Tropical Smoothie Café pumped about growth rate

October 16, 2015

Tropical Smoothie Café has signed 83 franchise agreements during the third quarter of 2015, and more than 160 development agreements.

Tokyo Joe's hits Texas-sized growth spurt

October 16, 2015

Tokyo Joe's, a Colorado-based, Asian-inspired restaurant is opening the first of seven Texas locations this week.

CARVE Barbecue opening new Colorado unit

October 15, 2015

Glendale, Colorado residents can try CARVE Barbecue Nov. 5 at the brand’s newest location.

Foodservice Packaging Institute releases resource guides on foodservice packaging

October 15, 2015

The Foodservice Packaging Institute released a set of free resource guides designed to provide accessible, factual information on foodservice packaging

Revention releases secure EMV payment solution

October 15, 2015

Revention, which provides point-of-sale solutions to the hospitality industry, announced the release of its new EMV Secure Payment software solution.

NCR Silver boosts functionality for franchises, small business operators

October 15, 2015

NCR Small Business is upgrading its tablet point of sale system, NCR Silver, to give small business and franchises new marketing, inventory and communication…

Roti Modern Mediterranean rebrands as Modern Mediterranean

October 15, 2015

Roti Modern Mediterranean is debuting its new look and new name next month when it opens in Modern Mediterranean in Chicago.

La Madeleine making Orlando debut

October 15, 2015

La Madeleine Country French Café is opening two cafés in Florida Oct. 29 and Nov. 12 inside Orlando’s Florida Mall and near the Mall at Millenia..

Cava Grill opens LA unit

October 15, 2015

Cava Grill will open its first of two locations this month outside its home market of the Washington D.C. metro area.

Danny Meyer's restaurant brands eliminate tipping

October 14, 2015

Union Square Hospitality Group announced today that starting in November, it will eliminate tipping at all of its13 full-service venues, while also increasing…

Pieology to open Chandler, Arizona location

October 14, 2015

Pieology Pizzeria announced the opening of its newest Arizona location and this one is in Chandler.

Schlotzsky's trading smartphones for loyalty

October 14, 2015

Schlotzsky's fans who sign up for or refer friends to the brand’s loyalty program may earn one of the 50,000 new smartphones the brand is giving away.

Pei Wei opens in Moore, Oklahoma

October 14, 2015

Pei Wei opened its first Moore, Oklahoma unit this week, marking its ninth location in the Oklahoma City area.

SCA to give restaurants 1-stop shop for hygiene products

October 14, 2015

SCA, a global hygiene and forest products company, and Wausau Paper Corp., a North American away-from-home tissue company, announced that SCA will acquire…

EMV is here: Now what?

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

The liability shift hit Oct, 1, but there's still a lot of work to be done to get consumers and merchants ready for the new payments environment.

CEO: Why we sold 40 percent of Smashburger to Asia-based restaurant company

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

While the latest trend in fast casual business operations seems to be leaning toward taking a company public, Denver’s Smashburger has gone another route. It…

Johnny Rockets enhances executive team

October 13, 2015

Johnny Rockets has appointed Naresh Vinod Worlikar and Calvin Harris as vice president of International and director of culinary innovation, respectively.

McAlister's adds to dinner options

October 13, 2015

McAlister’s Deli has introduced three new menu items to its dinner lineup, including the Chicago style sausage sandwich, Chicago style sausage pasta and baked…

Pie Five to open first San Antonio location

October 13, 2015

Pie Five Pizza announced a multi-unit development agreement to build eight to 10 Pie Five locations in the San Antonio area.

Franchising focus: Amsterdam Falafelshop set for growth

With little knowledge of the restaurant industry, Matt D’Alessio said he invested solely off his passion for the brand. On the other end of the spectrum was…