Native Foods Cafe offering meatless Thanksgiving meals

November 4, 2014

Vegan concept, Native Foods Café is taking online orders now for its Native Wellington, a meatless take on the traditional Beef Wellington, available for…

Thanx launches customer loyalty program nationwide

November 4, 2014

Thanx Inc., a loyalty solution provider, has officially launched nationwide today. The company announced direct relationships with MasterCard and Visa, as well…

Smoothie Factory eyes Arizona expansion with new store design

November 4, 2014

Smoothie Factory Juice Bar has awarded a multiunit development agreement to existing franchisee John Wilfert, of JW Health and Fitness LLC, to open seven more…

Maui Wowi Hawaiian doubles franchising discount for veterans

November 4, 2014

Maui Wowi Hawaiian is doubling its discount to prospective franchisees with military experience. The Veterans Day special is available now through Dec. 31 and…

Orange Leaf adds mobile marketing, customer optimization programs

November 4, 2014

Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt has announced partnerships with Mobivity, to power its mobile marketing program, and InMoment, to launch a new guest experience…

Top 100: People – Sally Smith, Buffalo Wild Wings

November 4, 2014

Sally Smith, CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings, is number six on our list of the 2014 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers: People.

Burger 21 will plant flag in Chicago

November 3, 2014

Burger 21 has signed a franchise agreement to develop its first restaurant in Chicagoland, marking the brand's entry into Illinois. Additionally, the company…

Buffalo Wild Wings selects new AOR

November 3, 2014

Buffalo Wild Wings has selected TBWA\Chiat\Day as its advertising agency of record, following a creative agency review. The agency will lead creative duties…

Jamba Juice signs distribution agreement with Gordon Food Service

November 3, 2014

Jamba Juice Company has entered into a new distribution agreement with foodservice distributor Gordon Food Service. According to a news release from Jamba…

Blaze Pizza marks its debut in Jersey

November 3, 2014

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open its first New Jersey restaurant, in Paramus, on Nov. 6. To celebrate, the location will give away free pizzas on Nov. 7 from…

Wild Wing Cafe plans four new units in Tennessee

November 3, 2014

Wild Wing Cafe has signed a multiunit development deal with Dave McFarland, North Carolina-based restaurant owner and operator, who plans to open four new…

Menchie’s plans grand openings in Texas, Washington

November 3, 2014

Menchie’s opened its newest store over the weekend at Alamo Ranch located at 5619 W. Loop 1604 N., San Antonio. To celebrate, the location is hosting giveaways…

Newk’s Eatery plans to expand in Arkansas

November 3, 2014

Newk’s Eatery is expanding from the Southeast into the Lower Midwest with four new restaurants planned for Northwest Arkansas throughout the next couple of…

ToGoTechnologies certifies printer for restaurant mobile ordering solution

November 3, 2014

ToGoTechnologies, a provider of e-commerce solutions, announced it has certified the Epson OmniLink TM-T88V-i smart printer for its mobile and online ordering…

Teavana intros Gift of the Week program for holidays

November 3, 2014

Teavana has launched a new Gift of the Week program, a series of tea gift sets specially priced each week of the holiday season.

Canadian concept not named Tim Hortons or Starbucks plans to be ‘coffee authority’

November 3, 2014

Canadian-based The Second Cup coffee concept has announced a three-year strategic plan that seems to put Starbucks, Tim Hortons and McDonald’s in the…

No traffic, no problem: Starbucks plans to take the coffee to the customer in 2015

October 31, 2014

Consumers are staying away from brick and mortar stores in favor of online shopping, slowing traffic growth in Starbucks' stores. Starbucks is navigating the…

Fast food industry driving global cheese market

October 31, 2014

Research and Markets has released the "Global Cheese Market 2014-2018" report to their line of products.

Forget Apple: Starbucks wants to rule mobile payments

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

October 31, 2014

United States consumers made $1.3 billion in mobile payments in 2013 and the coffee retailer accounted for over 90 percent of those purchases.

NRA: Restaurant Performance Index showed moderate decline in September

October 31, 2014

Restaurant operators are unimpressed about the direction of the economy.