Bd's Mongolian Grill signs multi-unit deal for Pennsylvania

August 14, 2011

bd's Mongolian Grill has signed a multi-unit development agreement with Steel City Mongolian Grill to franchise bd's restaurants and continue to expand the…

Truitt Bros. Northwest Sustainability Tour highlights menu

by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com

The topic of sustainability has been an elusive one for restaurant operators, who have been inundated in recent years with foodservice buzzwords such as…

Smallcakes catches MTV Music Awards fever

August 11, 2011

Beautiful Brands' Smallcakes cupcakery has been invited to be the exclusive brand vendor to the Conga Room at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, in…

Tableside POS is a game changer

by Nate DaPore — President and CEO, PeopleMatter

Higher sales, fewer servers, faster table turns, and happier, more loyal customers – Tableside Point-of-Sale offers all this and more. I foresee that it is…

Qdoba's same-store sales up

August 10, 2011

Jack in the Box Inc., parent company of Qdoba Mexican Grill and Jack in the Box, released its financial report for the third quarter 2011, ended July 10, which…

Menchie's reaches 100-store milestone

August 10, 2011

Menchie’s began its franchising initiative three years ago and has now announced that it has reached the company's 100th location with a recent opening in…

Moe's rolls out new Taco Stacks

August 10, 2011

The giant Homewrecker burrito at Moe’s Southwest Grill finally has an adversary: Moe’s new Taco Stacks. Weighing in at just over 1 pound, this limited-time…

Social Media Part 1: Do I know you?

by Lori Walderich — CMO, Top That! Pizza

It's important to know who makes up your social media audience

Smashburger names new president

August 9, 2011

Smashburger has announced several key promotions, including the promotion of Greg Creighton to the position of president, where he will take on an expanded…

Seattle's Best 'Level System' proves success

August 9, 2011

Less than one year after launch, Starbucks-owned Seattle's Best Coffee reports that its radically simplified 'Level System' packaged coffee line is making a…

The quest for authenticity

by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com

A lot has been written about authencity over the past several years – in personal relationships, business endeavors and brand management.

NPD: U.S. restaurant counts declined 2%

August 8, 2011

U.S. restaurant unit counts declined by 2 percent, for a loss of 9,450 restaurants, based on the most recent restaurant census conducted by The NPD Group.

NetWaiter offers Google+1 to online ordering customers

August 8, 2011

NetWaiter, a provider of branded online ordering and marketing services for restaurants, is now offering the latest social media and search tool from Google…

Caribou Coffee intros grown-up grilled cheese

August 7, 2011

Caribou Coffee is now providing their guests meal options for lunch with the launch of the new grown-up grilled cheese sandwiches.

NYC Starbucks locales cover outlets to stop squatting

August 7, 2011

Some Starbucks locations in New York City are taking extra precautions to avoid having people camp out there all day.

It's go 'mobile' time

Developers of mobile sites and applications weigh in on how to best offer mobile services.

Firehouse Subs rolls out Coca-Cola Freestyle nationally

August 4, 2011

After a nearly two-year test, Firehouse Subs is launching Coca-Cola Freestyle fountains in all of its 437 restaurants. With Coca-Cola Freestyle, customers now…

Einstein Noah Q2 revenues up slightly

August 4, 2011

Colorado-baed Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc., parent company of Einstein Bros. Bagels, Noah's New York Bagels and Manhattan Bagel brands, today reported…

MAD Greens launches food-allergy app

August 3, 2011

Denver-based MAD Greens has rolled out a mobile web-app that allows customers to select foods and ingredients that they may be allergic to or wish to avoid for…

Foodservice social media conference FSMU runs Early Bird Special

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

The Foodservice Social Media Universe, set for Sept. 18-20 in San Francisco, is offering $100 off the registration rate of $695 for people who register by Aug.