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.

Bd's Mongolian Grill signs multi-unit deal for Pennsylvania

August 14, 2011

bd's Mongolian Grill has signed a multi-unit development agreement with Steel City Mongolian Grill to franchise bd's restaurants and continue to expand the…

Beautiful Brands International opens tri-branded restaurant

August 14, 2011

Beautiful Brands International opened its first tri-branded store today. Located in Durant, Okla., it features Rex's Chicken, FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt and…

Top That! Pizza breaks ground on third location

August 11, 2011

Top That! Pizza has announced the groundbreaking of its third location at the Tulsa Hills Shopping Center in Oklahoma. The new store will be operated by…

Technomic: Chains continue to grow through franchising

August 10, 2011

As the economy keeps moving at a slow pace, restaurant brands continue to tap into franchising as an avenue for growth.

Menchie's reaches 100-store milestone

August 10, 2011

Menchie’s began its franchising initiative three years ago and has now announced that it has reached the company's 100th location with a recent opening in…

FREEBIRDS continues on expansion track

August 10, 2011

FREEBIRDS World Burrito continues to blaze new expansion trails with the opening of two locations in Texas, bringing the system-wide total of restaurants to 54.

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…

Wingstop signs development agreement with Rick Ross

August 4, 2011

Maybach Music Group CEO and Platinum Selling Recording Artist Rick Ross has added Wingstop to his portfolio.

Dickey's Barbecue Pit opens third Va. location

August 2, 2011

Technomic: Multiunit concept owners have best of both worlds

August 1, 2011

Multiconcept operators, those companies that own and operate at least three unique restaurant concepts with annual sales of $10 million or more, find…

Tom & Eddie’s to open fourth location

July 28, 2011

Tom & Eddie’s is celebrating its one-year anniversary with the opening of a fourth location in the Chicago area. The fourth restaurant will open in Vernon…

Who will be 'the Chipotle' of the pizza industry?

An inside look behind a growing trend in the pizza industry.

Vapiano adds US locations

July 24, 2011

Vapiano International, the 95-unit fast casual chain, will open in Charlotte, N.C. at the end of this month, on the heels of another grand opening in Reston…

Ruby Tuesday to focus on development of Lime Fresh

July 24, 2011

In Ruby Tuesday’s fourth quarter 2011 earnings report, the company said it will continue to make progress on the development of Lime Fresh Mexican Grill. The…

Don't call it a comeback: Bennigan's on a roll

by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com

How former Salsarita's president Paul Mangiamele plans to breathe new life into an iconic brand.

Starbucks continues Nordic expansion

July 21, 2011

Starbucks Coffee Company and SSP, an operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, today announced that they will expand Starbucks…

New concept matches franchisees to lenders

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Boefly has attracted many big-name chains as they seek various funding options for growth.

Zoes Kitchen's opens 50th location

July 20, 2011

Zoes Kitchen has opened its first location in Auburn, Ala., marking the company’s eighth location in Alabama and its 50th restaurant overall.