'Fast-fine' brand opening in Denver

June 16, 2015

Honor Society Handcrafted Eatery, which describes itself as a hybrid of fast casual and fine dining, is opening its first restaurant this summer in lower…

Johnny Rockets pushing franchise expansion

June 16, 2015

Johnny Rockets' franchise development team has announced its nationwide list of markets it believes is ideally suited for the all-American brand.

Kneaders embraces Italian fare for summer

June 16, 2015

Kneaders Bakery and Café is inviting its customers to experience a taste of Italy during its “Viva L’Italia” summer promotion

Meatheads kicks off annual reading program

June 16, 2015

Meatheads has kicked off its fifth year of summer reading with the 2015 Voracious Reading Program

5 ways surveillance can improve restaurant ops

The advancements in video surveillance over recent years have made it possible for restaurant managers to document restaurant operations, observe customer…

Uncle Maddio's execs: Fast casual pizza still burning up growth

Uncle Maddio's director of operations, Scott Goodrich, and CEO Matt Andrew discuss how hot the fast casual pizza industry is and what's helped the brand…

Uncle Maddio's expands Florida footprint

June 15, 2015

The build-your-own, fast-casual pizza restaurant signed a franchisee agreement for three units in the Sarasota, Florida area.

NRA CEO Dawn Sweeney wins leadership award

June 15, 2015

The Trending Association Leaders list recognizes distinguished association chief executives who have driven extraordinary growth, innovation and missions at…

Juice It Up! testing 'Bowl Bar'

June 15, 2015

Juice It Up! has opened its first "Bowl Bar," where fresh ingredients are on display.

Kneaders opening third Colorado store

June 15, 2015

Kneaders Bakery & Café are calling residents of Arvada, Colorado, to experience the smell of its freshly baked bread and pastries when it opens a location June…

Capriotti’s launches mobile, web apps

June 15, 2015

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop is upgrading it’s mobile and online presence

American Express POS rates lowered to less than 2%

June 12, 2015

Harbortouch, a POS system and merchant services provider, is offering special pricing on American Express transactions at a rate of 1.99 percent for merchants…

NRA calls IRS requirements 'confusing, burdensome'

June 12, 2015

Under the current requirements, restaurants will face exorbitant new HR and IT costs to obtain, maintain and protect their employees' personal information…

Sodexo nominates MenuTrinfo for vendor award

June 12, 2015

MenuTrinfo received a nomination for the "Vendor Partner Award," from Sodexo.

Global restaurant industry sales more than $2B in 2014, study says

June 12, 2015

A report released by Research and Markets, the Global Restaurants industry guide, contains a qualitative and quantitative summary of information including…

BD's launches mobile loyalty app

June 12, 2015

A new loyalty app is now available for bd’s Mongolian Grill customers; the fast casual brand recently partnered with Punchh to develop and roll out the…

Label system to ensure order accuracy for QSRs, fast casuals

June 12, 2015

Quick serve and fast casual restaurants face more than 10 percent errors in order handling in drive-thru, take out and counter orders.

Brazil's Italian concept bringing 'culinary freedom' to America

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Brazil's Spoleto, a fast casual Italian concept, has made its American debut in April in Orlando and has big expansion plans for the state.

Success pours from Buffalo Wild Wings' beer program

by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group

The surprising element of success at Buffalo Wild Wings is not just the restaurant's wings, according to CEO Sally Smith in her BAR Keynote Speech at the…

Retail, foodservice sales see May surge

June 12, 2015

U.S. retail and food services sales for May hit $444.9 billion, an increase of 1.2 percent from the previous month, and 2.7 percent above May 2014, according…