Island Fin Poke opens 23rd location

May 9, 2024

Island Fin Poke Co. opened its second Georgia store this week in Buford, marking its 23rd location.

Craveworthy acquires Untamed Brands, including Taim Mediterranean Kitchen, Hot Chicken Takeover

May 8, 2024

Craveworthy Brands has finalized its acquisition of Untamed Brands, adding two dynamic concepts, Taim Mediterranean Kitchen and Hot Chicken Takeover (HCT), to…

Checkmate acquires Voicebite

May 8, 2024

Checkmate, a restaurant ordering solutions provider, has acquired VoiceBite, a voice AI company.

6 must-haves for your restaurant's loyalty program

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Noodles and Co, Mooyah, Clutch Coffee and Hyve execs discuss why successful loyalty platforms feature 1. Ease of use. 2. Engaging offers and new…

PizzaForno founder talks food vending machine market in North America

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

In this episode of the Pizza Marketplace Podcast, host Mandy Detwiler, editor of Pizza Marketplace, talks with Les Tomlin, co-founder and president of…

Naf Naf overhauls loyalty platform

May 8, 2024

In collaboration with customer-engagement platform Thanx, Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill revamped its loyalty program, online ordering and a Naf Perks App to…

Square launches fully integrated restaurant kiosks to streamline order taking

May 7, 2024

Square unveiled Square Kiosk, a fully integrated software, hardware and payments solution that enables self-serve ordering for quick-service restaurants…

Pollo Campero opening 3rd Tennessee store

May 7, 2024

Alberto Sosa, who owns two Pollo Campero franchises in Tennessee, is bringing the Central American chicken concept to the Nashville suburb of Smyrna at 361 N…

Chicken Salad Chick adding 4th Little Rock location

May 7, 2024

Chicken Salad Chick is growing its Little Rock, Arkansas, presence in opening its fourth spot in the city and second in the northern suburbs at 13101 Crystal…

Togo's pumps up sandwich offerings

May 7, 2024

Togo's Sandwiches has enhanced its Italian sandwich lineup with the revamped #16 Italian, featuring four deli meats and a balsamic dressing to transform the…

How e-tips can increase restaurant profitability

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

It's no secret restaurants are struggling with profitability. Is e-tipping the secret sauce to boost revenue?

How Budderfly reduces energy costs, helps QSRs become greener

May 6, 2024

Restaurant owners learned how to cut expenses and become more eco-friendly from a recent webinar sponsored by Budderfly and hosted by Networld Media Group. The…

Former Dallas Cowboy player expands role with Sonny's BBQ

May 6, 2024

Former professional football player Shannon Snell is joining Sonny's BBQ as head pitmaster and brand ambassador.

NCR Voyix, Olo deepen partnership to enhance restaurant guest data, ordering

May 3, 2024

NCR Voyix and Olo, leaders in digital commerce and restaurant technology respectively, are expanding their longstanding partnership. The move integrates Olo's…

Bagel Boss expands to South Florida with 'baker’s dozen' of locations

May 3, 2024

Bagel Boss is expanding to the Sunshine State with the opening of 13 locations in Boca Raton, Miami, Aventura, Surfside, Hollywood and Davie, Florida.

Bonchon ends Q1 with 4 restaurant openings

May 3, 2024

South Korea-based Bonchon ended Q1 2024 with four openings, two in California, one in New York, and one in Massachusetts, and signed deals to add 20 locations…

Craveworthy acquires Sigri Indian BBQ

May 2, 2024

Craveworthy Brands, a restaurant platform company that owns Bd's Mongolian Grill, Genghis Grill and several other brands, has acquired New Jersey-based Sigri…

Clean Eatz packing some protein

May 2, 2024

In response to customers requesting access to its meats without accompanying fixings, Clean Eatz Kitchen has launched "Just the Meatz." It allows guests to…

Chick N Max signs Missouri deal

May 2, 2024

Chick N Max, specializing in almond-wood smoked chicken and wings, sandwiches and fried tenders, is headed to southwestern Missouri, thanks to a multi-unit…

Shake Shack beats Q1 profit expectations

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

May 2, 2024

Shake Shack said Thursday that it beat first-quarter profit expectations, nudging shares up 1.6%, despite revenue coming up short of the $291 million predicted…