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Top 100: Restaurants – Boneheads Grilled Fish & Piri Piri Chicken
January 28, 2015
Boneheads is number 45 on our list of the 2014 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers: Restaurants.
read nowCold Stone Creamery China seeks growth through subfranchising
January 28, 2015
Master franchier SCSICC currently operates nearly 60 Cold Stone Creamery locations across China, and through its sub-franchisee model, plans to accelerate its…
read nowSan Fran meal delivery service now takes Bitcoin
January 27, 2015
San Francisco-based SpoonRocket, an on-demand meal delivery startup, has announced that it now accepts Bitcoin as a form of payment.
read nowChipotle's latest 'Cultivating Thought' series will feature Augusten Burroughs, Aziz Ansari, Amy Tan and others
January 27, 2015
Chipotle Mexican Grill today announced the second installment of its "Cultivating Thought" author series with 10 new and original essays written to be featured…
read nowMuscle Maker Grill acquired by American Restaurant Holdings affiliate
January 27, 2015
Muscle Maker Inc., an affiliated company of American Restaurant Holdings, Inc., announced the acquisition of Muscle Maker Grill.
read nowBurger sales up, sandwich and chicken sales down in 2014
January 27, 2015
Diners ordered 9 billion serving of burgers in U.S. restaurants and foodservice outlets last year, three percent more than the year before. Meanwhile…
read nowPanda Express celebrating Chinese New Year with special offers
January 27, 2015
Panda Express is marking Chinese New Year now through Feb. 19 with a variety of offers and tools.
read nowJJ's Red Hots serving up 'The Brady Deflatey' and 'Beast Mode Mother Lode' in anticipation of Super Bowl
January 27, 2015
JJ's Red Hots will serve up the "Brady Deflatey" and the "Beast Mode Mother Lode" at its Charlotte, North Carolina restaurants from now until Sunday at 4 p.m.
read nowNational Frozen Yogurt Day is a thing, and froyo brands are celebrating with giveaways
January 27, 2015
Orange Leaf, Yogurtland and Menchies are among brands offering special deals for National Frozen Yogurt Day.
read nowNRA forecasts continued growth for restaurant industry in 2015
January 27, 2015
The National Restaurant Association is predicting sales growth of $709.2 billion and a 3.2 rise in employment for the restaurant industry in 2015.
read nowSuper Bowl viewers say they want healthier food options
January 27, 2015
More than half of survey respondents said they wanted healthier food served at their Super Bowl party.
read nowTop 100: Restaurants – Fresh Brothers
January 27, 2015
Fresh Brothers is number 46 on our list of the 2014 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers: Restaurants.
read nowTop 100: Restaurants – Jason's Deli
January 26, 2015
Jason's Deli is number 47 on our list of the 2014 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers: Restaurants.
read nowAfter July 1, NYC will say goodbye to polystyrene foam single-use packaging
January 26, 2015
Polystyrene foam is not recyclable, and can interfere with recycling and waste reduction efforts by contaminating other recyclables.
read nowCapriotti's, Dickey's, Menchies among brands with new locations this week
January 23, 2015
Capriotti's, Dickey's, Zoup!, Farmer Boys, Fuzzy's Taco Shop, Menchies, Taylor Gourmet Handcrafted Hoagies and the Original Brookleyn Water Bagel Co. all…
read nowAmericans will gobble up 1.25 billion chicken wings during the Super Bowl [infographic]
January 23, 2015
Most of those wings will be consumed in restaurants. The National Chicken Council estimates that of the wings eaten during the Super Bowl, 75 percent will come…
read nowUncle Maddio's Pizza Joint opens first Raleigh-Durham location
January 22, 2015
Franchisees Andrew Madans and Tallie Madans plan to open two more Uncle Maddio’s in the area within the next 18 months.
read nowCowboy Chicken expands outside Lone Star State
January 22, 2015
V2V Management will open the first Cowboy Chicken outside Texas in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this fall.
read nowFatburger beefs up SoCal presence with 30-unit deal
January 22, 2015
The deal with Landmark Foodmaster Inc. will bring new units to San Diego, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, most of which will be co-branded with…
read nowCalifornia Tortilla has a new burrito that tastes a lot like college
January 22, 2015
California Tortilla's new Ramen Burrito is on trend. Other menu updates across the fast casual industry: bd's Mongolian Grill adds local, seasonal produce to…
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