Kono Pizza announces first Walmart location, signs 10-unit Texas deal

October 2, 2015

Kono Pizza plans to open new units in malls and department stores before the Black Friday rush.

Your Pie opening first Chicago store

October 2, 2015

Your Pie has entered the Chicago market, opening its first area store today.

The Pie Hole goes international

October 2, 2015

Los Angeles-based The Pie Hole has closed a master franchise deal for all of Japan.

CREAM featuring pumpkin, rum raisin ice cream

October 2, 2015

Pumpkin is on the menu at CREAM, a San Francisco dessert franchise specializing in high-quality ice cream sandwiches and other confections.

Noodles & Co launches customized kids menu, goal of providing kids with 1M meals

October 2, 2015

Kids are top of mind at Noodles & Company this week as the chain launches a customized kids menu and a charitable platform for kids to help other kids.

How location-based marketing helped Cousins Subs increase sales

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

The chain increased app downloads by 42 percent, increased mobile ordering traffic by 63 percent, and increased limited-time-only sales online and in-store for…

Review: What operators can learn from Panera 2.0

Moving beyond free WiFi, Panera is rolling out mobile-based initiatives designed to make the customer experience more welcoming and to cement customer loyalty.

Fast Casual Exec Summit to take Miami

October 2, 2015

Many of the industry’s most successful CEOs will attend to share the secrets of their successes.

Starbucks to switch to cage-free eggs by 2020

October 1, 2015

Starbucks will switch to 100-percent cage-free eggs by 2020

Juice It Up! sales up 7 percent

October 1, 2015

The company saw an uptick in average unit volume and the number of stores opened on average was up 5 percent over last year

1-year-old Giardino unit hits $1M

October 1, 2015

Giardino Gourmet Salad’s Miami Lakes location has hit $1 million in gross sales since it opened a year ago.

Billy Sims BBQ opening in Dodge City

October 1, 2015

Billy Sims BBQ is opening its first Dodge City, Kansas, restaurant Friday.

SpeedLine introduces secure EMV, NFC payment options

October 1, 2015

SpeedLine Solutions' new EMV options safeguard restaurants from the transfer of liability for chip card-present credit card fraud.

Are you following the 12 dos and don'ts of restaurant financing?

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Although there is no secret recipe for raising funds to open a business, there are some practices that should always be followed and even more to avoid.

1 on 1 with Wingstop CEO: Why IPO was the way to go

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

While going public seems like a trendy move for fast casuals these days, CEO Charlie Morrison didn’t take the decision lightly when deciding to take Wingstop…

Wingstop opens 800th unit

September 30, 2015

Wingstop celebrated the launch of its 800th restaurant this month with a new location in Newark, New Jersey.

Tortas Frontera wins MUFSO Hot Concept award

September 30, 2015

Tortas Frontera, Chef Rick Bayless’s fast-casual concept, was honored this week with the 2015 Hot Concept Award at the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators.

Kneaders to open 4 Denver-area units

September 30, 2015

Cities include Aurora, Highlands Ranchm Castle Rock, and Englewood, Colorado.

Rise Biscuits & Donuts opens first franchise

September 30, 2015

Rise Biscuits & Donuts, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, opened its first franchised location in Morrisville, North Carolina.

Restaurants receive Franchising Gives Back Awards

September 30, 2015

Several restaurant chains received Franchising Gives Back Awards