Mercury launches text-based mobile loyalty platform

Mercury's Travis Priest talks about the company's new text-based mobile loyalty program.  

Taco Cabana, Pollo Tropical make NBA wager

June 10, 2013

While the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat battle it out on the court, Fiesta Restaurant Group's concepts are having a showdown of their own.

Johnny Rockets set to rock the coast of Karachi

June 10, 2013

Johnny Rockets is set to open its doors to the residents of Karachi, Pakistan, with its first outlet at Dolmen City Mall, Sea View Clifton. Abdul Wahab…

Spicy Hawaiian Chicken Sandwich debuts at Charleys

June 10, 2013

Charleys, known for its Charley's Grilled Subs and Charleys Philly Steaks concepts, has recently rolled out its newest limited-time offer, the Spicy Hawaiian…

Beating the marketing monkeys

by Chris Luo — VP of Marketing, FiveStars

In his best-selling personal finance book arguing that investors can't consistently beat the market, economist Burton Malkiel says that "a blindfolded monkey…

Salata's CEO on why opening in office parks make sense for brand

Berge Simonian, the CEO of Salata, a 20-unit fast casual salad chain, chats with Cherryh Butler, senior editor of FastCasual.com, about his strategy of…

Customers expect mobile engagement

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Some experts predict mobile payments to reach critical mass in three to five years.

Bakery-café category underrepresented in Canada

June 7, 2013

Technomic has developed a Canadian Bakery & Coffee Cafe Consumer Trend Report, which shows that bakery-cafes in the country experience relatively low…

Pie Five hits 10 stores in Dallas market

June 7, 2013

On June 10, Pie Five Pizza Co. will open the doors to its 10th corporate-owned location in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and its 11th store for the entire chain.

3 tips on making your mobile app amazing

by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo

Comedian Louis C.K. has a well-loved skit (just one of the hundreds of YouTube posts of this video has 681,365 views) subtitled, "Everything is amazing and…

Optiva intros restaurants to 'breakthrough LED signage'

June 7, 2013

Restaurants love the additional customers that bright neon signs attract, but hate the maintenance hassles, aesthetic challenges, high costs, and safety…

Report: Dinner daypart making a comeback

June 7, 2013

The restaurant supper occasion has lost more than 650 million consumer visits since 2006, but is expected to gain about 795 million visits throughout the next…

Greek yogurt smoothies now available at Pinkberry

June 7, 2013

Pinkberry is now serving smoothies made from fresh, all-natural Pinkberrygreek yogurt. They combine simple, nutritious ingredients like hand-cut fruit and…

Einstein Noah debuts 'garden fresh' menu

June 7, 2013

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group is rolling out several LTOs at Einstein Bros. Bagels and Noah's New York Bagels locations as part of its Garden Fresh themed…

Using flavor to upgrade menus

On-trend flavors can entice customers to return.

Google adds nutritional data search function

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Google's new nutritional-focused search function is a step toward the general public expecting to see this information everywhere.

FREEBIRDS 'feeding little bellies'

June 6, 2013

Now through June 16, FREEBIRDS World Burrito and its charity arm. World Works, will join the fight to end children's hunger by encouraging its "Fanatics," or…

Snapfinger named a top private company

June 6, 2013

Snapfinger has been named to Red Herring's Top 100 North America list, recognizing the year's most promising private technology ventures in North America. The…

Restaurant Sciences, Technomic team up for joint foodservice analysis

June 6, 2013

Technomic Inc. and Restaurant Sciences LLC have partnered to deliver a comprehensive suite of food and beverage tracking services.

Franchise growth expected to be flat for remainder of 2013

June 6, 2013

The franchise sector will continue to outperform the economy as a whole and grow at a slightly faster rate than other businesses, but the rate of growth…