togo's Holdings, reporting directly to the board of directors, following the retirement of Togo's Chairman and…

Long Range Systems partners with VeriSolutions to improve restaurant operations

June 1, 2017

Long Range Systems, a global provider of on-site guest paging, tracking and restaurant intelligence tools, has announced a strategic partnership with…

Fast Casual Top 100 winners honored at annual gala

The 2017 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers were honored at the annual gala.

Grabbagreen opens 6th Arizona unit

June 1, 2017

Arizona-based Grabbagreen has opened its sixth location in Arizona, a news release said. The new Scottsdale unit is owned by Matt and Brooke Leon of Midwest…

Why is good data so hard to find?

by Dave Bennett — President & CEO, Mirus Restaurant Solutions

For data to be available to you whenever you want it, you are probably underestimating the effort required to deliver this.

Pei Wei selects new CMO

May 31, 2017

Pei Wei, a Pan-Asian fast casual restaurant, has selected Brandon Solano as its CMO. Solano served as CMO for Papa Murphy's Pizza prior to joining Pei Wei…

Modern Market to open second Phoenix location June 3

May 31, 2017

Modern Market has announced its second Phoenix area location, opening June 3, 2017 at 4901 E. Ray Rd., Suite 100 in Ahwatukee Foothills Towne Center. The new…

Salata to open first Baytown, Texas location

May 30, 2017

Salata, a salad fast casual restaurant, is opening its first location in Baytown, Texas on June 2. The first 50 guests on opening day will receive a free small…

Boston's Fóumami ready to go national

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Michael Wang, a third-generation restaurateur, is ready to expand the concept he founded in 2010.

Jimmy's Egg gets 'crackin' in Iowa

May 30, 2017

Jimmy's Egg is opening its first Iowa location in June on Southeast University Avenue in West Des Moines, a news release said. The 105-seat location near the…

Live webinar shows operators how to help diners 'see right through you' in the transparency age

May 30, 2017

Today's diners will not settle for anything akin to "mystery meat" or other food that smacks of artificial ingredients. They expect simplified ingredients and…

PJ's Coffee updates logo, decor

May 30, 2017

PJ's Coffee has a new brand identity, including its first logo refresh in more than a decade, according to a company press release.

Chipotle uncovers malware responsible for credit card breach

May 26, 2017

Chipotle Mexican Grill said today it has identified what was responsible for the payment card security incident reported April 25. The information comes at the…

Innovation on display at NRA (part 2)

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

It's almost impossible to see the two-miles of products and services at the NRA show, so in this two-part series, FastCasual highlights several that made their…

Blaze Pizza launches summer 'untern' program

May 26, 2017

In the dining room of one of Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza’s nearly 200 restaurants, emblazoned are the words "Unfollow the Rules." The statement is emblematic of…

Pumped up: Jamba Juice adds collagen to smoothies

May 26, 2017

Jamba Juice is pumping up its summer offerings with collagen-boosted smoothies.

Restaurants and other retailers win one over banks on swipe fees

May 25, 2017

The U.S. House of Representatives has dropped wording that would have repealed the controversial Durbin Amendment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Financial…

5 digital signage future trends set to change the market

by Egor Belenkov — CEO, Kitcast

In the future, digital signage will be smarter, trickier and more personalized, and that's just the beginning.