Tropical Smoothie Café to raise $500,000 for Camp Sunshine

June 5, 2013

June 21 marks the first official day of summer, but it's also Tropical Smoothie Café's favorite holiday of the year – National Flip Flop Day, a system-wide…

Smashburger to make small screen debut

June 4, 2013

Smashburger has unveiled its first television advertising campaign in collaboration with Denver-based Definite Productions, marking the production company's…

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group appoints new CCO

June 4, 2013

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, operating under the Einstein Bros. Bagels, Noah's New York Bagels and Manhattan Bagel brands, has announced the appointment of…

Middleby Corp. at the NRA Show '13

Middleby COO David Brewer discusses how finding the right equipment can lower energy and labor costs, as well as increase speed of service. Brewer says his…

From college grad to Red Mango franchisee

June 4, 2013

As new college graduates polish their resumes and prepare to enter the workforce, a growing crowd of 20-somethings is emerging with dreams of owning a business…

Teriyaki Madness expands outside Vegas

June 4, 2013

Merely three months after announcing an aggressive growth strategy to expand outside of its Las Vegas hub, Teriyaki Madness is walking the "wok." The fast…

Menu product development takes patience, collaboration

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

You can create a great product but without marketing, it won't budge.

ShopKeep POS named a top private company

June 4, 2013

ShopKeep POS, an iPad POS provider to brick-and-mortar merchants, announced it has been named to the Red Herring Top 100 leading private companies in the U.S.

Boneheads tapping new management to revitalize the brand

June 4, 2013

Boneheads Grilled Fish and Piri Piri Chicken, an Atlanta-based fast casual restaurant concept, has a new senior management team and board of directors, a…

Custom sushi shop spreading sushi revolution to Florida

June 4, 2013

The sushi revolution has begun in Sunrise, Fla., with the opening of the newest How Do You Roll? restaurant. The fast casual, custom sushi shop opened its…

SinglePlatform, GrubHub partner to integrate online, mobile ordering

June 4, 2013

SinglePlatform today announced a partnership with GrubHub, an online and mobile food ordering service, to become a menu provider for GrubHub's AllMenus.com and…

Cafe Rio to give away food in support of wounded soldiers

June 4, 2013

Cafe Rio Mexican Grill will give away food on June 5 in support of Hope For The Warriors, an organization that helps wounded service members, their families…

Fazoli's CEO unveils new fast casual concept

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

CEO Carl Howard hopes to corner the market on Italian fast casual.

How to navigate back-office technology options

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Technology can't predict the bus full of customers that just pulled up; you have to train your staff to be aware of what's going on outside of the data.

Report shows rising median age of QSR employees

June 3, 2013

According to a new report from People Report and Black Box Intelligence, the restaurant industry experienced job growth and increased starting salaries for…

Buffalo chicken, salmon now on Newk's menu

June 3, 2013

Newk’s Eatery is launching two new limited time offers: A buffalo chicken sandwich and an arugula salmon salad. These options will appear on Newk’s menu, which…

Fazoli's 'giving grape'

June 3, 2013

Fazoli's has kicked off its annual summer fundraising campaign for hunger-relief organization Feed The Children with a limited-time "Giving Grape" Lemon Ice. …

Customers kickin' it with Schlotzsky's Route 66 promo

June 3, 2013

Route 66, also known as the Main Street of America, is the inspiration behind Schlotzsky's latest menu additions. Running from Chicago to California, the…

Taylor Company hosting ice cream training course

June 3, 2013

Known for its innovations in the frozen dessert and beverage industry, Taylor Company is co-sponsoring "Tharp & Young on Ice Cream." a five-day technical…

Garbanzo supporting cancer survivors group

June 3, 2013

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill has teamed up with Colorado-based nonprofit First Descents to help support the organization's internationally reaching adventure…