Captain D's reports 16th consecutive quarter same-store growth

November 5, 2015

Captain D's achieved its 16th consecutive quarter of positive growth.

Panera commits to sourcing cage-free eggs

November 5, 2015

Panera Bread announced today it will use only cage-free eggs by 2020, and is also reducing antibiotics across menus.

Street Value: The real economics of launching a food truck

The food truck bubble hasn’t burst yet.

Building the brand culture: It’s all about empowering employees

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Establishing a 'cult' philosophy in building a robust brand culture isn't a bad thing. In fact, it's one of several valuable and viable approaches.

The perfect pitch: 3 restaurant concepts

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Entrepreneurs from Burgers n’ Fries Forever, Sweet Lorraine’s Fabulous Mac n’ Cheez and Pincho Factory pitched concepts to a panel of distinguished investors…

Cicis unveils new logo, brand positioning, prototype design

November 5, 2015

Cicis is going "Beyond Pizza" with a refreshed brand identity. The chain unveiled its new branding along with its newly identified core brand positioning of…

La Madeleine ramping up growth

November 4, 2015

La Madeleine Country French Café is upping its franchise growth initiative with plans to open more than 50 cafés in the next few years.

Jamba Juice using new blenders

November 4, 2015

Jamba Juice is outfitting all of its 807 locations with Blendtec blenders.

PizzaRev debuts prosciutto with fig balsamic pizza

November 4, 2015

PizzaRev has introduced its Prosciutto with Fig Balsamic pizza, combining thinly sliced, slowly cured prosciutto with a fig balsamic finish.

Yalla Mediterranean expanding California footprint

November 4, 2015

Yalla Mediterranean is opening a third East Bay location next week in Dublin, California.

Pieology Pizzeria names VP of real estate

November 4, 2015

Pieology Pizzeria announced it has named Randy Carucci as its new vice president of real estate.

Dog Haus opening in Minnesota, Ohio, DC

November 4, 2015

Dog Haus has signed two franchise deals to open in Minnesota, Ohio and Washington D.C

1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza to open first Michigan location

November 4, 2015

1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza is debuting in Michigan with the opening of its Roseville location on Thursday.

Why Chipotle will bounce back from E. coli scare

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

After closing 43 restaurants in an effort to defuse the health scare caused by the recent E. coli outbreak, Chipotle is doing a deep cleaning of the locations…

Freebirds unveils new look in Texas

November 4, 2015

Freebirds World Burrito will open its newest location next week in Lewisville, Texas, which will feature updates in its design.

SpeedLine POS adds support for mobile gift, rewards, payment

November 4, 2015

Restaurant point-of-sale developer SpeedLine Solutions announced a new payment and guest-rewards integration with Mercury StoreCard.

Going beyond the discount with new approaches to spur brand loyalty

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Fast casual operators want to reward guests with more than food. There are new loyalty program trends to attract new customers, boost revenues and provide…

Customer sues Chipotle in wake of E. coli outbreak

November 3, 2015

A customer is suing Chipotle Mexican Grill claiming she was infected with E. coli as a result of eating a burrito bowl at a Vancouver location.

Zoom Pizza Factory to open Nov. 6 in Chicago

November 3, 2015

After three years of preparation, Zoom Pizza Factory announced it will open for business at 10:30 a..m. Friday at 2156 N. Clybourn Ave. in Lincoln Park in…

Supply Chain: How Millennials have changed everything

by Vishy Visweswaran — Chief Technology Officer, SCA Technologies

The latest generation of food lovers, millennials, have brought a unique perspective to the industry with greater demand for fresh and organic products and…