Fazoli's names VP franchise services, celebrates Franchisee and Suppliers of the Year

December 8, 2015

Fazoli's has promoted Doug Bostick to VP of franchise services.

McAlister's Deli to open first Idaho unit

December 8, 2015

McAlister's Deli will open its first Idaho restaurant Dec.14 in Twin Falls.

Fallout of E. coli incidents still plaguing Chipotle

December 8, 2015

Shares in Chipotle Mexican Grill are still falling due to E. coli incidents in nine states, and it's likely shares won't rebound any time soon, according to…

Denver-based Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizza announces name change

December 8, 2015

Marco's Coal-Fired Pizza, the Denver-based pizzeria restaurant with locations in the Ballpark District and Inverness, announced it is changing its name to…

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open Austin, Little Rock locations

December 8, 2015

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza announced the grand opening of two new locations Thursday — Austin, Texas, and Little Rock, Arkansas.

Captain D's newest restaurant to open in Madison, Georgia

December 8, 2015

Captain D's announced its newest restaurant will open Wednesday in Madison, Georgia.

Pie Five Pizza to open first Delaware location

December 7, 2015

Pie Five Pizza will open its first store in Delaware at 11 a.m. Friday.

Controlling the supply chain is key to preventing E coli outbreaks

Just like with any sports team, the food supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Shake Shack, Domino's leading restaurant industry

December 7, 2015

Q3 same-store sales improved across all segments of the restaurant industry, according to BDO's benchmarking update.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open 100th restaurant

December 7, 2015

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open its milestone 100th restaurant this week in Indianapolis.

Restaurants may benefit from VMob's mobile marketing analytics

December 7, 2015

VMob, an intelligent cloud-based personalization platform built specifically for retailers and limited-service restaurants, announced that its comprehensive…

Are your employees using these 4 hand-hygiene techniues?

December 7, 2015

Handwashing is a key part of infection prevention in restaurants, yet not everyone performs it regularly or properly.

Inescapable ingredients (Part 3): Egging on the egg

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

This is part 3 of a series exploring how chefs are using common ingredients to innovate menus.

Quiznos re-branding with 2 concepts

December 4, 2015

Quiznos is collaborating with Tesser, a San Francisco-area branding and design firm, to revitalize its brand with two new concepts, from menus to design.

MOD Pizza earns ranking as a top best retail workplace

December 4, 2015

MOD Pizza is ranked seventh on Fortune's annual "20 Best Workplaces in Retail" list.

Chipotle updating food safety, practices program as E. coli investigations continue

December 4, 2015

Chipotle Mexican Grill is upgrading its food safety program to improve food safety and food handling practices in all locations and throughout its supply chain.

Penn Station East Coast Subs signs multi-unit agreement

December 4, 2015

Penn Station East Coast Subs has signed a multi-unit agreement with Chicago native Tony Zagone.

Salata to open first location in Southlake, Texas

December 4, 2015

Salata is expanding in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with a new restaurant opening in Southlake.

Live webinar today to teach operators how to master location-based marketing

December 3, 2015

As consumer usage continues to shift to mobile, location-based advertising is becoming one of the fastest growing strategies for restaurants when it comes to…

British fish-and-chips concept launching franchise program

December 3, 2015

Delaware-based go brit! fish + chips, which features British comfort food in a Euro-style décor, is now offering franchise opportunities to the eastern portion…