Red Robin partners with Heinz to honor veterans

October 29, 2013

In honor of Veterans Day, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers will give away one free Tavern Double burger to each veteran or active duty military guest who shows their…

Cranberries return to Tropical Smoothie Café menu

October 29, 2013

Tropical Smoothie Café will incorporate cranberries into its limited time holiday menu, bringing back its Chipotle Cranberry Turkey Club Flatbread and…

Johnny Rockets opens more Middle East locations

October 29, 2013

Johnny Rockets franchise partner Al-Kharafi Global Trading & Contracting Company, operated by Haidar Al-Naqueeb, last month unveiled two new locations in…

How jazzing up menus may increase sales

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Shannon McClellan of Kraft attended the recent Fast Casual Executive Summit and discussed menu innovation.

PeopleMatter secures funding to fuel expansion

October 28, 2013

PeopleMatter, a cloud-based workforce management platform designed specifically for the service industry, has announced that it has secured $16 million in…

Menu labeling: Here we go again!

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

While we wait for regulations to be solidified, restaurant operators should use the time to be better prepared.

ArrowStream extends technology agreement with SpenDifference

October 28, 2013

ArrowStream Inc., a software-as-a-service supply chain management company, announced that SpenDifference LLC has renewed its technology license agreement to…

Smashburger adds organic tea line

October 28, 2013

Smashburger today announced it is the first national restaurant chain to roll out HONEST Tea's options at all restaurants nationwide. HONEST Tea is an organic…

Chipotle adds sponsored content on Huffington Post

October 28, 2013

Chipotle today launched a sponsored content area on The Huffington Post titled "Food for Thought." According to Media Post, the move is part of the brand's…

Starbucks extends gifting platform to Twitter

October 28, 2013

Starbucks today launched a new way for customers to gift coffee — the tweet-a-coffee program. U.S. customers can now sync their Starbucks accounts to their…

Sweet Tomatoes and Souplantation promotes 'healthier' Halloween

October 28, 2013

Sweet Tomatoes and Souplantation restaurants are promoting a "healthier" Halloween with a "kids eat free" promotion. From today through Oct. 31, kids 12 and…

Charleys plans 25 units in Russia

October 28, 2013

Gosh Enterprises, parent company of Charley's Grilled Subs and Charleys Philly Steaks, has signed a development agreement to open 25 locations in Russia…

Developing menus with Millennials in mind

Watch the video to learn what Millennials expect from restaurants.

Starbucks CEO: It's tea time

October 25, 2013

New York City's Upper East Side is the first market to test Starbucks' Teavana Fine Teas + Tea Bar. The bar, which opened this week, is supposed to elevate…

GoDaddy to help US Foods customers get noticed online

October 25, 2013

GoDaddy has announced a partnership with US Foods that it said helps the company's customers leverage technology to operate more efficiently, with access to…

NRA: Customers want mobile technology as part of dining experience

October 25, 2013

New research from the National Restaurant Association, and presented this week at the Restaurant Innovation Summit in Denver, shows that customers want to…

California Tortilla rolls out customizable menu

October 25, 2013

California Tortilla is changing its menu up this month, giving its customers more variety, according to a company press release. New options, said Bob…

Menchie's CEO featured on 'Undercover Boss'

October 25, 2013

Menchie's CEO Amit Kleinberger will appear tonight on the CBS series "Undercover Boss" at 8 p.m./7c. During his journey to different franchise locations…

Why the oven may be your most important purchase

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

COO of Cooking Solutions discusses oven innovation at the recent Fast Casual Executive Summit in New Orleans.

The importance of brand rails at the Fast Casual Executive Summit

Ken Kimmel, co-founder of On the Spot Systems, a customer-satisfaction measurement company, and a former Dunkin' Donuts executive, talked to editor Cherryh…