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El Pollo Loco debuts mobile ordering app
December 1, 2016
El Pollo Loco's online ordering platform and mobile app, developed in partnership with Olo, has officially launched. According to a press release, it includes…
read nowWahlburgers brings back 'Tis The Season Burger LTO
December 1, 2016
Christmas is coming, and Wahlburgers has brought back its ‘Tis the Season Burger, as well as a gift card bonus and some new merchandise promotions in honor of…
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Howard Schultz resigning as Starbucks CEO to focus on retail innovation
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
December 1, 2016
Schultz said he personally asked COO Kevin Johnson to fill his shoes because he is a "true servant leader."
read nowVapiano opens 5th Hungarian location
December 1, 2016
Pizza- and pasta-focused chain Vapiano opened its fifth Hungarian location this week in Gyor. It is the first Hungarian location outside the capital city of…
read nowDickey's blankets the nation in barbecue
December 1, 2016
Dickey's Barbecue Pit is spanning the nation with new locations in Amherst, New York and Phoenix, Arizona. Both sites open this Thursday and offer weeks of…
read nowNew face in global food service leadership recruitment
December 1, 2016
Global foodservice executive search firm, Kincannon & Reed, has hired Lisa Johnson to handle recruitment and succession assignments for leadership in food…
read nowSweetFrog going red to ring holiday bells
December 1, 2016
The very outwardly green, sweetFrog, has taken on a whole different hue for the holidays to support The Salvation Army's 126th annual Red Kettle Campaign.
read nowPieology cooks up location in LA
November 30, 2016
The Citadel Outlets in Los Angeles is now home for Pieology Pizzeria's newest location, operated and owned by MR Pie Guys, according to a press release. The…
read nowPieology opens 4th Michigan restaurant
November 30, 2016
Pieology has opened its fourth Michigan location, this one in West Bloomfield Township. This is the second unit owned and operated by 221 Holdings, which…
read nowbd's benefits service members' families through Veterans Day campaign
November 29, 2016
Bd's Mongolian Grill's Veterans Day fundraiser during the first part of this month, raised $24,543 for the Folds of Honor Foundation, which supports spouses…
read nowVilla taps Lauren Liuzzi for digital marketing position
November 29, 2016
Lauren Liuzzi will be Villa Restaurant Group's new communications and digitial marketing strategy manager, according to a press release.
read nowBrandmuscle publishes 3rd edition of 'The State of Local Marketing Report'
November 29, 2016
The third edition of The State of Local Marketing Report published several surprising findings and gave a blueprint for success to national and global brands…
read nowFreebirds offering holiday catering
November 29, 2016
Freebirds World Burrito is offering holiday catering packages for small and large party events.
read nowGrabbagreen launching Dallas location
November 29, 2016
Grabbagreen has opened its latest Dallas, Texas location, this one at the Gaston Medical Office Building.
read nowBarberitos rolls out mobile app
November 29, 2016
Barberitos Southwestern Grille & Cantina has launched its mobile app.
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Technomic downgrades restaurant growth projections
November 29, 2016
The company said its May results released for the two-year period were overly optimistic and that declining traffic across food service has prompted the…
read nowGiardino Gourmet Salads applies for trademark
November 29, 2016
Giardino Gourmet Salads is registering the phrase, "Nutritional Empowerment," as a trademark. The chain has been prominently displaying it in all of its…
read now1000 Degree Neapolitan Pizza heats up CO
November 28, 2016
Denver will soon be warmed by 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza's newest location, coming Dec. 1, according to a press release. The locations is the brand's first…
read nowTacocue americano eats opens first location
November 28, 2016
Legendary Q Brands CEO and President Jeff Jackson fused barbecue with Mexican cuisine to create his newest restaurant concept, tacocue americano eatery…
read nowVerts opens first East Coast location
November 28, 2016
Verts Mediterranean Grill capped off the last five years of growth by opening its first East Coast location in Boston. Since 2011 the chain has opened 34 units…
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