Fatburger opening in Scotland

January 19, 2018

Fatburger and  Buffalo's Express are opening three co-branded units across Scotland in the next five years, the first of which is planned for Dundee, according…

800 Degrees Pizzeria puts former Focus Brands exec in CMO seat

January 19, 2018

Los Angeles-based 800 Degrees Pizzeria has named Thomas Bartsch as its chief marketing officer. Bartsch most recently served as CMO and global marketing vice…

Fazoli's ends 2017 with growth spurt

January 18, 2018

The end of  2017 was all about growth at Fazoli's. It signed six agreements to develop a total of 15 restaurants nationwide and also opened five restaurants …

Saladworks upgrades POS system

January 18, 2018

Saladworks has upgraded its POS system across its nearly 100 restaurants via a partnership with Gusto POS.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe opens 101 units in 2017

January 18, 2018

Tropical Smoothie Cafe beat its 2017 goal of opening 100 units by one. The chain, which hit 101 openings to end the year with 630 locations, also signed 18…

Former MOD pizza exec now Voodoo Doughnut CEO

January 18, 2018

Voodoo Doughnut has named restaurant veteran Chris Schultz as its CEO, hiring him away from MOD Pizza, where he served as senior vice president of operations…

The Pizza Press presses toward 300 units by 2020

January 18, 2018

With 84 franchise units in its pocket, The Pizza Press is continuing its growth this year with plans for 50 openings, while awarding 25-30 more through…

R Taco adds 2 franchise partners

January 17, 2018

R Taco, a fast casual street taco chain backed by Buffalo Wild Wings, announced today the addition of two franchise groups. The agreements will result in…

Freshii to Subway: Let's partner to succeed

January 17, 2018

Freshii founder and CEO Matthew Corrin has written a second letter to Subway Restaurants, proposing that the two brands partner to work through Subway's recent…

Modern Market opening on Notre Dame campus

January 16, 2018

Modern Market opened its first university campus location this week in the Duncan Student Center at the University of Notre Dame. The newest restaurant makes…

Maui Wowi inks deals to open 8 units

January 16, 2018

Maui Wowi has announced four partnerships to open eight units in high-traffic venues in Alabama, California, Florida and Texas, according to a company press…

Caliburger customers can order, pay with a smile

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

January 16, 2018

Caliburger rolls out AI-enabled self-service kiosks using NEC facial recognition technology.

Zoes Kitchen unveils new design, beverage menu

January 16, 2018

Zoes Kitchen opens the doors today of its new restaurant prototype. Located at 6004 Falls of Neuse Rd., Suite 100, in Raleigh, North Carolina, the store…

Blaze Pizza opening NY, California and Illinois locations

January 15, 2018

Thursday is a big day for Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza when the chain opens the doors to three units across the country. Locations include a 2,500-square-foot unit…

Halal Guys gives customers 5 LTOs in 10 weeks

January 12, 2018

The Halal Guys is getting the new year going with five LTOs, each a new concoction that will be available for two weeks at locations nationally, a news release…

Captain D’s converts Church's Chicken restaurant in Houston

January 12, 2018

Captain D's has grown its footprint in Texas with the conversion of a former Church's Chicken to its newest franchised location opening today in Houston…

Rush Bowls to open 6 in Tempe, Denver

January 12, 2018

Rush Bowls has signed a multi-unit franchise development deal for three restaurants in greater Tempe, Arizona, and an additional three locations in Denver…

Chicken Salad Chick does 10 giveaways on 10th anniversary

January 12, 2018

Chicken Salad Chick is 10 years in the fast casual game this month and is celebrating with an amped-up annual Guest Appreciation Day, a news release said. 

Restaurateurs will see 'immense operational changes' in 2018

January 12, 2018

Operations platform, Fourth, sees what it calls "immense operational changes" happening across the restaurant industry as tech of all kinds is deployed…

Small Iowa town begs for HuHot

January 12, 2018

Years ago HuHot Mongolian Grills put a location suggestion link on its website which produced about one request per day.