Hobart Center for Foodservice Sustainability offers grant

November 3, 2011

The Hobart Center for Foodservice Sustainability (HCFS), a nonprofit forum supporting the foodservice industry’s drive for sustainable equipment and design, is…

Seattle's Best finds growth in office coffee category

November 3, 2011

Seattle’s Best Coffee, part of Starbucks Corporation, showed double-digit growth in the office coffee marketplace during the last year, thanks to additional…

BBI's CherryBerry signs 40-unit deal

November 2, 2011

Beautiful Brands International (BBI) has named Chris and Dennis Holland as their newest lead development agents for CherryBerry Self-Serve Yogurt Bar in…

Energy Kitchen receives growth boost

November 2, 2011

New York-based Energy Kitchen, financially backed and strategically led by Mike Repole, co-founder of Vitaminwater and major stakeholder of Pirate’s Booty…

Beautiful Brands' Q3 marks record growth

November 1, 2011

Beautiful Brands International (BBI) has reported record net sales and store openings of its franchised brands for the first three quarters of 2011. BBI also…

Yogurtland deploys DigitalPersona fingerprint biometrics

October 31, 2011

Yogurtland units across the U.S., Mexico and Guam are deploying DigitalPersona's fingerprint biometrics system, U.are.U Fingerprint Readers, to address Payment…

GE Capital, Franchise Finance provides $25 million to Raising Cane's

October 31, 2011

GE Capital, Franchise Finance recently provided Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers a $25 million revolving line of credit, refinancing the company’s existing…

Einstein Noah selects NCR restaurant technology

October 30, 2011

NCR Corporation has announced that it has entered into a new agreement with Einstein Noah Restaurant Group to implement its Aloha Enterprise solution and…

Commentary: Creating compelling content across digital marketing channels

Follow basic guidelines to get started and then, with time, you'll learn what timing, frequency and content works best for your customers in each channel.

NPD Group: Revenue-generating beverage orders on the decline

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Tap water requests on the rise, along with specialty coffees and iced tea.

MonkeyMedia Software introduces mobile platform

October 24, 2011

MonkeyMedia Software, a provider of catering solutions for multi-unit restaurant operators, has unveiled its MonkeyMobile Platform, designed to help operators…

Buffalo Wild Wings Q3 net earnings up big

October 23, 2011

Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. announced financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 25, 2011. Highlights for the third quarter versus the same period a year…

Don’t wait ‘til Halloween to ghost hunt

The assistant manager was in charge of inputting hours worked by employees into the back office system. She was very diligent in making sure employees were…

Proceeds from MonkeyMedia Software catering 'how to' to benefit Share Our Strength

October 20, 2011

A new book is now available to help multi-unit restaurant chains understand what it takes to develop a successful catering platform. Erle Dardick, the founder…

Sodexo opens first Star Ginger food truck

October 19, 2011

Sodexo Inc., along with celebrity chef Mai Pham, opened its first Star Ginger Asian Grill & Noodle Bar in the form of a food truck on the campus of…

Paleo Diet inspires new restaurant concept

Dick's Kitchen models menu around the Paleo Diet.

Agility Metrics to sponsor Fast Casual Exec Summit

October 15, 2011

Agility Metrics, a Canadian-based company specializing in customer experience measurement solutions, will be a key sponsor of FastCasual.com's Fast Casual…

People Report names Best Practices finalists

October 12, 2011

People Report and sister company Black Box Intelligence have announced the finalists for the 2011 Best Practices awards to be presented Nov. 3 at the annual…

What’s the hottest segment of the restaurant industry? Fast casual. [Infographic]

by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com

Since the economic downturn, the fast casual segment has led the restaurant industry in both sales and unit growth. And it continues to outperform on both…

Commentary: Ten lessons the restaurant industry can learn from Steve Jobs

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Innovator, visionary, entrepreneur always kept a focus on the customer.