Rapid Fired Pizza shoots into two new Ohio locations

July 5, 2016

Rapid Fired Pizza has opened two locations in Ohio, one at 6252 Wilmington Pike, Dayton, and at 1200 N Bechtle Ave, Springfield.

Verts Mediterranean names new operations director in Texas

July 5, 2016

Valentino Lanoce is taking over operations in the Lone Star state for Verts Mediterranean Grill, according to a company press release. In his new position as…

Chronic Tacos pulls out all the stops to celebrate Palmdale opening

July 5, 2016

Chronic Tacos is kicking off its newest store opening July 16 in Palmdale, California with an amateur taco-eating contest and other day-long incentives created…

Innovative Upstarts Part 3 — Slim Chickens finds chicken biz is anything BUT slim pickings

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

In the hotly contested chicken sector of food service, one relatively new player is showing competitors how it's done, increasing sales by 50 percent last year…

Russo's heats up the Middle East

July 5, 2016

Chef Anthony Russo, founder and CEO of the two chef-driven concepts, Russo’s New York Pizzeria and Russo’s Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen, announced the brands…

The case for sustainability: 4 considerations for restaurants

All too often businesses, including restaurants, take an incomplete view of what sustainability entails and the investment necessary to generate a strong ROI.

Pieology serves up 2nd San Jose location

July 1, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria announced that it opened its newest location in San Jose, California. According to a company press release, this is Pieology’s second San…

1000 Degrees Neopolitan Pizza brings the heat with 3 new options

July 1, 2016

1000 Degree Neopolitan Pizza is doing nothing to combat the summer heat. In fact, it's adding to it.

3 ways Chipotle can avoid blowing its reputation

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Chipotle's latest scandal is proof that bad things happen to great brands. And keep happening.

Uber defies Brexit in debuting new London food delivery service

July 1, 2016

Popular taxi-hailing service Uber is expanding its food delivery to a second location in Europe: London. Londoners can download the UberEATS app and order…

Chipotle CDO linked to NY drug ring

July 1, 2016

Chipotle Chief Creative and Development Officer Mark Crumpacker has allegedly been linked to a drug ring, according to a story at CNBC.

Georgetown Johnny Rockets boasts a new look

July 1, 2016

Johnny Rockets in Georgetown has undergone an image makeover, according to a company press release, and is the latest franchise location to boast a new style…

Dickey's Barbecue Pit fires up new summer tacos

July 1, 2016

Starting July 1, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is offering its newest limited time offer with the expansion of its butcher taco offerings, according to a press release.

Seeking a source of new summer business? Reach out to all those smartphone-addicted travelers

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

We love our smartphones. We love them so much that, according to a new poll, they are our favorite place to spend time while on vacation.

Innovative Upstarts Part 2 - Toppers: A cocky brand that dares to take on the big pizza guys

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

Scrappy anti-corporate brand, Toppers Pizza, is almost daily delivering a box full of attitude to the older more iconic pie-makers in this sector.

When is it time to upgrade your POS?

by Art Julian — CEO, Cbs inc

More than half of the respondents to Hospitality Technology’s 2016 POS Software Trends survey plan to research, test or install a new POS system this year. How…

Boloco benefits charity, celebrates 'Big Papi' with customized burrito

June 30, 2016

Massachusetts-based Boloco is celebrating one of Boston's greatest baseball heroes, David Ortiz (nicknamed Big Papi). Ortiz recently announced his retirement…

Cereal cafe bowls over Big Apple

June 30, 2016

New York City is adding some cereal to its diet. According to a company press release, Kellogg's NYC will open on Monday, July 4, and will become Kellogg's…

Video: How BWW plans to turn around sales

Buffalo Wild Wings COO Jim Schmidt expects a quick rebound for the chain that is centered around wings and sports.

Nature's Table serves up new location in downtown Orlando

June 30, 2016

Nature's Table, a fast-casual restaurant focused on fresh and healthy dining, announced the opening of its newest location , this one is located inside the…