Jamba Juice launches whole-food smoothies

January 3, 2014

Jamba Juice Company is celebrating the New Year by unveiling its expanded offerings of smoothies and fresh juices made with whole food ingredients…

Survey shows small business optimism for 2014

January 3, 2014

ShopKeep POS, a provider of cloud-based business management software for the retail and restaurant industries, recently surveyed more than 640 small businesses…

Panera challenges customers to get healthy

January 3, 2014

Panera is hoping to drive sales with a new weight loss challenge to celebrate the new year. The "Panera Lose It! Challenge" includes menu items that had…

MOOYAH promoting 'Iceburgers'

January 3, 2014

MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes is starting off the New Year by putting a fresh spin on the ubiquitous resolution, according to a company press release.

WyckWyre acquires online food safety training platform

January 3, 2014

WyckWyre Food & Hospitality Online Hiring Systems announced that it has acquired the online food safety training platform Keeping It Kleen.

Don't go it alone in 2014

By enlisting a GPO, you can focus your time on key strategic areas like co-branding and operations.

Einstein Bros. embraces new year with healthy menu options

January 2, 2014

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group is kicking off 2014 with a revitalized Smart Choices menu now available at all Einstein Bros. Bagels and Noah's New York Bagels…

Kneaders opening 4th Arizona unit

January 2, 2014

Residents of Gilbert, Ariz., will have a second Kneaders unit when a new location opens Jan. 10 at 2910 S. San Tan Village Parkway. The first 100 customers…

New Year brings minimum wage increases in handful of states

January 2, 2014

The New Year's holiday brought about an increase in the minimum wage in 13 states. With these increases, there are now 21 states that have minimum wages higher…

Restaurant traffic levels hit 5-month high in November

January 2, 2014

Driven by improving same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index hit a five-month high in…

Restaurant Trend Mashup: What to expect in 2014

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Experts discuss how restaurants should embrace this year's food, marketing and technology trends.

Higher beef prices, mobile ordering on the menu for 2014

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

Expect a moderate sales growth rate this year.

Wingstop moves headquarters to Dallas

December 31, 2013

Wingstop Restaurants has moved its corporate headquarters from Richardson, Texas, to The Crossings II professional building at 5501 LBJ Fwy., in Dallas…

Pita Pit on mission to provide healthy choices

December 31, 2013

Pita Pit has partnered with HEALTHY DINING, a company that has analyzed thousands of menu items for nutrient content, to provide consumers with simpler…

MOOYAH opens in Bahrain

December 31, 2013

MOOYAH Burgers has opened its first restaurant in the Middle East's Kingdom of Bahrain. Located in the restaurant area of Juffair in the heart of the capital…

Cowboy Chicken serving free black eyed peas

December 31, 2013

Dallas-based Cowboy Chicken will be open at all nine locations New Year's Day and will offer a complimentary serving of black-eyed peas for good luck to each…

Fast casual execs predict 2014 menu trends

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Healthy, tasty cuisine will be all the rage in 2014.

Schlotzsky's plans grand opening for new Texas unit

December 30, 2013

Schlotzsky's today announced the opening of its newest Lotz Better location at 1776 Independence Drive in New Braunfels, Texas. The company will host a grand…

Chicken Salad Chick plans Panama City Beach debut

December 30, 2013

Chicken Salad Chick announced today the location of its franchise in Panama City Beach, Fla. The new restaurant will be located at 600 Pier Park Drive K110.

Connecticut Starbucks customers go gangbusters paying it forward

December 30, 2013

Starbucks has long had a pay-it-forward reputation, with customers willing to pick up the bill for the car behind them in the drive-thru. Customers at a…