Massachusetts restaurants prep for food allergy law

January 12, 2011

As of Feb. 1, all Massachusetts restaurants will be required to have a certified food protection manager on staff.

Top That! Pizza inks multi-state deal

January 12, 2011

In a push to enter the small fast casual pizza segment, Lori Walderich -- chief creative officer at IdeaStudio -- and her husband Jeff recently founded Top…

La Madeleine adds smart choices to the menu

January 11, 2011

La Madeleine Country French Cafés are adding new options to their everyday Smart Choices menu. The items are available now through March 7.

Chipotle heats up Chicago with soup

January 11, 2011

The windy city of Chicago will join Chipotle's hometown of Denver as the only other market to offer soup on the menu.

Study: More dining out, smaller checks in 2011

January 11, 2011

Good news first: Americans are expected to dine out more in 2011. Not-so-good news: it's predicted they'll spend about 5 percent less per meal while doing so.

Togo's to celebrate National Pastrami Day

January 10, 2011

Togo’s Sandwiches has announced that in honor of National Pastrami Day, Jan. 14, the company’s unprecedented Pastrami Guarantee will be returning.

Firehouse Subs expands Coke Freestyle rollout

January 10, 2011

Firehouse Subs will become the first chain to conduct a market-wide transition to the Coca-Cola Freestyle beverage dispenser.

Zaxby's reintros sandwich using famous TV mom

January 9, 2011

Zaxby's has reintroduced its Chicken Parmesan Sandwich Meal and is using the "Everybody Loves Raymond" TV mom Doris Roberts to spread the news. Roberts also…

Camille's Sidewalk Cafe rolls out flatbread pizzas

January 6, 2011

Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe has announced a systemwide and immediate roll out of its new Artisan Flatbread Pizza.

Jamba Juice launches line of probiotic yogurt beverages

by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com

January 6, 2011

Jamba Juice has announced the launch of its Jamba Probiotic Fruit and Yogurt Blends made with Jamba's specially formulated Probiotic Boost. The beverages…

U.S. Foodservice breaks ground on $24M distribution center

January 5, 2011

U.S. Foodservice-Albuquerque broke ground on a $24 million distribution center that will enable the company to provide better service to customers throughout…

Bruegger’s new items mark the New Year

January 5, 2011

Bruegger’s has run in the New Year with new permanent and limited-time additions to its menu.

Genghis Grill launches $10,000 giveaway

January 4, 2011

Genghis Grill has introduced a new healthy-influenced campaign in partnership with Dallas-based Medical City Hospital. The campaign, Health Kwest, challenges…

Starbucks marks milestone with new logo

by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com

In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Starbucks has altered its iconic logo, removing the company name from the label that showcases its memorable mermaid…

Fazoli’s bakes up 400-calorie menu

January 3, 2011

Just in time for those New Year's resolutions, Fazoli’s is introducing four new, limited-time Mini Bakes, all with 400 calories or less.

Corner Bakery extends low-cal menu

January 2, 2011

Corner Bakery Cafe has announced an extension to its “100 Under 600” program that features more than 100 different combinations of sandwiches, panini…

Californians now able to count calories

December 29, 2010

Federal guidelines stipulating the display of nutritional information at restaurants will begin rolling out in March. California, however, is getting a head…

An Orlando hat trick for Del Taco

December 29, 2010

Del Taco opened its third restaurant in Orlando on Dec. 29. The new unit, operated by franchisee Floridel LLC, will be open 24 hours a day and will include a…

Craft beer popularity soars

December 28, 2010

While spirits barely edged out beer as the most popular alcoholic beverage enjoyed by consumers in 2010, the market has hardly fallen flat. According to the…

Local: The ins, the outs and the details

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

We hear the term local tossed around pretty loosely nowadays. While it's popping up on just about everything with a price tag (local business, locally owned…