Villa Enterprises raises $68K for local charities

December 3, 2014

Villa Enterprises Management announced it raised $68,358 during its 13th annual golf outing and dinner held recently in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. According to…

Revel Systems prepped for European expansion with $1.2M grant

December 3, 2014

Revel Systems, an iPad Point of Sale provider, announced it has secured a $1.2 million grant from Invest Northern Ireland to open a UK sales and operations…

CARDFREE rolls out next-gen order-ahead product

December 3, 2014

CARDFREE Inc., a mobile commerce provider, has launched its next generation order-ahead product and has also signed a patent license with Ameranth Inc., which…

Pollo Tropical heads to the beach for holiday promotion

December 3, 2014

Pollo Tropical has launched its holiday promotion, featuring 25 days of "Beachmas." From now through Dec. 25, guests can visit pollotropical.com/beachmas for…

San Diego County adds NRA's ServSafe training course

December 3, 2014

The National Restaurant Association's ServSafe Food Handler online training course has been approved by San Diego County in California. The training program is…

Cowboy Chicken signs agreement for 20th new unit

December 2, 2014

Cowboy Chicken will reach beyond Texas in 2015, opening units in Alabama.

Maui Wowi awards mobile vendor franchise to Texas couple

December 2, 2014

Mike Kruitwagen and Debbie Hedrick will operate a mobile model and catering unit.

Tablets improve table turns by 30 percent for Genghis Grill

December 2, 2014

Guests can browse full menus with photos, place orders, pay their bill and play a wide variety of games.

Bowl of Heaven inks multiunit deal for San Diego market

December 2, 2014

The new franchisee, Craig Shugert, is targeting Carmel Valley, Scripps Ranch, Poway, Rancho Bernardo and beach communities.

McAlister's signs agreements for New York, Illinois, Indiana

December 2, 2014

McAlister's Deli has signed development agreements with three new franchise groups to open 20 locations within the next several years.

Amsterdam Falafelshop opening third DC location

December 2, 2014

In addition to growing in DC, Virginia and Suburban Maryland, Amsterdam Falafelshop is planning to expand into other select urban centers.

La Madeleine opens in West Houston

December 2, 2014

The French bakery/café will reward the first 50 guests in line at 6:30 a.m. with a weekly supply of the brand’s fresh baked breads for a year.

California Tortilla plants flag near Penn State campus

December 2, 2014

The location, near the Penn State campus, is one of the only restaurants in the area with reserved parking spaces in a private lot.

'Black Friday' a boon to restaurants, too

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

Mall-based restaurants can see a significant spike in sales around the holiday season, bolstered by high traffic volumes and consumers' desire for indulgence.

Tillster teams up with mobile marketing provider

December 2, 2014

Tillster Inc. announced today it will now integrate mobile marketing provider Kahuna Inc.'s product suite into its core list of product offerings (ordering…

Corporate spending at restaurants jumps 7.1% in Q3

December 2, 2014

Dinova LLC reported today that overall restaurant spending by its corporate clients grew 7.1 percent year-over-year in the third quarter of 2014. The total…

Top 100: Technologies – Table trackers

December 2, 2014

Table trackers are number five on our list of the 2014 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers and Shakers: Technologies.

Temporary hires can have a lasting effect

by Jason Hamilton — VP of Marketing, Snagajob

Keep an eye out for a team member who takes new peers under their wing; you just might have had an excellent trainer under your nose.

Secrets to successful restaurant site selection

Tour prospective sites in order from worst to best, which will allow you to become more confident, ask better questions and be more in control of the leasing…

Shane's Rib Shack giving away food, merchandise in December

December 1, 2014

Throughout December, Shane's Rib Shack customers will receive one Holiday "Wait & Win" Game Piece featuring food and merchandise prizes.