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Fatburger opening in Scotland
January 19, 2018
Fatburger and Buffalo's Express are opening three co-branded units across Scotland in the next five years, the first of which is planned for Dundee, according…
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Turkish-American sisters now franchising Flatbread Grill
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Turkish-American Sisters — Arzu, Fusun, and Gonca Esendemir — are now franchising their fast casual concept — Flatbread Grill.
read nowHalal Guys gives customers 5 LTOs in 10 weeks
January 12, 2018
The Halal Guys is getting the new year going with five LTOs, each a new concoction that will be available for two weeks at locations nationally, a news release…
read nowRush Bowls to open 6 in Tempe, Denver
January 12, 2018
Rush Bowls has signed a multi-unit franchise development deal for three restaurants in greater Tempe, Arizona, and an additional three locations in Denver…
read nowChicken Salad Chick does 10 giveaways on 10th anniversary
January 12, 2018
Chicken Salad Chick is 10 years in the fast casual game this month and is celebrating with an amped-up annual Guest Appreciation Day, a news release said.
read nowRestaurateurs will see 'immense operational changes' in 2018
January 12, 2018
Operations platform, Fourth, sees what it calls "immense operational changes" happening across the restaurant industry as tech of all kinds is deployed…
read nowBlaze makes leadership changes
January 10, 2018
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today announced the addition of four key members to its leadership team in support of the company's goal to exceed $1 billion in…
read nowRusso's launches "on-the-go" brand
January 5, 2018
Russo's New York Pizzeria has launched a pizza and pasta-focused concept — Next Generation Pizza & Italian. Founder and CEO Anthony Russo said he designed…
read nowYour Pie makes a 'date' with sweet and salty
January 4, 2018
Your Pie is putting the sweet and salty flavors of dates and bacon front and center. A news release said that now through the end of February, diners may order…
read nowPie Five launches cauliflower crust LTO
January 3, 2018
Cauliflower is certainly having its moment and Pie Five is seizing that moment with a new cauliflower crust available until Feb. 11, a news release said.
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Nov.16 webinar: How to catch a (restaurant) thief
November 1, 2017
The fact that employees steal in a variety of ways from small acts of supply theft to substantial acts of fraud, is a dirty little secret shared by every…
read nowFAT Brands completes $10.5 million acquisition of Ponderosa, Bonanza steakhouses
October 31, 2017
FAT Brands Inc, parent company of Fatburger, Buffalo's Cafe and Buffalo's Express, has completed the acquisition of Homestyle Dining LLC, the parent company to…
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Millennials: 'Give us big discounts, cut the small talk'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
One of the more eye-opening sessions at this Fast Casual Executive Summit in Nashville this month was a quick, question-filled hour-long chat with a varied…
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Chipotle CEO: 'We still have much work to do'
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Despite missing analysts' marks, CEO Steve Ells said he's as optimistic as he was when starting Chipotle nearly 24 years ago.
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Summit keynote speaker: 5 seconds to leading amidst rapid change
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Best-selling author and CNN commentator Mel Robbins tells fast casual leaders why they are likely just 5 seconds away from the best approach to their toughest…
read nowCoffee chains proliferate ... especially in Juneau
October 17, 2017
NPD Group said a recent restaurant census found that there were 33,129 gourmet coffee shops in the U.S., a 2 percent increase in units from last year. That's…
read nowRestaurant biz down, but not as bad as it looks
October 13, 2017
Ever since Hurricanes Harvey and Irma roared through most of the nation's southern regions, analysts and others have been itching for numbers on the storms…
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Slim Chickens caters to football fans' food demands
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
There may be no greater test of the success of a catering program than a fanatic football fan, who's been guzzling suds and suddenly becomes hungry. Party…
read nowTropical Smoothie shows lots of love to City of Brotherly Love
September 11, 2017
Pennsylvania's renowned "City of Brotherly Love" is getting a whole bunch of the sweet stuff from the Tropical Smoothie Cafe brand, which today announced an…
read nowGolub Capital supports Café Rio Mexican Grill acquisition
September 11, 2017
Café Rio Mexican Grill is being acquired by Freeman Spogli & Co., according to a news release. This moves comes after Golub Capital announced it is…
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