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Billy Sims BBQ opens 44th location
December 17, 2014
The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based chain opened 11 new restaurants in 2014.
read nowFast casual sales significantly outpaced other segments in Q3
December 17, 2014
New research from Technomic's Financial Dashboard finds that the fast casual restaurant segment outperformed all others with nearly 8 percent growth in…
read nowFamilies with kids making fewer restaurant visits
December 17, 2014
According to new research from The NPD Group, families with kids have made 1 billion fewer visits to US restaurants in the past six years. This consumer base…
read nowPie Five continues food pantry campaign for newest Wichita opening
December 17, 2014
Pie Five Pizza Co. has opened its newest Wichita, Kansas, restaurant on Rock Road, across from Bradley Fair. The opening marks the third location in Wichita…
read nowSnagajob launches video job application feature
December 17, 2014
Snagajob has released its free app for iOS and Android, designed to make the job posting/hiring process easier by using a smartphone’s or tablet’s video, photo…
read nowPie Five announces 55 new franchise deals
December 17, 2014
Pie Five Pizza Co. has awarded up to 55 franchise units to John "J.D." Draper and John Draper II. The father-son team plans to introduce the concept throughout…
read nowJersey Mike's supports Wreaths Across America tribute
December 17, 2014
Last week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Jersey Mike’s Founder and CEO Peter Cancro honored veterans at a special ceremony on Ellis Island.
read nowMillennial marketing conference registration now open
December 17, 2014
FutureCast's ShareLikeBuy millennial marketing conference is set for Feb. 4 at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Registration is now open for the…
read nowHealthy Dining adds tech execs to support growth
December 17, 2014
California-based Healthy Dining has added two information technology professionals to help the company's growth.
read nowBlaze spreading to Sarasota in January
December 17, 2014
Blaze Pizza will continue its aggressive expansion throughout the country with a new unit in Sarasota, Florida, expected to open in January.
read nowLa Madeleine signs five-unit deal with Arkansas franchisee
December 16, 2014
Chi Development Company will develop five new restaurants in central and northwest Arkansas.
read nowCapriotti's expands DC presence
December 16, 2014
Capriotti's opened a new restaurant at 3347 M Street in Georgetown, its third in the DC area.
read nowChowNow adds Apple Pay platform
December 16, 2014
Company claims to be the first online ordering system to offer the new payment technology.
read nowNCR Silver POS integrates LevelUp's payment platform
December 16, 2014
The NCR Silver POS system for small businesses has been integrated with LevelUp's mobile payment and payment platform. According to an announcement from the…
read nowResearchers use text-mining software to predict success, failure of DC restaurants
December 16, 2014
The computer-assisted text analysis was more accurate at predicting restaurants' demise than ratings alone (although it is most powerful when used in…
read nowNRA webinar on menu labeling regulations available for playback
December 16, 2014
The regulations affect entities with at least 20 locations nationwide operating under the same name. Attorneys discussed the law’s complexities and answered…
read nowDickey's opens two new restaurants in Florida, California
December 16, 2014
Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants announced it will open two new units on Dec. 18, one on the Florida Panhandle and the other in California.
read nowTop 100: Menu Trends – Quinoa
December 16, 2014
Quinoa number nine on our list of the 2014 Top 100 Fast Casual Movers and Shakers: Menu Trends.
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Rearview 2014: Here's what we were hungry for
by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group
What did we want to nosh on in 2014? Not gluten. And maybe we're getting sick of pumpkin spice, too.
read nowConsumer demand for convenience shifting restaurant priorities
December 15, 2014
As restaurant brands increasingly jockey for more consumer visits, it's more important than ever for operators to keep a strong pulse on what their customers…
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