Restaurant traffic slips in June, same-store sales continue to rise

August 1, 2014

The National Restaurant Association’s monthly Restaurant Performance Index reported a moderate decline in June, driven largely by softer traffic. The RPI was…

ChefTec adds Lot Tracking to ChefTec xt3

August 1, 2014

Culinary Software Services announced the availability of Lot Tracking as an add-on feature in the recently released ChefTec xt3.

Chicken Salad Chick gains more ground in South Carolina

August 1, 2014

Chicken Salad Chick announced today the development of a new franchise location in the Charleston, S.C., area. The new restaurant will be located at 400 Azalea…

Meatheads opens second Indiana restaurant

August 1, 2014

Meatheads is opening a new restaurant at 69 US Hwy 41, Suite 300 Schererville, Ind., on Aug. 11. Members of the Schererville Chamber of Commerce will help…

Menchie's plans grand opening of Chicago store

August 1, 2014

Menchie's has opened its newest store in Chicago at the intersection of Clybourn and Wrightwood. To celebrate the opening, Menchie's will hold a seven-day…

Fatburger opens first Doha, Qatar location

August 1, 2014

Fatburger recently announced the opening of its first location in Doha, Qatar, in The Pearl, a tourist and recreational destination. The new Fatburger, owned…

La Madeleine opening Pearland, Texas store

August 1, 2014

La Madeleine will open a new restaurant in the Pearland Town Center at 11200 Broadway in Pearland, Texas, on Aug. 2.

Pinkberry adds Pick-Up Packs

August 1, 2014

Pinkberry will now offer Pick-Up Packs for orders of six to 24 yogurts.

Smoothie King posts strong Q2 results

August 1, 2014

Smoothie King Franchises Inc., reported 9.79 percent same-store sales growth in Q2 2014.

Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants hires first COO

August 1, 2014

Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants Inc., announced the hire of Andy Abbajay as the company's first chief operations officer.

Blue Lemon set to open sixth location

August 1, 2014

Blue Lemon recently announced signing an agreement to open it first restaurant in Ogden, Utah. The store will be located in a 4,000 square-foot space at 33…

The importance of online ordering when it comes to catering

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

Research has shown that people who place mobile and online orders have an average ticket 30 percent higher than in-store customers.

Homestyle Dining leverages smaller footprint to create 'plush fast casual' steak concept

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Bo's Steak & Grill features a backyard barbecue theme, with country music, denim and red solo cups.

MyCheck's full integration with POSitouch aimed at restaurants

July 31, 2014

MyCheck has announced a complete integration into POSitouch point-of-sale software for quick-service and full-service restaurants. 

NoshList adds new reservations feature for restaurants, retailers

July 31, 2014

NoshList has added reservations and scheduling features to its app, to help businesses further manage their daily wait lists.

Garden Fresh names Morberg CEO

July 31, 2014

Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp. announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed John Morberg as its chief executive officer effective immediately.

Menchie's raising money for Make-A-Wish

July 31, 2014

From Aug. 1 through Aug. 31, Menchie's will be raising money to help Make-A-Wish grant wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions, with a…

Zaxby's building prototype stores in South Carolina

July 31, 2014

Zaxby's is building a prototype of its new rustic, barn-style store design in upstate South Carolina, according to the Greenville News.

Breakfast takes a bite out of Panera comps in Q2

The quarter represented the first time in six quarters the company registered a year-over-year increase in transactions.

LevelUp intros physical and digital gift cards

July 31, 2014

Mobile payments company LevelUp today announced the launch of a gift card feature, according to a press release. Businesses can enroll in the program…