Business Strategy and Profitability Features
FastCasual.com releases Top 100 Movers & Shakers
by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com
FastCasual.com has released its sixth annual Top 100 Movers & Shakers, a ranking of the best fast casual concepts of 2010.
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CIT podcast touts restaurant-capital rebound
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
After a few years of conservatism, capital is slowly becoming more accessible for restaurant-industry operators.
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Fast casual segment outperforms industry
by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com
Visits to fast casual restaurants grew 17 percent throughout the last three years while the rest of the industry experienced its steepest traffic declines in…
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Digital menu boards: Poised for U.S. growth
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
While the rollouts of digital menu boards are taking international markets by storm, implementation is slow but steady in the U.S.
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Balancing act: How to create a harmonious franchise system
When franchisees and franchisors communicate clearly disagreements can become meaningful.
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Commentary: 13 reasons NOT to open a restaurant
Thinking about opening a restaurant? Consider these 13 points before you jump into unknown territory.
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Ron Shaich: The accidental philanthropist
by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com
How Panera Bread's chairman and former CEO used skill, knowledge and know-how to launch an industry movement.
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Love is in the air: Lenny's launches huge Facebook promo
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Fans who "like" the brand will earn a free half-pound sub.
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Restaurants continue efforts to reduce sodium
The American Heart Association has claimed Americans eat too much sodium and is asking restaurants to reduce sodium in their recipes.
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Panda Express on expansion fast track
by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com
The Asian restaurant chain plans to grow 70 percent throughout the next five years.
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Fast casual restaurants engage in dietitian-hiring trend
R&D teams are getting a nutritional boost through the hiring of certified nutritionists and dietitians.
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Will Google Offers help or hurt restaurant sales?
Some experts are apprehensive about the new program’s fit for restaurants and believe the concept may even lower a brand's value.
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2011 provides optimism for restaurant industry
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Trends will surround healthy, sustainable, local, social and technological components.
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Squisito's dives into franchising
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
After more than 12 years, the concept is ready to spread throughout the East Coast.
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Menus in a crystal ball: Turning trends into action
by Cari Price, Corporate Development Chef, Food IQ
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Starbucks marks milestone with new logo
by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Starbucks has altered its iconic logo, removing the company name from the label that showcases its memorable mermaid…
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