Catering solution connects restaurant brands to local third-party delivery companies

May 23, 2018

In an effort to help restaurants and caterers connect to third-party delivery companies in their areas, ezCater has launched ezDispatch. The service, which…

Dickey's, Uncle Smoke, Corner Bakery execs offer top catering tips

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

Clearly, business dining and its sub-category, catering, fill a deep pool with potential restaurant revenue that beckons restaurant brands worldwide to dive…

The Halal Guys to launch catering rewards program

May 4, 2018

The Halal Guys, a fast casual Middle Eastern restaurant, is launching its first-ever catering rewards program on May 6. The new program will integrate with the…

Large-scale corporate catering comes to Caviar with Zesty acquisition

April 20, 2018

Caviar food ordering platform's parent company, Square Inc., has acquired certain assets of another company-centered catering platform called Zesty. The…

Potbelly Sandwich Shop opens catering kitchen in Plano, Texas

April 11, 2018

Potbelly Sandwich Shop in Plano, Texas, has opened a catering kitchen — the chain's third, according to a press release. Others are in Chicago and northern…

DoorDash partners with Restaurant Revolution to facilitate catering, delivery orders

March 19, 2018

Restaurant Revolution Technologies has integrated its Order One software into DoorDash, an online ordering platform.

Study: Restaurants can find new customers via workplace catering

March 7, 2018

After a tumultuous year, employers are refocusing efforts around creating a safe and happy work environment for their teams. One way to do that is by providing…

Delivery: Will it drive sales or gobble up profits?

By Christopher Sebes, president, Xenial (formerly known as Heartland Commerce).

&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…

Dickey's launches mobile app

January 25, 2018

Dickey's has launched a mobile app, featuring online ordering for pick-up or delivery and a new loyalty rewards program.   "We are living in an on-demand…

New tool brings third-party catering delivery to restaurateurs nationally

November 2, 2017

MonkeyMedia Software and on-demand delivery platform DoorDash have partnered to cater to restaurant catering operations. Their new cloud-based takeout…

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…

With 10 million daily food deliveries, Meituan-Dianping a name to know

March 28, 2017

It may be relatively unknown in the Western World, but in 20 of China's biggest cities, the name Meituan-Dianping is as commonly heard as Amazon and Google.

McAlister's franchisee: 'Don't climb the ladder; build your own'

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Heather Ricks, a McAlister's Deli franchisee in Virginia, has a six-person management team. Five are females, and one of her restaurants boast an all-female…

Nekter Juice Bar goes on the road

March 1, 2017

Nekter Juice Bar can now be enjoyed anywhere, thanks to the launch of the concept's catering program on March 1, according to a press release.

A 4-step plan to boost holiday catering sales

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Brands striving to increase catering sales this holiday season should ask and answer four questions.

Freebirds offering holiday catering

November 29, 2016

Freebirds World Burrito is offering holiday catering packages for small and large party events.

Is it time for restaurateurs to really talk turkey?

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

Thanksgiving, when you think about it, is the celebration of eating out with friends. Why then, doesn't the restaurant industry claim it and give restaurateurs…

Study: Americans love meal kits

November 21, 2016

Technomic today released research showing that the U.S. is the largest market for the global meal kit industry, which has grown to a multi-billion dollar…

&pizza lands $25M investment and a spot in the Big Apple

November 15, 2016

We're more than a month away from the big giving holiday, but that didn't stop investors from pledging to give &pizza $25 million of growth capital to fund…