Cinnaholic on a roll

July 16, 2019

Cinnaholic, which serves plant-based cinnamon rolls, has opened 10 franchises since January and has more than 100 locations in the pipeline. Although it has 3…

Fast casuals, QSRs leases spike up in Manhattan since 2010

July 16, 2019

Fast casual and quick-service restaurants account for 35% of food and beverage leases in Manhattan, a big spike from 15% in 2010. And that figure is expected…

Starbucks unveils mobile-centric format in Beijing

July 15, 2019

Starbucks has unveiled Starbucks Now, a new format specializing on speed of service, in Beijing. Using the chain's Mobile Order & Pay and Starbucks…

Blaze launching crust for keto dieters

July 15, 2019

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is hoping to attract health-concsious customers by launching a cauliflower crust as well as a ketogenic-approved crust, which contains…

Grubhub calls Schumer's 'fake fee' accusations 'flagrantly inaccurate'

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

July 15, 2019

Grubhub isn't backing down from New York Sen. Chuck Schumer's accusations that it has been charging delivery fees to New York restaurants for orders that…

Maine's Aroma Joe's committed to becoming a major coffee chain

July 12, 2019

Aroma Joe's, a 65-unit coffee chain based in Portland, Maine, is hoping its growth rate is as strong as the coffee it serves. Founded in 2000, by four cousins…

Former Subway exec tasked with growing Quiznos, Taco Del Mar

July 11, 2019

After hiring a new CEO in January to help revitalize its Quiznos and Taco Del Mar brands, Rego Restaurant Group announced today that it has tapped former…

Synergysuite receives $6M to support growth

July 11, 2019

Synergysuite, which provides a cloud-based restaurant management platform, has received $6 million in Series A funding to accelerate growth in the U.S. market…

HotSchedules teams with Fourth on restaurant/hospitality management solutions

July 10, 2019

HotSchedules, a provider of workforce and inventory management solutions for the restaurant industry, and Fourth, a provider of a hospitality workforce…

Jeremiah's Italian Ice looking to expand nationally

July 10, 2019

Jeremiah's Italian Ice, a Florida-based frozen treats franchise, is now part of Pivotal Growth Partners, a holding company that focuses on accelerating…

Freddy's Frozen Custard goes global

July 9, 2019

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers is officially an international brand with its first unit outside the U.S. now open inside the Dubai Mall in Dubai…

&Pizza opening on Wall Street, adds to executive team

July 9, 2019

Washington D.C.-based &pizza, which has 36 locations across the East Coast, is opening its newest unit Wednesday in New York City and has hired or promoted…

Gloria Jean's opening in Michigan mall

July 9, 2019

Gloria Jean's Coffees – U.S.A. is opening in Grandville, Michigan, at the RiverTown Crossings Mall, according to a company press release.

Blaze Pizza adding to Canadian portfolio

July 8, 2019

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza is opening Friday in Toronto at Vaughan Mills outlet shopping destination, according to a company press release.

Bellagreen opening in Plano, Texas

July 8, 2019

Bellagreen is opening this week in Plano, Texas, marking the brand's third unit in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and ninth system-wide.   "The DFW community has…

Scooter's has cold brew in the can

July 8, 2019

Scooter's Coffee has made its foray into the ready-to-drink coffee category with canned cold brew beverages. According to a company press release, the drinks…

UberEats adds dine-in

July 3, 2019

UberEats has added an option in several cities to allow diners to order ahead for their dining in reservations, according to Eater, which said the option…

Cheap burgers are getting harder to find

July 3, 2019

Grabbing a cheap burger isn't easy as it used to be as prices are increasing at a faster rate than the average entree, according to Technomic's 2019 Burger…

Nestle to craft blockchain tracking solution

July 3, 2019

Nestle has partnered with OpenSC, a blockchain platform built by WWF-Australia and The Boston Consulting Group Digital Ventures, to allow customers to track…

Nets, Swish launch in-store tap-and-pay pilot for restaurants, merchants in Sweden

July 3, 2019

Payments firm Nets A/S and Swedish payments app Swish announced a plan to launch a pilot program at two restaurants that are owned by one of the country's…