El Pollo Loco creates 'under 500-calorie menu' for New Year's dieters

December 29, 2016

El Pollo Loco is pitching in to help all those soon-to-be New Year's dieters achieve their weight loss goals by launching a new under-500-calorie menu.

New Dickey's franchisee to open in Virginia

December 29, 2016

Dickey's Barbecue Pit said it will open in Loudoun County, Virginia, this coming fall, under ownership of first-time franchisee, Chris Mills, according to a…

Fast Casual openings and additions to kick off 2017

December 28, 2016

Fast casual brands are taking a deep breath and heading into 2017 with gusto and great hope, with new sites opening and new offerings appearing on menus. Here…

Diversified spins off Bagger Dave's

December 28, 2016

Diversified Restaurant Holdings — the largest franchisee for Buffalo Wild Wings and creator and operator of Bagger Dave's Burger Tavern — announced this week…

Hawaiian barbecue chain opens North Hollywood site

December 27, 2016

Ono Hawaiian BBQ opened a North Hollywood, California location last Thursday in NoHo Commons Retail Center on Lankershim Boulevard, according to a press…

Juice It Up! expands California presence

December 27, 2016

Juice It Up! has opened its latest unit in Riverside, California. Sadana Corp., which also owns the recently opened location in Northridge, California, is the…

Vitality Bowls continues growth in new year

December 27, 2016

In the last year, Vitality Bowls has signed 27 new agreements in markets across the country, opened 11 new restaurant locations in three states, added a sixth…

Pita Pit Canada rolls out 'disruptive packaging technology'

December 27, 2016

In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, Pita Pit Canada has traded the traditional waxed paper used to wrap its sandwiches for thinbarrier eco, a…

Kids eat free over winter break at Dickey's

December 22, 2016

Dickey's Barbecue Pit is hoping its offer of letting kids eat free over winter break will help keep them and their parents busy, according to a company press…

Tijuana Flats gets 'turnt up'

December 22, 2016

The Tijuana Flats opening today in Orlando, Florida, is the first of the brand's units with an updated format, according to a company press release. The menu…

Grabbagreen opens first Colorado location

December 21, 2016

Tim Johnson of Green Cherry Hills, LLC made Grabbagreen's Colorado dream a reality, according to a press release. An Orange Theory Fitness franchisee and…

Global Q3 restaurant traffic holds it own

December 21, 2016

The restaurant industry worldwide was stable for Q3 2016 and, in fact, performed better than the previous quarter despite numerous events around the globe that…

Panera makes major move on chicken welfare

December 21, 2016

Panera Bread gave a gift to the globe's livestock chickens this week when it became one of the largest foodservice chains to commit to improving the welfare of…

Genghis Grill opens 1st international location

December 21, 2016

Build-your-own stir-fry brand, Genghis Grill opened its first international location in Abu Dhabi's Al Wahda Mall in the United Arab Emirates, according to a…

Freshii files IPO

December 21, 2016

Freshii has filed a preliminary prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in all 10 Canadian provinces and three territories for a proposed initial…

AT&T salesman to open 10th Virginia Dickey's location

December 20, 2016

First-time franchisee and Virginia native, Mario Aguilar, announced a deal with Dickey's Barbecue Pit to open the concept's tenth Virginia location in 2017…

New food hub connects the local vegetable stand to biggest restaurant brands

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

December 20, 2016

Restaurateurs hoping for a central, tech-connected marketplace linking small local farmers to the skyrocketing number of restaurants, whose customers are…

Wingstop gives away five golden wings

December 19, 2016

Though Wingstop isn't giving away four calling birds, the concept did announce its "Five Golden Wings" give-away at participating U.S. restaurants, beginning…

It took Dickey's a decade to add this

December 16, 2016

Prime Rib is Dickey's Barbecue Pit's first new holiday menu item in almost 10 years. According to a press release, Dickey's Prime Rib can be ordered online and…

Project Juice's bottled soups delivered nationally

December 16, 2016

Project Juice released vegan bottled soups created by Chef Sascha Weiss, the concept's director of product development, according to a press release. The soups…