Commentary: Telling your story through flavors

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EVOS co-founder discusses being healthy before it was trendy

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Burger joint eyeing expansion through nontraditional units.

Moe's, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation form charitable partnership

August 17, 2011

Moe’s Southwest Grill has announced a major fundraising campaign through the restaurant chain’s national charitable partnership with the Juvenile Diabetes…

Smashburger heads to Louisville

August 16, 2011

Smashburger will open its first Louisville, Ky., location Sept. 7 and has a subsequent location planned to open there in the coming months.

Wingstop expands Freestyle rollout

August 16, 2011

Eleven Wingstop locations in the South Texas Rio Grande Valley will be the latest to receive Coca-Cola's new proprietary fountain dispensing system, the…

Study: Despite more choices, customers still choosing regular coffee

August 16, 2011

Despite an increase in specialty coffee offerings, regular hot coffee still accounts for the highest level of consumption among consumers recently surveyed by…

Use of sea salt proves natural foods are taking over

by Melissa Abbott — Director, Culinary Insights, The Hartman Group, Inc

In its first fry redesign in 41 years, Wendy's recently unveiled Natural-Cut Sea Salt Fries — revamped 100 percent russet potatoes, cut with the skin on and…

Starbucks Via expanding through six Asia Pacific countries

August 15, 2011

Starbucks Coffee Company announced it will expand the Starbucks VIA Ready Brew to six additional countries, bringing its availability to all Starbucks…

Chipotle hosting inaugural food and music festival

August 14, 2011

Chipotle Mexican Grill will host its first-ever festival, "Cultivate Chicago," celebrating food, music and ideas on Oct. 1 in Chicago's Lincoln Park.

Truitt Bros. Northwest Sustainability Tour highlights menu

by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com

The topic of sustainability has been an elusive one for restaurant operators, who have been inundated in recent years with foodservice buzzwords such as…

Scotsman Ice launches Luv the Nug app

August 11, 2011

Fans of Scotsman's Original Chewable Ice can now find locations that serve nugget ice with a new iPhone application released by Scotsman Ice Systems. By…

Smallcakes catches MTV Music Awards fever

August 11, 2011

Beautiful Brands' Smallcakes cupcakery has been invited to be the exclusive brand vendor to the Conga Room at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, in…

Charley's Grilled Subs awards $18,000 in scholarship funds

August 10, 2011

Charley’s Grilled Subs has announced that it has awarded $18,000 in scholarships to restaurant employees throughout its 430-unit franchise system.

Moe's rolls out new Taco Stacks

August 10, 2011

The giant Homewrecker burrito at Moe’s Southwest Grill finally has an adversary: Moe’s new Taco Stacks. Weighing in at just over 1 pound, this limited-time…

You can’t get mustard only here

Always make sure you're in the right place.

NPD: U.S. restaurant counts declined 2%

August 8, 2011

U.S. restaurant unit counts declined by 2 percent, for a loss of 9,450 restaurants, based on the most recent restaurant census conducted by The NPD Group.

MOOYAH heads to Sunshine State

August 8, 2011

MOOYAH Burgers, Fries, and Shakes, which currently has more than 22 open locations across the country, is bringing its better burgers to Florida. Through a…

Red Mango introduces mango flavor

August 8, 2011

After many repeated requests from fans on Facebook and Twitter, Red Mango is introducing its newest frozen yogurt flavor, mango, in stores nationwide.

Caribou Coffee intros grown-up grilled cheese

August 7, 2011

Caribou Coffee is now providing their guests meal options for lunch with the launch of the new grown-up grilled cheese sandwiches.

Charley's introduces Spicy Asian sandwich

August 4, 2011

In response to customer demand, Charley's Grilled Subs has rolled out a Spicy Asian BBQ Chicken sandwich nationwide.