Top 100: People - Keith Richards

January 10, 2013

No. 13: Keith RichardsFounder and pres, Taziki's Med Café

Top 100: People - Alan Hixon

January 10, 2013

No. 14: Alan HixonPresident, MOOYAH

What is the No. 1 reason for food truck failures?

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

A business plan will force you to plan ahead, think about the competition, formulate a marketing strategy, define your management structure and plan your…

Sbarro introduces 'skinny' pizza, plans freestanding units

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

January 10, 2013

Sbarro has introduced a new, 270-calorie "Skinny Slice" offering. The trademarked Skinny Slice features roasted red and green bell peppers, Portobello…

Revention to introduce next generation POS terminal

January 10, 2013

Revention is set to roll out its next generation point-of-sale system — R3310 — on Feb. 18.

Former SVP of Morton's buys Go Roma

January 10, 2013

Ron DiNella, former senior vice president and chief financial officer of Morton's restaurants, has acquired Go Roma, a chain of six Italian restaurants based…

City Wok taking off in Denver airport

January 10, 2013

City Wok, a made-to-oder Chinese concept, has chosen Denver International Airport as the location for its second airport unit. It opens March 1 next to…

Mintel: Four foodservice trends will stand out this year

January 9, 2013

Intelligence firm Mintel predicts there will be four trends in particular that will have the biggest impact on the restaurant industry in this year.

Einstein Bros. adds to healthy menu choices

January 9, 2013

Einstein Bros. Bagels and Noah's New York Bagels have added a few more nutritious alternatives to its menu with its line of three Super Grains bagels. They…

MOOYAH launching 'Turkeytarian Moovement'

January 9, 2013

MOOYAH, a 40-plus unit, fast casual chain, is kicking off National Turkey Burger Month by announcing the "Turkeytarian Moo'vement," as a way to introduce the…

Pie Face to host PiePalooza

January 9, 2013

Pie Face, New York's Aussie pie shop is hosting #PiePalooza, a four-day celebration in honor of its first anniversary stateside. The event, which will be held…

Bruegger's Bagels celebrates 30th birthday with LTOs

January 9, 2013

Bruegger's Bagels is celebrating its 30th birthday by adding new flavors to its lineup of nearly 20 bagel varieties and by inviting its Facebook fans to bring…

David Allen Grier now appearing in Zaxby's commercials

January 9, 2013

To tout the new Boneless Wings at Zaxby's, the chain has enlisted actor and comedian David Allen Grier and actor and musician Waylon Payne to appear in five TV…

Tacos gone tropical: Fish, chicken tacos debut at Tropical Smoothie

January 9, 2013

Tropical Smoothie Café, a 337-unit chain, is adding Fish and Chicken Tacos to its menu.

NRA names VP of government affairs

January 9, 2013

The National Restaurant Association has named Matt Walker as its new vice president of Government Affairs. He will lead the NRA's advocacy strategy in the U.S.

Why 'health casual' is gaining traction overseas

The demand for a tasty, health-conscious concept is very high in the Middle East.

Former Burger King CEO launches restaurant operations tech company

January 9, 2013

Burger King’s former CEO John Chidsey has helped launch Red Book Connect, a cloud-based technology platform to help restaurant operators run their businesses…

The right prescription: Mobile payments go digital (commentary)

Mobile payments, like all new technologies, "need to be more like painkillers (must-haves), than vitamins (nice-to-haves)."

Quiznos rolls out chef-inspired sandwiches

January 8, 2013

Quiznos has introduced two chef-inspired limited-time offerings — one for those watching calories in the New Year, and one for those who are not sticking to a…

Restaurants surveyed for 2013 food trend predictions

Vegetables are expected to take on a starring role for a change.