Café Rio exec named as Pieology Pizzeria president

June 18, 2014

Pieology Pizzeria has named Bob Baker as its new president. Baker will join CEO and Founder Carl Chang in managing the growth of Pieology.

Genghis Grill hosts fundraiser for Las Vegas shooting victim

June 18, 2014

The Genghis Grill in Henderson, Nev., is hosting a community-wide fundraiser today through 9:30 p.m. to support the family of Joseph Wilcox. Wilcox died while…

Red Mango opens 300th store

June 18, 2014

Red Mango will celebrate the opening of its 300th location later this month. Red Mango Founder Dan Kim will host an open house at the new Red Mango Yogurt Café…

Buffalo Wild Wings will no longer sponsor Fiesta Bowl

June 18, 2014

Buffalo Wild Wings announced this week it is not renewing its sponsorship of the Fiesta Bowl.

LYFE Kitchen launching first New York City restaurant

June 18, 2014

According to Grub Street, LYFE Kitchen is opening its first New York City location at 248 West 55th Street in October. A second New York location for the…

Chipotle teaming up with Major League Soccer for All-Star Week

June 18, 2014

Chipotle Mexican Grill is teaming up with Major League Soccer to sponsor a nationwide contest for an AT&T MLS All-Star Week prize package.

Pennsylvania Casino will be home to Red Mango’s first 24-hour location

June 18, 2014

Red Mango announced plans today to open its first 24-hour location. The self-serve Red Mango Café & Juice Bar will open June 22 inside the Mount Airy…

Philly’s Best continues Southern California expansion

June 18, 2014

Philly’s Best announced plans to continue its Southern California expansion with plans for two new restaurants in San Clemente and Orange. The San Clemente…

Bruegger's Bagels adding new items to limited-time summer menu

June 18, 2014

Bruegger’s Bagels has added new items to its menu for a limited time this summer.

Smoothie King introduces three new Greek yogurt options

June 18, 2014

Smoothie King is aiming for more health-conscious customers with the rollout of three new Greek yogurt smoothies this summer.

Avocado now offered at Pie Five Pizza

June 17, 2014

For a limited time, Pie Five Pizza is adding avocado to its selection of personalized toppings.

Here’s why the end is near for restaurant POS terminals

by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo

With the majority of consumers carrying web-enabled, location-aware devices and demanding self-service options, the days of POS terminals in restaurants may be…

Tech companies help operators go from 'reactive to proactive'

Operators can now pull real-time data and sales forecasts to better control labor scheduling.

Au Bon Pain expands energy management program

June 17, 2014

Au Bon Pain has expanded installation of SiteSage, an enterprise-level energy and asset management system, to cafes in Boston, New York City and Washington…

Consumers see little difference between QSR, fast casual concepts

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

June 17, 2014

While fast casual may be the darling of the restaurant industry these days – posting an 11-percent sales increase in 2013 – consumers may not see a big…

National Restaurant Association updates TrendMapper website

June 17, 2014

The National Restaurant Association has launched a new and improved version of its Restaurant TrendMapper online subscription service, which includes the…

Schlotzsky’s plans Denver expansion

June 17, 2014

Schlotzsky’s has announced plans to expand throughout the greater Denver area. There are currently 10 existing locations throughout Colorado.

Blaze Pizza plans new opening every six days

June 17, 2014

Blaze Pizza announced that it will open its 25th restaurant next month in Mission Viejo, Calif., and its 60th restaurant in New Orleans in December. The fast…

Tropical Smoothie plans to continue Colorado expansion

June 17, 2014

Tropical Smoothie Café opened three restaurants in the Denver area in the last three months, and hopes to add 25 more across the metro region, according to the…

Siftit mobile restaurant ordering platform expanding into Dallas and New Orleans

June 17, 2014

Atlanta-based Siftit announced plans today to expand into Dallas and New Orleans.