Chipotle honors educators with BOGO promotion

April 25, 2016

Chipotle will celebrate Teacher Appreciation Day on May 3 with a buy-one-get-one promotion at all U.S. Chipotle locations from 3 p.m. until close.

Pei Wei celebrates 3rd Jacksonville opening

April 25, 2016

Today marks the opening of Pei Wei's third location in Jacksonville, Florida.​

South Florida ice cream chain opens San Diego location

April 25, 2016

Sloan's newest location will open in Horton Plaza Park near the Westfield Horton Plaza shopping center.

Cheeseburger Bobby's offering spring menu

April 25, 2016

Cheeseburger Bobby's will offer three items on a spring menu until May 31, according to a company press release.

La Madeleine opens in Georgia, Arkansas

April 25, 2016

La Madeleine Country French Cafe recently opened two locations, one in Buford, Georgia, and one in Little Rock, Arkansas, according to a company press release.

Pieology opens in Bakersfield, California

April 25, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria has opened its first Bakersfield, California location, according to a company press release.

Dickey's California franchisee opening 12 locations

April 22, 2016

Dickey's Barbecue Pit  has signed a 12-store agreement with franchisee Michael Tucker of La Quinta, California, allowing him to expand the brand to northern…

Free webinar: McAlister's marketing exec dishes on posting nutritional info

April 22, 2016

McAlister's Deli recently took on the challenge of displaying nutritional info in its restaurants even though the government recently pushed back the deadline…

Why your loyalty program is failing and how to fix it (Part 1)

In comparison to other industries, hospitality is limping behind in the loyalty stakes, so how exactly have operators gotten themselves into this state of…

Sweet Lorraine's allowing customers to become mixologists

April 22, 2016

New cocktail infusions include cilantro, basil, kaffir lime, ginger with star anise and organic strawberry with black pepper. Each can be paired with the…

Soulman's Bar-B-Que social media campaign drives profits

April 22, 2016

The video garnered over 76,000 views and reached over 120,000 users.

PizzaRev opens 1st international location

April 21, 2016

The new location, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, is the first of 20 PizzaRev restaurants to be developed by Grupo Galeria in Mexico City and the states of Mexico…

Webinar registration open: 'How to be FDA Calorie Compliant and Still Create Killer Menu Boards'

April 21, 2016

Jessica Osborne, senior brand marketing manager of McAlister's Deli, Chuck Gehman, VP of product management, and Bill Gilmore, creative content director, both…

Ask the experts: Is your brand ready for catering?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Franchisors and their franchisees must understand what they're getting into before deciding if catering should be a part of the business model.

Pie Five creates Tex-Mex LTO

April 21, 2016

The LTO, which is available starting April 26, features a traditional enchilada sauce and is smothered with 100-percent whole milk mozzarella cheese, beef…

Jimmy John's thanking fans with $1 sandwiches

April 21, 2016

The deal is for in-store customers only.

A lesson on loyalty: Where Starbucks went wrong

Brands can learn a lot from the Starbucks reward program controversy — from using best methods in the program development stages, to structuring reward…

Smoothie franchise 'juices up' growth

April 21, 2016

Juice It Up! reported Q1 sales jumped 7 percent this year over the same period last year and the chain increased average unit value across all its stores…

Crave's parent company turns big Q1 proftits

April 21, 2016

Carve Barbecue's parent company, Southern Concepts Restaurant Group, has increased store-level earnings by 146 percent.

Moe's Southwest Grill unseats Chipotle as best fast casual Mexican brand

April 20, 2016

Moe's also boasted one of the largest brand equity increases (+13 percent) over a three-year period.