DJ Khaled's wing concept adds plant-based option

April 18, 2022

DJ Khaled's Another Wing, which debuted last year as a ghost kitchen, is now offering a plant-based option, LikeWings, created by LikeMeat. The collaboration…

MOD Pizza's latest dessert helps fund employee grants

April 6, 2022

MOD Pizza has released its latest limited-edition "Squad Cake" — a lime-flavored white cake filled with tarte lime cream covered in a white chocolate coating…

How Restaurant Software Architecture Impacts APIs & Performance

In this article, we dive deeper into APIs, explaining more about the differences between modern & legacy architectures; how APIs impact your entire tech stack…

3 Tips for Opening Your First Drive-Thru

We know how challenging it is to open a restaurant on time, especially when it’s your first time. We are here to make the drive-thru menu boards selection as…

Qdoba rolls out cheese-encrusted quesadilla

April 4, 2022

Cheese-Crusted Quesadillas are now available at Qdoba.

How to determine when it's time to boost menu prices

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

In part one of a two-part series, we take a look at making the decision to raise prices and how to do so without losing the customer base.

Your Pie adds 14-inch pizzas to menu

March 29, 2022

Fast casual pizza franchise Your Pie has added 14-inch large pizzas to its menu, according to a press release.

Joella’s Hot Chicken bringing the heat

March 29, 2022

Joella's Hot Chicken, a Louisville-based hot chicken concept, has added a heat level to the menu, just in time for guests to give it a try on National Hot…

Star Micronics Introduces a New Line of mG-T Scales, Innovative Designs for Point of Sale

Star Micronics releases the mG-T12, mG-T30, and mG-T60 point-of-sale scales, trade legal, built for accuracy, large platter size, and supports Bluetooth…

Panera launching chicken sandwiches

March 22, 2022

Panera will be the latest chain to enter the so-called Chicken Sandwich Wars next week when it launches two chicken sandwiches, the "Signature Take" and the…

Noodles & Co testing plant-based chicken

March 18, 2022

Noodles & Company is testing Panko Chicken made by Impossible Foods in select markets. Guests may order the meatless option in the chain's Orange Chicken…

Chipotle's Pollo Asado makes limited-time nationwide debut

March 10, 2022

Pollo Asado is now available at all Chipotle locations in the U.S. and Canada but for a limited-time only.

Tennessee lawmakers drop proposed beverage tax

March 7, 2022

The Tennessee House of Representatives has withdrawn a bill to levy a 5-cent tax on non-alcoholic carbonated beverage containers, thanks to lobbying by the…

Clean Juice invents 'The Refresher'

March 2, 2022

Charlotte-based Clean Juice has created The Refresher by combining two of its best-sellers — smoothies and fresh-pressed juice. The superfood concoction is a…

3 Ways to Future-Proof Your Restaurant Tech Stack

It’s clear that a digital transformation is no longer a "nice to have" but a necessity for future viability. At Qu, we believe the winning restaurants in the…

Pure Green partners with FoodGod for juice launch

February 14, 2022

Pure Green, a national wellness bar and supplier of cold-pressed juice, is rejoining forces with celebrity food influencer, Jonathan Cheban, AKA Foodgod, to…

Joella's Hot Chicken adds fish for Lent

February 14, 2022

In honor of Lent, Joella's Hot Chicken is bringing back the Crispy Cod Sammie and Crispy Cod Plate to all 18 locations in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio and…

2022 State of Digital for Restaurants

We recently conducted our 3rd Annual State of Digital survey for Fast Casual and QSR concepts with over 25 locations. This report highlights 2021 performance…

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Fast casuals embrace winter with LTOs

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Winter has arrived and brought with it a plethora of limited-time offers.