Pei Wei goes to college

August 17, 2015

A new Pei Wei location will soon be opened at Arizona State University.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe raises $1M for charity

August 17, 2015

The fast casual cafe concept raised $1 million for Camp Sunshine, with a significant increase from last year’s giving total.

Franchisee Jason Langnes to open 3 new McAlister’s locations in Mississippi

August 14, 2015

Kingdom Foods has signed a deal with McAlister’s Deli to open three new locations in Mississippi.

Carlo’s Bakery announces new Mohegan Sun location

August 14, 2015

TLC’s ‘Cake Boss’ bakery will debut new location at Connecticut-based casino.

MOD Pizza announces growth of 'MOD Squad'

August 13, 2015

The fast casual pizza restaurant has added new employees and plans to continue adding team members, while staying true to its core values.

PizzaRev opens first Colorado location

August 13, 2015

The build-your-own pizza concept opened its first location in Colorado by hosting a fundraiser for giveSPORTS.

Starbucks leading fast casual industry?

August 13, 2015

The coffee giant is becoming a major player in the fast casual industry with the addition of new, healthy menu items.

Villa Enterprises opening 4 NJ outlets

August 12, 2015

Villa Italian Kitchen, Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads, Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt and a new South Philly Cheesesteak are opening in Gloucester…

Flavor, adventure, more healthful ingredients drive sandwich trends

August 11, 2015

Few foods reign as ubiquitously on restaurant menus in the U.S. as the almighty sandwich.

Supply-chain study: Consumers demand sustainable food products

August 11, 2015

Technomic and Deloitte Advisory research assesses what's next in supply-chain logistics.

Rubio’s hooks sea bass to the menu

August 7, 2015

Rubio’s Restaurants will add sea bass to the menu on Aug. 26.

Compass Group adopts Five Freedoms for animal welfare

August 6, 2015

Compass Group joins Wal-Mart and General Mills in embracing Five Freedom’s procurement practices.

10 reasons brands fail at delivery

by Darrel Suderman — President CEO, Food Technical Consulting

It may surprise you that the top 10 reasons why many restaurant concepts are stumbling or failing to deliver represent very simple business principles.

Former Wingstop exec joins Freebirds as VP of Marketing

August 6, 2015

Freebirds World Burrito added Erin Levzow as its new VP of Marketing

Free Orange Leaf frozen yogurt for ‘innovative kids’

August 6, 2015

Kevin Durant and Orange Leaf team up to challenge kids to make their communities a better place.

Vitaligent, GE Capital spend $11M to buy Jamba Juice units

August 5, 2015

GE Capital allotted $11 million for Vitaligent to acquire 77 Jamba Juice Units

Pita Pit partners with PAR to fuel growth

August 5, 2015

The fast casual restaurant put together a selection committee, which chose Par Technology to deliver its POS needs.

Smashburger taking flight in three airports

August 5, 2015

The fast casual burger chain announced the opening of three new airport locations.

Consumers gobbling up meat snacks, beef seeing stiff competition

August 5, 2015

An push to eat healthier is spurring more protein-based meat snacks consumption in past five years.

Does your menu reflect this year's top menu change?

Nancy Kruse, a restaurant menu analyst, shared information about restaurant change during the webinar, “Menus 2015: Turning Trends Into Money Makers.”