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Jersey Mike's sourcing clean turkey
April 21, 2017
Jersey Mike’s Subs is now sourcing turkey raised without antibiotics at its more than 1,200 locations across the country.
read nowEquity firm invests in Torchy's Tacos
April 20, 2017
Torchy's Tacos — a fast casual restaurant that began as a food truck, has received a minority investment from General Atlantic, a growth equity firm, according…
read nowStarbucks testing grab-and-go lunch options in Chicago
April 11, 2017
Starbucks is testing grab-and-go lunch options this month in more than 100 stores in Chicago. Named Mercato, which means marketplace in Italian, the offering…
read nowHopdoddy Burger Bar hires new vice president of food and beverage
April 11, 2017
Hopdoddy Burger Bar has hired Mark Adair as vice president of food and beverage. Adair has 30 years of experience in the industry, and plans to launch seasonal…
read now2 pizza brands 'lightening up' spring menus
April 10, 2017
Both Mod Pizza and Blaze are taking decidedly "lighter touches" with their spring offerings, adding a few veggies to star on their menus.
read nowPei Wei adds poke — rhymes with OK — to the menu
April 5, 2017
Pei Wei is diving into the poke trend by adding a Spicy Polynesian Poke Bowl to the menu. Available now through July, the poke (rhymes with OK) bowl combines…
read nowFazoli's ditching artificial ingredients
April 5, 2017
The menu at Fazoli's will be free of all artificial sweeteners, flavors, preservatives and colors by June 19. With 220 units, Fazoli's is the first national…
read nowPotbelly lures mobile app users with a tasty treat
April 4, 2017
Potbelly Sandwich Shop last week officially launched its mobile app, which features payments, order-ahead capabilities and rewards.
read nowGrowth slows for restaurant chains in 2016
March 31, 2017
The Top 500 chain restaurants experienced a deceleration in 2016 with cumulative sales growth checking in at 3.6 percent, down from 5.2 percent the prior year…
read nowPizza Press presses forward, 150 new sites by late 2018
March 23, 2017
Five years after its inception, Pizza Press is having a growth spurt, announcing this week plans to open nearly 150 restaurants worldwide over the next two…
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NRA to Congress: 'Press go on health act but fix it later'
March 22, 2017
National Restaurant Association Policy and Government Affairs EVP Cicely Simpson today told Speaker of the House and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan to press forward with…
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NRA implores Congress: 'Keep debit-swipe fee controls in place'
March 22, 2017
The National Restaurant Association has joined forces with dozens of other restaurant groups to launch a campaign against repealing debit swipe-fee protections…
read nowGelato concept opening 1st franchise
March 17, 2017
Morano Gelato is opening its first franchise shop next month. The Westfield, New Jersey site will join the company's flagship shop in Hanover, New Hampshire…
read nowBiju's Little Curry opening inside Whole Foods Denver
March 15, 2017
A Whole Foods Market in Denver is about to get a kick from the other side of the globe. Biju's Little Curry Shop is bringing the flavors of Southern India to…
read nowWingstop, PJ's, Schlotzsky's, Burger 21 launch LTOs
March 9, 2017
A change in season signals new limited-time menu offers. Here is a smattering of LTOs now available at Wingstop, PJ's Coffee, Schlotzky's and Burger 21.
read nowMamoun's implementing sous-vide cooking method
March 9, 2017
Mamoun's Falafel is implementing the sous-vide cooking method across its locations.
read nowJust Salad focused on more than salad
March 6, 2017
Just Salad, a New York City-based fast casual chain, has launched a menu boasting more than just salad.
read nowPizzaRev LTO plants garden goodies atop pies
February 2, 2017
PizzaRev is flirting with vegetable lovers this month with its LTO that packs cauliflower and kale pesto into a plant-based pie that veggie lovers can gladly…
read nowPie Five LTO makes lower-cal pizza possible
January 31, 2017
Pie Five is offering a 600-calorie pizza LTO starting today, according to a news release. The new Low Five menu item features a 7-inch pie with a side salad…
read nowJuice It Up outpaces rest of industry
January 19, 2017
Despite reports of significant declines across the restaurant industry as a whole, Juice It Up finished 2016, with a strong Q4 and an even stronger year…
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