EMN8 acquires Snapfinger to accelerate digital ordering growth

June 26, 2013

EMN8 Inc., a provider of digital ordering and engagement platforms for the limited-service restaurant industry, announced this morning that it has acquired…

Restaurant operators needed to weigh in on state of industry

June 25, 2013

FastCasual.com is gathering data for its annual Sate of the Industry report and is now calling fast casual restaurant operators to take a survey polling them…

Catering in a franchise ecosystem: Part 1

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

Every restaurant operator today has customers asking for catering services; saying no to customers is never an option for any growing venture.

Mooyah opens 2nd Frisco location

June 25, 2013

Mooyah is opening its second location this week in Frisco, Texas, at 5170 Main St. To mark the new opening, Mooyah Main Street will celebrate a continued…

Caribou pushing breakfast boundaries with quiche options

June 25, 2013

Caribou has added two quiche options to the breakfast lineup – Ham & Cheddar and Spinach & Swiss.

Re-imaged Schlotzsky's to open in Corsicana, Texas

June 25, 2013

Schlotzsky's has announced the opening of its newest Lotz Better location at 3101 Mountain Drive in Corsicana, Texas. Built with Schlotzsky's rebranding…

St. Louis-style ribs at Boston Market spur double digit growth

June 25, 2013

Since adding St. Louis Style ribs to its menu in April, Boston Market has seen sales at its restaurants increase by more than 16 percent, with ribs accounting…

NYC Bagel's CEO shares his strategy to win with Groupon

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Corey Kaplan's four-unit bagel chain is thriving in Chicago.

Starbucks UK to start paying taxes

June 24, 2013

The days of Starbucks UK avoiding £20 million in corporation taxes over the past two years are gone, according to the Daily Mirror. Under pressure from…

Bakery chains ruling fast casual industry

June 24, 2013

Despite a surge from Mexican concepts last year, bakery cafés are still the sales leader of the fast casual restaurant segment, according to Technomic.

'Here Be Dragons'

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

During the Age of Exploration, brave people climbed aboard wooden ships to set sail for faraway lands.

NPD: Customers want fresh ingredients, choice

June 24, 2013

Consumers want fresh ingredients and choice when they visit restaurants, according to market research by The NPD Group, a global information company. Although…

Chicken Salad Chick adds 3 to corporate team to fuel growth

June 24, 2013

Chicken Salad Chick has expanded its corporate staff with the addition of Jim Thompson, VP of operations, Jessica Claussen, corporate trainer and Mimi Martin…

Fatburger food trucks to drive growth of frozen patties

June 24, 2013

Fatburger is launching its Fatburger Across America national tour to share its burgers with burger lovers across the country. Throughout June and July…

5 things mobile payments vendors don't want you to ask

The man behind the Starbucks mobile payments implementation tells restaurant owners what they need to ask their mobile payments vendors.

National Restaurant Association to host inaugural Innovation Summit

June 21, 2013

The National Restaurant Association will host the inaugural Restaurant Innovation Summit this fall as a way to offer restaurant operators ideas to better…

Survey: Treating employees well outweighs philanthropy, sustainability efforts

June 21, 2013

According to Restaurant DemandTracker, a recent survey of restaurant customers in the U.S., treating employees well is more important than giving back to the…

Frozen desserts: What fast casuals can learn from QSRs

To win the ice cream fans over, find a niche that your competitors can't.

Zoës Kitchen: Will run for food

June 21, 2013

There are plenty of energy bars, shakes and supplements on the market today but not a lot of choices at fast food restaurants. Zoës Kitchen hopes to fix that…

Starbucks jumps ahead of menu labeling mandate

June 21, 2013

Instead of waiting for the new menu-labeling law to officially take effect, Starbucks Coffee Company this week announced that starting June 25, it will feature…