Mod Pizza to open store No 400

November 23, 2018

Mod pizza will open its 400th location on Friday, Nov. 23, in Kalispell, Montana, also the brand's tenth birthday, a news release said. The company said…

Restaurants pull romaine lettuce after CDC issues E coli warning

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

November 20, 2018

Updated: 8:30 a.m., Nov. 21

Buona Original Italian Beef arriving in Chicago's West Loop

November 20, 2018

Family-owned Buona, The Original Italian Beef will debut in Chicago's West Loop on Nov. 24 and plans to celebrate the opening of its 24th store with free beef…

Ripe readying 2019 grand opening

November 20, 2018

Fast casual Ripe is prepping for the opening of its first location, in Delray Beach, Florida come spring, 2019.

Co-Branded Fatburger, Buffalo's Express location opening in home state of California

November 19, 2018

FAT Brands Inc., parent company of Fatburger and Buffalo's Express, has opened a co-branded location in Eastvale, Southern California. FAT rolled out is first…

Landcadia acquires Waitr for $308M

November 16, 2018

Landcadia Holding has completed its acquisition of Waitr, a restaurant platform for online ordering and on-demand food delivery.

Tocaya Organica opening Arizona location

November 16, 2018

Organic Mexican fast casual Tocaya Organica, which has nine stores across Southern California, is opening an Arizona store this weekend.

Panera delivering breakfast via in-house drivers

November 16, 2018

Panera Bread has rolled out breakfast delivery to 231 cities and towns, including select cafes in the Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, St. Louis and Minneapolis…

Brazil delivery provider iFood raises $500M

November 15, 2018

iFood, a Brazil-based food delivery company, has raised $500 million in what it claims to be the biggest funding round in Latin America.

SAJJ Mediterranean to celebrate second Irvine location

November 15, 2018

Fast casual SAJJ Mediterranean will host a grand opening celebration Nov. 30 to mark the opening of its second Irvine, California location.

MomentFeed debuts Menu Manager

November 15, 2018

MomentFeed now offers Menu Manager, aimed at helping multi-location brands and franchises to quickly create and update menu information to drive social and…

Dickey's hires on international sales leader

November 15, 2018

Dickey's Barbecue Pit has hired Jim Perkins as its first vice president of international sales.

Employee benefits added to Square Payroll

November 14, 2018

Square, Inc. has launched employee benefit offerings within Square Payroll to give small business users access to benefits like health insurance and retirement…

Sweetgreen reaps $200M in funding effort

November 14, 2018

Seasonal fast casual brand sweetgreen reaped $200 million in its latest financing round which was led by Fidelity Investment.

Fajita Pete's to open 10 new Texas locations

November 14, 2018

Houston-based Fajita Pete's, which operates 10 Texas locations, will open 10 more as part of four new franchisee development agreements.

Starbucks slicing 5 percent of corporate staff

November 14, 2018

Starbucks Corporation, citing streamlining efforts, is cutting 5 percent of its corporate staff and said the layoffs are jobs identified as “deprioritized…

ezCater launches management platform

November 14, 2018

Online business catering marketplace ezCater is launching the next generation of its management platform, ezManage, according to a news release. 

Zoës Kitchen debuts home delivery with freebie offer

November 13, 2018

Zoës Kitchen is now offering home delivery, via DoorDash, with a special incentive to lure customers this week.

Jersey Mike's Subs takes off at LAX

November 13, 2018

Jersey Mike's Subs is now open within the Terminal 2 dining terrace at the Los Angeles International Airport.

PJ's Coffee launches military veteran franchise license giveway

November 13, 2018

For the second consecutive year PJ's Coffee of New Orleans is launching a military veteran franchise license giveway.