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NY Noodles & Co donates to Red Cross
September 10, 2013
New York's first Noodles & Company restaurant, now open at The Gallery at Westbury Plaza, recently presented a check for $5,000 to the American Red Cross…
read nowFatburger opens 1st unit in Tunisia
September 10, 2013
Fatburger has opened its first location in Tunisia. The fast casual restaurant brings its made-to-order burgers to North Africa's tourist town, Sidi Bou Said…
read nowMoe's Southwest Grill to host 'Free Queso Day '
September 10, 2013
Free Queso Day is back for the fourth year in a row at participating Moe's Southwest Grill restaurants on Sept. 19. The restaurant franchise featuring fresh…
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Will the falafel be fast casual's next big thing?
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Arianne and Scott Bennett say consumers will embrace unique food if presented to them correctly.
read nowClassic fried rice returns to Panda Express
September 9, 2013
Classic Fried Rice is back at Panda Express as the result of the chain's nationwide effort to collect guest preferences through sales analysis, market research…
read nowLa Madeleine raising funds for Share Our Strength
September 9, 2013
La Madeleine Country French Café is teaming up with restaurants across the nation for Share Our Strength's annual No Kid Hungry campaign to help end childhood…
read nowDickey's focused on technology integration
September 9, 2013
Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants Inc. today announced Brian Maupin as the company's first chief information officer. The former AT&T executive was selected…
read nowWhich Which rolls out new menu
September 9, 2013
Which Wich Superior Sandwiches has launched a new menu category, Bag 8. This newest menu innovation features six premium, authentic regional favorites…
read nowFresh casual concept open in Canada
September 9, 2013
Plow & Harvest, a Canadian-based "fresh-casual" restaurant is now open to the general public in Edmonton. Plow & Harvest has modified the fast casual…
read nowReport analyzing fast food industry now available
September 9, 2013
Packaged Facts has released its latest analysis of the fast food restaurant industry, focusing on the quick-service, fast casual, and snack and beverage…
read nowE-learning platform, Schoox, delivers 500,000 video lectures to restaurant employees
September 9, 2013
Red Book Connect's Schoox, a social e-learning platform for the service industry, announced today that it has delivered more than 500,000 video lectures to…
read nowSmoothie King Franchisee of the Year generates $4.9M in sales
September 9, 2013
Smoothie King Franchises Inc. announced at its recent annual national franchisee conference, that it has named Roger and Stephanie Wilder of Denham Springs…
read nowFree webinar on employee training available for download
September 9, 2013
Training teams is an essential part of any restaurant's operations, but how that training is accomplished is changing in positive ways that help learners be…
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Revention releases new 'Table & Guest Management' module
September 6, 2013
Revention has released a new point-of-sale module, Table and Guest Management, which provides tools to manage table turns, server assignments and food…
read nowRobeks gets bendy with One Love Yoga
September 6, 2013
Robeks has partnered with a new yoga studio to form a healthy lifestyle center near Kent State's campus in Ohio.
read nowEcolab's launches 'Super Contact Cleaner '
September 6, 2013
Ecolab has created a super contact cleaner for the limited-service industry that clings to vertical and inverted surfaces for faster and easier removal of…
read nowPancheros launches ghost sauce
September 6, 2013
Pancheros Mexican Grill is offering a scorching hot Ghost Pepper Sauce for free during a six-week promotion running from Sept. 9 to Oct. 21, according to a…
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Self-service doesn't mean 'no service'
by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo
In a classic 1995 episode of "Seinfeld," Jerry's kooky neighbor Kramer gets a new phone number, the digits of which are very similar to a movie information…
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Jim Knight: Managing employees is like being married
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Training and development guru Jim Knight gives tips on how to find and keep the right employees.
read nowTogo's expanding in Oregon, California footprint
September 6, 2013
Togo's Eateries Inc. announced this week the signing of two multi-unit franchise agreements with an existing franchise group to develop 20 new restaurants in…
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