Blaze Pizza continues wildfire growth

February 26, 2013

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today announced that Lessing's Hospitality Group, a New York-based restaurant and catering company, has signed an agreement to develop…

Starbucks launching frozen drinks in grocery stores

February 26, 2013

Starbucks is expanding its presence in the retail market by teaming up with Inventure Foods to launch Seattle's Best Coffee Frozen Coffee Blends, the coffee…

Smoothie King enjoys 20 months of positive sales

February 26, 2013

Smoothie King Franchises Inc., announced this week that it has experienced 20 months of consecutive positive same-store sales. Coming off an overall…

Fuddruckers opens 5th Puerto Rican unit

February 26, 2013

Fuddruckers has opened its latest unit in Puerto Rico at 501 Main Avenue in Bayamon, under the direction of franchisee Max Olivera of Carolina-based Caribbean…

Why Le Duff's 3 fast casual brands are poised for growth

Paul Carolan, chief development officer with Le Duff America, chatted with FasCastual.com about his plans for Bruegger's Bagels, la Madeleine and Brioche…

Take a bold step forward in 2013 by kick starting new product innovation

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Internal dissent is to be expected because food innovation is change, and many people resist change.

Outback co-founders opening fast casual restaurants

February 25, 2013

Palm Beach, Fla.'s Tim Gannon and his Outback Steakhouse co-founder Bob Basham have opened their first PDQ unit, with plans to open four more this year and up…

Integrated mobile wallet allows customers to pay at the table

February 25, 2013

Paydiant, a provider of a cloud-based mobile wallet and offer-redemption platform, today announced that Menusoft has integrated the Paydiant mobile wallet…

Front Flip upgrades app, expands to six more cities

February 25, 2013

Loyalty marketing company Front Flip is offering restaurants and retail shops across the country an upgraded mobile app and a more sophisticated customer…

NRA names board members

February 22, 2013

The National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation announced today that they have elected officers to their…

Jamba partners with Marqeta to run fundraising, loyalty platform

February 22, 2013

Jamba Juice Company is enhancing its Sip to Support community fundraising and customer loyalty program by partnering with Marqeta, an online-to-offline…

New Jersey franchisee named Pancheros Franchisee of the Year

February 22, 2013

Pancheros Mexican Grill has named Kato Patel as its Franchisee of the Year. Patel, a franchisee of the Mount Laurel, N.J., location, was commended for…

Say it ain’t so! – The bogus robbery

 The restaurant manager’s home phone rang. She recognized the cell phone number of her shift manager on the display. Before she could say “Hello” she heard a…

Jack in the Box CEO: Starting to notice softer sales from consumer uncertainty

February 22, 2013

Jack in the Box Inc., parent company of Jack in the Box and Qdoba brands, reported earnings from its first quarter 2013, ended Jan. 20.

New app puts restaurant customers in control of music

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Roqbot allows customers to select the music played while they eat.

Revention's online ordering solution receives Level 1 PCI-DSS certification

February 21, 2013

Revention announced today that its online ordering solution, HungerRush, is now officially registered with Level 1 PCI Data Security Standard certification.

Experts warn of impending food price increases

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Effects of the 2012 summer drought and a possible sequester are expected to contribute to trend.

Newk's gets cheesy

February 21, 2013

Newk's Express Café has added two new macaroni and cheese dishes — four cheese and pimiento with bacon — to the menu for a limited time.

Sbarro to make its debut in Peru, Colombia

February 21, 2013

Sbarro announced today that it has signed a partnership agreement with Taco Holdings that will expand the company's presence in South America. Taco Holdings…

Manufacturer releases financing options to spur froyo franchise growth

February 21, 2013

Donper America has new flexible financing options designed to assist frozen yogurt franchise companies grow and expand their brands, Scott Amico, vice…