Modmarket ready for eighth grand opening

May 20, 2014

Colorado-based Modmarket will open its eighth Colorado restaurant Friday in Highlands Ranch, joining the brand’s other locations in Longmont, Boulder, Denver…

Corner Bakery names new chief development officer

May 20, 2014

Corner Bakery Cafe has named Michael J. Nolan as executive vice president and chief development officer to oversee the company’s growing franchise development…

The Chickery signs franchise deal in the Middle East

May 20, 2014

Toronto-based The Chickery has signed its first large franchise deal in the Middle East to open 20-unit locations in the UAE and Qatar.  The Chickery plans to…

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf intros dessert-inspired frozen beverages

May 20, 2014

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf has introduced two new Ice Blended drink flavors for summer, available until Sept. 1.

5 mistakes to avoid from your restaurant's mobile presence

If you want your potential customers to find your restaurant, you have to make sure your contact information and address is visible.

Splick.it adds beacon-powered geo-triggered ordering for restaurants

May 19, 2014

Splick-it Inc., a SaaS platform for branded restaurant web and mobile applications, announced it has integrated beacon-powered geo-triggered ordering for food…

Buffalo Wild Wings opens multi-level restaurant in Times Square

May 19, 2014

Buffalo Wild Wings has opened a multi-level, approximately 15,000-square-foot restaurant in New York City’s Times Square.

Restaurant chains ready to pull the trigger on menu price hikes

May 19, 2014

The majority of America’s chain restaurants held the line on price hikes the first part of the year but plan to start raising them, according to a new survey…

Moe’s Southwest Grill partners with MonkeyMedia for catering program

May 19, 2014

Moe's Southwest Grill has partnered with MonkeyMedia Software to deploy MonkeyCatering and MonkeyOnlineOrdering to support its catering online ordering and…

Inaugural Tortilla Ranch fast casual restaurant opens with digital menu boards

May 19, 2014

Next Digital Signage Solutions, a division of Cinema Scene Marketing, recently announced the completion of its first digital menu board installation with…

Pepsi counters Coca-Cola Freestyle with Pepsi Spire

May 19, 2014

Pepsi is competing with Coca-Cola's Freestyle with its new Pepsi Spire fountain beverage dispenser.

Smashburger named top brand, Fazoli’s CEO named top exec for 2014 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers

Criteria included innovation, growth, social responsibility and overall contribution.

Plenty of new product launches expected at the National Restaurant Association Show

by Alicia Kelso — senior editor, QSRweb.com

Mobile and digital continue to be top trends, as does integrated technology solutions.

Coca-Cola introduces countertop version of Freestyle

May 16, 2014

The Coca-Cola Company’s Coca-Cola Freestyle has added three new dispensers that offer the same elements, but in designs that fit on countertops. The new…

Pizza Studio signs multiunit deal with Buffalo Wild Wings franchisee

May 16, 2014

Los Angeles-based Pizza Studio has signed a multiunit franchising deal with Luke Strockis of LND Restaurants Inc. According to a news release, this is the…

Strong majority of Chipotle shareholders vote against execs' pay packages

May 16, 2014

At Chipotle’s annual meeting in Denver Thursday, 77 percent of shareholders voted against the compensation packages of co-CEOs Steve Ells and Monty Moran. Last…

ChowNow updates platform for mobile compatibility

May 16, 2014

Online ordering provider ChowNow has launched its newest version, v2.0, featuring three components:

Revention POS adds integration with LevelUp

May 16, 2014

Revention POS announced it has integrated with LevelUp, a mobile loyalty and payments platform. The free LevelUp app uses QR code technology to execute mobile…

Qdoba experiences double-digit growth in catering sales

May 16, 2014

Jack in the Box Inc. reported earnings from continuing operations of $18.3 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, for Q2, compared to $15.1 million, or $0.33 per…

Pie Five weekly sales per store up 17% year over year

May 16, 2014

Pizza Inn Holdings this week announced results for 3Q, which included a weekly sales-per-store increase of 16.9 percent at company-owned Pie Five restaurants.