Juice It Up! franchisee expands portfolio

November 13, 2015

Juice It Up! has opened its second Eastvale, California location, which is the fourth location operating under the ownership of local franchisees Parvinder and…

Q1 sales up at Pie Five, down at Pizza Inn

November 13, 2015

Total revenue increased 28.6 percent to $14.5 million compared to $11.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2015.

Roti Modern Mediterranean opens another Northbrook unit

November 12, 2015

Roti Modern Mediterranean has opened its second location in Northbrook, Illinois.

Cali will be home to Vitality Bowls' 19th unit

November 12, 2015

Vitality Bowls, which specializes in açaí bowls — a thick blend of the Amazon's antioxidant-rich açaí berry, topped with a variety of superfoods — is opening a…

Turkey burger coming to Burger 21

November 12, 2015

With Thanksgiving around the corner, Burger 21 is rolling out a turkey decadence burger and pumpkin pie shake.

MOD Pizza introduces new non-GMO pizza dough flour

November 12, 2015

MOD Pizza announced it is building on its commitment to high quality ingredients through a partnership with King Arthur Flour Company, the nation's oldest…

3 ways restaurants can optimize labor efficiencies and cut costs

Between higher wages and new labor regulations, restaurants are facing a labor crisis — and their existing, outdated processes are doing anything but helping…

Newk's growing in Florida, Atlanta

November 11, 2015

Newk’s Eatery has announced a new development agreement that will bring 10 Newk’s locations to southeastern Florida and other deals to bring new units to…

The Halal Guys prepare for Dallas expansion

November 11, 2015

The Halal Guys signed a new franchise deal to develop 10 units in Dallas.

Technomic: Ensuring franchisee profitability leads to rapid growth

November 11, 2015

Restaurant chains aiming to expand national footprintsthrough franchising should continually focus on the unit economics within the footprint of each store…

Amazon Prime delivering food from LA restaurants

November 11, 2015

LA-based restaurants either have a new partner or new competitor now that Amazon.com has expanded Prime Now, the company's one-hour delivery service, to…

Uncle Maddio's opens first Maryland store

November 11, 2015

Uncle Maddio's Pizza is continuing its expansion in the Northeast and opened its first Maryland restaurant in Frederick.

Will mobile cause tablet ordering to go the way of the dinosaur?

by Tal Nathanel — Co-Founder and U.S. CEO, MyCheck

With the recent introduction of a re-ordering capability on mobile payment platforms, tableside tablets may soon become the Tyrannosaurus Rex of the…

Firenza launches national expansion plans

November 11, 2015

Firenza Pizza announced it plans to open as many as 15-20 new restaurants in 2016, and approximately 20-30 annually thereafter.

Pie Five to open 10th Kansas location

November 11, 2015

Pie Five Pizza will open its first Hutchinson, Kansas, location Friday.

Muscle Maker Grill founder is 'serious as a heart attack' about winning US presidency

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Muscle Maker Grill’s founder, Rod Silva, has entered into the 2016 U.S. presidential race, hoping that his passion to help Americans become healthy will…

Restaurant brands take several top spots on Global Brand Simplicity Index

November 10, 2015

Fast casual, quick serve and pizza brands took half of the top 10 spots in this year's Simplicity Index.

Health officials: No E coli found at Chipotle

November 10, 2015

Public health officials found no E. coli bacteria in Chipotle food samples Monday, which means the chain could soon reopen the locations it closed last week in…

Fast food strikers sending message to presidential candidates

November 10, 2015

Fast-food workers across 270 U.S cities are striking today in a protest for higher wages and union rights, according to Fight for $15, the organization that…

Restaurants to honor veterans, active-duty military on Veterans Day

November 10, 2015

Restaurant chains across the United States will honor the nation's veterans and active-duty military personnel Wednesday (Veterans Day) with a variety of…