Innovation adds flavor to juice, smoothie segment

Industry research leader IBISWorld’s Juice & Smoothie Bars market research report pegs its size at over $2 billion.

Pie Five Pizza debuting second Minnesota location

November 6, 2015

Pie Five Pizza will open its second Minnesota location today in the Twin Cities.

Pie Five launching new stores in FL, MD

November 5, 2015

Pie Five Pizza will open two new locations, one in Florida and another in Maryland.

Captain D's reports 16th consecutive quarter same-store growth

November 5, 2015

Captain D's achieved its 16th consecutive quarter of positive growth.

The perfect pitch: 3 restaurant concepts

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Entrepreneurs from Burgers n’ Fries Forever, Sweet Lorraine’s Fabulous Mac n’ Cheez and Pincho Factory pitched concepts to a panel of distinguished investors…

Cicis unveils new logo, brand positioning, prototype design

November 5, 2015

Cicis is going "Beyond Pizza" with a refreshed brand identity. The chain unveiled its new branding along with its newly identified core brand positioning of…

PizzaRev debuts prosciutto with fig balsamic pizza

November 4, 2015

PizzaRev has introduced its Prosciutto with Fig Balsamic pizza, combining thinly sliced, slowly cured prosciutto with a fig balsamic finish.

Pieology Pizzeria names VP of real estate

November 4, 2015

Pieology Pizzeria announced it has named Randy Carucci as its new vice president of real estate.

1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza to open first Michigan location

November 4, 2015

1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza is debuting in Michigan with the opening of its Roseville location on Thursday.

SpeedLine POS adds support for mobile gift, rewards, payment

November 4, 2015

Restaurant point-of-sale developer SpeedLine Solutions announced a new payment and guest-rewards integration with Mercury StoreCard.

Going beyond the discount with new approaches to spur brand loyalty

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Fast casual operators want to reward guests with more than food. There are new loyalty program trends to attract new customers, boost revenues and provide…

Customer sues Chipotle in wake of E. coli outbreak

November 3, 2015

A customer is suing Chipotle Mexican Grill claiming she was infected with E. coli as a result of eating a burrito bowl at a Vancouver location.

Zoom Pizza Factory to open Nov. 6 in Chicago

November 3, 2015

After three years of preparation, Zoom Pizza Factory announced it will open for business at 10:30 a..m. Friday at 2156 N. Clybourn Ave. in Lincoln Park in…

Penn Station East Coast Subs offers fried bologna sandwich LTO

November 3, 2015

Penn Station East Coast Subs will add a fried bologna sandwich to its menu for the month of November.

Pie Five Pizza to offer cinnamon apple pie LTO

November 3, 2015

Pie Five Pizza will offer its newest dessert, the cinnamon apple pie, as an LTO through Dec. 13.

MenuTrinfo launches food allergy, gluten-free training website

November 3, 2015

MenuTrinfro's AllerTrain site offers a suite of courses designed to educate a wide variety of food handlers and non-food handlers about food allergies.

Henny Penny celebrates opening of new training center

November 3, 2015

Henny Penny, a designer and manufacturer of cooking, holding and display equipment, is expanding again. The company has added 46,000 square feet for a training…

Email marketing is far from a dead marketing tool

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Email is ubiquitous personally and professionally, which means email marketing is far from dead.

Johnny Rockets opens new location in Philippines

November 2, 2015

Johnny Rockets has opened its new restaurant in Quezon City, Philippines.

Chipotle closes 43 restaurants due to E. coli reports

November 2, 2015

Chipotle shutters 43 restaurants due to potential health issues.