Mama Fu's expands executive team

June 21, 2018

Austin, Texas-based Mama Fu's has added three executives to its leadership team. Jamie Cohen, is now CMO; Hemesh Patel is director of delivery and guest…

Top tips for digital signage deployments

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Brands give top tips on how to use digital signage for maximum success.

3 ways restaurants can engage Gen Z

June 20, 2018

Members of Generation Z, which make up 26 percent of the U.S. population, spend $1 out of every $5 eating out — a statistic that makes clear the critical role…

Meatless: It's not just for vegans anymore

June 14, 2018

NPD Group said data shows a clearly higher demand for plant-based proteins today, evidenced by 19 percent growth in cases of such proteins shipped from…

Kotipizza, Social Burgerjoint have great May, but not Chalupa

June 7, 2018

Kotipizza reports that its total sales grew a hefty 12.9 percent in May 2018 compared to the same month last year. Same-store sales, based on sales figures…

Blogger pens guide to being 'unstoppable' in business, life

June 7, 2018

Restaurateurs, perhaps more than most in business, know the value of persistence and determination. But remaining persistent in the face of the most harrowing…

Top missteps to avoid on the way to franchising success

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

From operational strategy errors to overlooking the customer experience, there are plenty of things to trip a new franchisor up on the way to successful…

The man that made Starbucks an industry superpower steps down

Starbucks Corporation Executive Chairman and — until last year, CEO — of four decades, Howard Schultz, is stepping down, but leaving a huge trail of successes…

[LIVE WEBINAR] Combating rising operating costs in a tight labor market

Make a note to join us June 19 for an hour of free expert guidance on taking some of the sting out of your labor costs, even as the hiring environment demands…

Lessons from #MeToo: Top tips to avoid harassment in the fast casual workplace

An employment lawyer offers five steps for preventing and handling sexual harassment situations in the workplace.

What millennials want from restaurants

Cayan found that millennials are eating out more and are looking for secure payment methods that are easily accessible and reliable.

Location, location, location: What makes a good one?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Finding the best location for a restaurant is a matter of knowing about the site's people, accessibility, visibility and energy, according to Subway…

ADUSA, Inc. to debut Qi Digital Engagement at 2018 Restaurant Show

Qi Software on Kiosk Hardware from Top Manufacturers on Display in ADUSA Booth.

Report: Brick-and-mortar locations still very important, desktop sites too

April 25, 2018

New research from mobile marketing and customer engagement company, Tune, shows that at least in the U.K., brick-and-mortar restaurants and other retail…

Mama Fu's acquires Austin's Pizza to enhance both brands' efficiencies

April 17, 2018

Pizza or Chinese is no longer the question in Austin, Texas, where two brands are joining forces to offer customers some of both. According to the…

KFC Ad Director on turning Col. Sanders into brand's 'James Bond'

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

In 2015, deep in a tunnel beneath the "lions and tigers and bears" of the Louisville Zoo where KFC stored its corporate archives, the chicken chain's ad agency…

Captain D's signs 4-unit Texas deal

March 29, 2018

Captain D's has signed two franchise development agreements for four stores in Texas, a news release said.

The Halal Guys heat up weekend for rewards members

March 9, 2018

The Halal Guys is firing up this weekend for its rewards members, who will get free servings of the brand’s spicy hummus as part of the last three days of this…

Blaze 'brings it on home' for CEO Mizes in the Gateway City

March 8, 2018

In a real-life version of "hometown boy makes good," Blaze Pizza President and CEO Jim Mizes is getting his wish this Friday, March 9, when the fast-growing…

&Pizza circles Pi Day to 'put a ring on it'

January 31, 2018

That day every year when the pizza industry hijacks a celebration of the mathematics behind the circumference of a circle — i.e., Pi Day — this year brings a…