HMSHost opens new fast casuals, QSRs at Dallas airport

April 16, 2013

Dining options at Dallas Love have been upgraded, thanks to a partnership between HMSHost and Java Star Incorporated. They have opened La Madeleine Country…

Robeks deploys personalized, geo-targeted advertising platform

April 16, 2013

Robeks Premium Fruit Smoothies' 108 franchisees began using Silvercrest Advertising's Localized Media Automation Platform (LMAP) this week, with an objective…

Cowboy Chicken adds franchise development director

April 16, 2013

Cowboy Chicken-Wood Fire Rotisserie, a seven-unit Dallas-based fast casual brand, has named Kathy Davidson as its new director of Franchise Development to…

Dine Out For No Kid Hungry registration now open

April 16, 2013

More than 16 million children in America struggle with hunger, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, and this September, thousands of…

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop expands in home state

April 16, 2013

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop has opened its 19th Delaware restaurant in Newark, at Harmony Plaza. The new location is 12 miles from the original shop in…

Boston restaurants temporarily closed after Marathon bombings

April 16, 2013

The typically bustling Boylston Street in Boston is filled with restaurants and shops, both national and local. Today, most of those businesses remain closed…

NPD Group launches monthly foodservice sales tracking service

April 16, 2013

NPD Group announced it will launch SupplyTrack this summer. The new service will track foodservice distributors and manufacturers' market performance by…

Fast casuals looking to QSRs to improve to-go options

By Emily Tod, Insights Project Coordinator at FoodIQ

Don't let hackers scare off your customers

by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies

When you think about electronic security, what comes to mind? Do you consider how vulnerable your customer credit cards are, or how easily someone can break…

Pie Face's new berry pie makes Broadway debut

April 15, 2013

Pie Face, the 24-hour Australian pie shop, opened its fourth USA location today in Manhattan's Theater district. To celebrate, the chain has joined forces with…

The secret to word of mouth marketing: No one person behind the curtain can do it all

by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh

In 1939, few movie characters were scarier than the Wizard of Oz. Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Lion were terrified by the specter of the…

A&W throws hat into better burger, fast casual ring

April 15, 2013

For a brand that's been around about 94 years, A&W has made many big changes just within the past year and a half since divesting from Yum! Brands.

Moe's offers $5 burritos to celebrate 'Cinco de Moe's'

April 15, 2013

In celebration of Cinco De Mayo, also known as Cinco De Moe's at Moe's Southwest Grill, the chain is offering customers its Homewrecker burrito, chips and…

FCES 2013: Advancing Ideas for the Fast Casual Industry

This unique gathering, now in it's 8th year will bring together a select group of C-level executives, VPs, and Directors from the fast casual segment for two…

Burger 21 focusing on Florida

April 15, 2013

Burger 21, a better burger franchise founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc.,  is targeting the Greater Orlando market for future development…

Memphis-based sub shop offers voluntary menu transparency

April 15, 2013

Lenny's Sub Shop, a 150-unit sub sandwich franchise based in Tennessee, has rolled out voluntary calorie information for select sandwiches in all of its sub…

Fast casuals taking over the Middle East

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

For the past six months, it seems I've been writing nearly weekly stories about fast casual brands opening in the Middle East. From the better burger concepts…

Counting calories? Remember portion control

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Over-serving adds to food costs, cuts profit margins, and contributes to obesity and food waste.

Genghis Grill grows revenue by collecting customer feedback via mobile

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The chain used a solution from Improving Restaurants to attract repeat customers.

Why tablets deserve a spot on your restaurant's technology menu

by Duessa Holscher — marketing, Granbury Restaurant Solutions

Restaurants are interested in adoption for a variety of purposes, including running their point-of-sale system in store, implementing self-serve ordering…