Giardino Gourmet Salads opens in Nashville

March 3, 2016

Giardino Gourmet Salads opened its first franchise restaurant location outside of Florida.

Spoleto following growth path to America

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

March 3, 2016

John Velasquez and Carlos Oliveira have qualified to operate the business in the states under the Florida EB-5 Regional Center, which offers investment…

5 ways customers judge your brand

Expert describes five ways customers are judging your fast casual brand.

Fro-yo fans getting PEEPED out at Menchie's

March 2, 2016

Menchie's has teamed with PEEPs to offer guests marshmallow-flavored frozen yogurt, topped with snack-sized PEEPS.

Pacific Passion Coffee returns to Maui Wow

March 2, 2016

Mike Weinberger, brand president of Maui Wowi, described the blend as having a naturally sweet taste and fruity aroma with a full-body finish and clean flavor.

Webinar download: Subway, Cava Grill execs discuss supply chain traceability

March 2, 2016

Amid national attention around food borne illnesses and increasing customer expectations, it's more important than ever for restaurant operators to achieve…

Korean Bakery bringing Paris to US

March 2, 2016

With more than 70 years of experience in the baking industry internationally, Paris Baguette first debuted in the U.S. in 2005, and began franchising August…

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open 2 Los Angeles locations

March 2, 2016

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open two new Los Angeles area locations.

SpeedLine POS accepting orders from Chowly

March 2, 2016

A partnership between SpeedLine Solutions and Chowly Inc is eliminating the task of re-entering orders from restaurant aggregator sites, such as GrubHub and…

Pie Five offering dairy-free cheese

March 2, 2016

Pie Five Pizza has debuted its Daiya Classic Blend Shreds.

How Tropical Smoothie Cafe is Creating a Powerful Food Safety Program

While the constant change and evolution of the food industry can be exhausting, there’s never been a more exciting time to be a food supply chain professional.

NYC surpassing salt ruling?

by Wade Winters — V.P. Supply Chain, Consolidated Concepts

Although chain restaurants in New York City are required to put a saltshaker icon on menu items that contain more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium, a Manhattan…

Juice It Up! takes shots at the common cold

March 1, 2016

The Mighty C Juice and Shot feature a blend of raw ingredients, including sweet pineapples, fragrant oranges, crisp apples, red seedless grapes, raw ginger and…

Wingstop launches new flavor for LTO

March 1, 2016

Smoke 9 is a mesquite dry rub with sweet garlic and spices that come together for a bold smoky flavor.

RAVE Restaurant group names new president of Pizza Inn

March 1, 2016

RAVE Restaurant Group Inc has named Bob Bafundo as the new president of Pizza Inn.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open first Bowling Green, Kentucky, location

March 1, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will open its first Bowling Green, Kentucky, location in May.

Captain D's expands development team

March 1, 2016

Captain D's LLC announced that Steve Bielewicz, Jennifer Benjamin and Jeff White have joined the company's development team.

5 mistakes you're making with your loyalty platform

By carefully vetting loyalty strategies and course correcting to improve results, fast casuals can effectively interact with customers and create experiences…

Restaurant units decline in Chicago, New York; increase in Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston

February 29, 2016

The total U.S. restaurant count decreased slightly (-.6 percent) from a year ago to 629,488 units, according to a count of U.S. commercial restaurant locations…

Fuzzy's Taco announces new investor

February 29, 2016

NRD Capital Management, a franchisee-sponsored and managed equity investment fund, has purchased a majority position in Fuzzy's Taco Shop.