NRA study: COVID-19 impact worse than initial projections

April 21, 2020

A National Restaurant Association study revealed that the impact from the coronavirus pandemic will be worse than initially projected with restaurants having…

Tacos 4 Life co-founder on the permanent effects of COVID-19

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Austin Samuelson reveals how the pandemic has forever changed his operations strategy.

Shake Shack cuts jobs as Q1 same-store sales drop

April 17, 2020

Shake Shack Inc. released preliminary first-quarter results showing a 12.8% drop in same-store sales in the quarter, from the year-ago period, as the COVID-1…

'Great American Pizza Party' rewards participants, supports pizzerias

April 16, 2020

Tomorrow, pizzerias nationwide will join The Great American Pizza Party, an event created to support pizza restaurants during the COVID-19 crisis. The event…

Infographic: Global customers trust restaurants despite pandemic

After polling about 1,800 potential restaurant customers in five countries hit hard by the pandemic and at various stages of economic return, Revenue…

Rakuten launches free takeout platform

April 14, 2020

In a quest to help struggling restaurants in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rakuten Americas is offering a free platform for providing takeout options to…

Mod Pizza taps Starbucks finance leader as CFO

April 13, 2020

Mod Super-Fast Pizza Holdings LLC has named Josh Guenser as CFO.

Just Salad launches Just Grocery delivery service, meal service

April 9, 2020

Customers can order groceries with their salads at Just Salad in New York City. It's selling fruit, vegetables, bathroom tissue, sparkling water and paper…

Starbucks enhances mental health care for employees, eligible family members

April 7, 2020

Starbucks is partnering with Lyra Health to provide employees and their eligible family members 20 mental health sessions with a therapist or coach each year.

Third 'Takeout Tuesday' moves to top others with major prizes

April 6, 2020

The Great American Takeout returns Tuesday for its third week, this time with a chance to win a year of free takeout, according to a news release.  As an…

Restaurant transactions drop 42% in wake of COVID-19 dine-in closures

April 6, 2020

Restaurant customer transactions in the U.S. fell sharply in the last week of March, dropping 42% compared to the same week in 2019, and full-service…

Franchisors on the sale hunt despite COVID-19 crisis

April 3, 2020

About two-thirds of franchisors are actively advancing franchise sales efforts despite the COVID-19 pandemic hitting across the globe.

7 ways the CARES Act could hurt restaurants

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The National Restaurant Association this week sent letters to leaders at the U.S. Treasury and Small Business Administration asking for clarification — and in…

Restaurateurs, start your engines! It's Takeout Tuesday

March 31, 2020

The Great American Takeout is amping up the activity in its second consecutive week, by both asking Americans to order delivery or pickup "at least one…

U.S. on same COVID-19 path as China, says Starbucks chief

March 25, 2020

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, whose company saw the coronavirus hit China back in December, believes the U.S. is on a "very similar" track with COVID-19.

Revention launches order/delivery bundle providing no-contact delivery

March 25, 2020

Revention, a restaurant order management provider, is offering an online ordering and delivery starter bundle, at a reduced price, as restaurants grapple with…

National Restaurant Show canceled due to COVID-19 safety concerns

March 24, 2020

The National Restaurant Association is canceling this year's show citing concerns regarding the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Sales falling at 70% of US restaurants

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The restaurant industry is reeling, according to the most recent data collected by Black Box Intelligence, and unfortunately, that's expected to increase.

Breakfast 'war' pushes restaurant sales up despite COVID-19

March 16, 2020

The breakfast war between QSRs drove U.S. customer transactions up at quick service restaurants despite all the negative impact on the restaurant industry due…

From bento boxes, to boozy breakfasts, K2 bakes up offbeat brands

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

California born and bred restaurant brand innovator, K2, is on a mission to wake up limited service, among other dining categories. In today's podcast, K2 CEO…