Restaurants applaud swipe fee ruling

August 1, 2013

A judge from the U.S. District Court from Washington, D.C., ruled Wednesday in favor of a lower cap on fees charged by banks for debit card transactions at…

Uncle Maddio's has 11 new markets in development

August 1, 2013

Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint will open its newest unit Aug. 3 at 1544 Piedmont Ave. NE in Atlanta, in the Ansley Mall shopping center.

Study: Latinos' food purchases driven by family experience

August 1, 2013

A new study called The Multi-Cultural Latino Consumer finds that though Latinos are far from homogenous, diverse segments overall stay true to significant…

Schlotzsky's brings 40 jobs to San Antonio

August 1, 2013

Schlotzsky's newest restaurant is in San Antonio, opening this week at 25235 IH 10 West, Suite 101 in the Leon Springs neighborhood. The new restaurant is…

Corner Bakery Café promotes new VP of franchise sales

August 1, 2013

Corner Bakery Cafe has promoted Gregg Koffler to vice president of franchise sales, responsible for the overall sales and growth of the franchise division…

Bronx welcomes Cosi

August 1, 2013

Cosi today announced that it has entered into a franchise agreement with Sodexo Management Inc. to open a Cosi restaurant in Campbell Hall at Fordham…

MOOYAH becomes Official Burger of UConn Athletics

August 1, 2013

MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes has been named the Official Burger of the University of Connecticut athletics department. The expanding burger brand…

Japanese crepe concept opens in US

August 1, 2013

Eight Turn Crepe, a fast casual restaurant offering hand-crafted Japanese-inspired crepes, opened its first U.S. location this week in New York City. Serving…

Giardino taps SCS to manage supply chain

August 1, 2013

Supply Chain Services is now Giardino Gourmet Salad's provider of supply chain management services.

Rubio's launches new Coastal Trio, sangria

August 1, 2013

Rubio's has added a new taco flight of three to its menu. The Coastal Trio includes: The Original Fish Taco, The Grilled or Blackened Tilapia Taco and The…

Max Brenner opens 1st DC-area location

August 1, 2013

Max Brenner opened its Chocolate Bar this week in the lifestyle center of Bethesda Row in Washington D.C. The new location, according to a company press…

Google allowing Starbucks to offer faster Wi-Fi

August 1, 2013

Starbucks has selected Google to provide the next generation of its Wi-Fi offering for its customers. Beginning this month, new U.S. company-operated Starbucks…

Restaurant operators remain optimistic about sales growth

July 31, 2013

As a result of positive sales and traffic and an optimistic outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance…

U.S. restaurant count up 0.5 percent over last year

July 31, 2013

There were 3,045 more restaurants in the U.S. in Spring 2013 than there were in Spring 2012, according to a recent U.S. restaurant census conducted by The NPD…

NRA offering new allergen awareness program for restaurateurs

July 31, 2013

The National Restaurant Association announced the launch of ServSafe Allergens Online Course, a new online training course from the creators of the ServSafe…

Fazoli's updates, brings back pizza, baked pastas

July 31, 2013

Fazoli's is reprising its popular Pizza Baked Pasta promotion with an expanded menu of pastas and new flavors. Fazoli's also is introducing a new sweet treat…

Rick Ross rocks out with Wingstop

July 31, 2013

Maybach Music Group CEO Rick Ross celebrated National Chicken Wing Day this week by buying a Wingstop. The platinum recording artist is now the owner of the…

Summit gathers most foodservice women leaders ever

July 30, 2013

The Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF) kicked off its 11th Annual Executive Summit at the JW Marriott Chicago this week.

Conficting stories to blame for gun safety group's outrage at Starbucks?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

July 30, 2013

One advocacy is up in arms after stories hit this week reporting that Starbucks pre-approved a meeting in Sioux Falls, S.D., for armed gun advocates to rally…

NYC's soda ban ruled unconstitutional by appeals court

July 30, 2013

New York City's "soda ban" was ruled unconstitutional today by a state appeals court.