2 brothers 'steaking out' fast casual indusry

December 21, 2018

Steak is the latest food to go fast casual, thanks to Steakology opening next week in Westfield Village in Los Angeles. Following their successful launch of…

Ono Hawaiian BBQ debuts 2nd Bakersfield location

December 19, 2018

Ono Hawaiian BBQ has opened its second restaurant in Bakersfield, California, this time in the Rosedale Village complex near the California State University of…

Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream aims to freeze out the competition

December 19, 2018

 Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream plans to add 15 targeted markets to its location roster in 2019, after opening seven new stores and signing eight agreements at…

Potbelly Sandwich Shop to aggressively franchise in 2019

December 19, 2018

Potbelly Sandwich Shop is launching a franchise growth strategy to expand into major metropolitan areas across the United States, Jeff Welch, SVP of…

Juice It Up opens 14th Orange County unit

December 18, 2018

Juice It Up has opened in the Tustin Marketplace at 13155 Jamboree Road, Tustin, California, marking Orange County's 14th unit. There are over 100 locations…

Shake Shack opening 4th Houston location

December 18, 2018

The fourth Shake Shack in Houston, Texas will open its doors Dec. 20 in Montrose.

Tender Greens open for business in Boston

December 17, 2018

Tender Greens opened the doors to its Copley Place, Boston location on Dec. 12, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.

20 Fast Casual Brands to Watch in 2019

In the first edition of this report, FastCasual reveals 20 of the year’s most newsworthy fast casual concepts and discusses why they not only have the…

Fuzzy's Taco Shop opening 2nd Charlotte location

December 17, 2018

Fuzzy's Taco Shop, a Baja-style taco joint founded in 2003, near the TCU college campus in Fort Worth, Texas, opens its second Charlotte, North Carolina…

Auntie Anne's president on 'twisting' with the turns in QSR snack trade

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Host and QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead talks with Kiosk Marketplace Editor Elliot Maras about the industry fallout after the McDonald's contaminated kiosk…

Dickey's franchisee launching his first location in Ohio

December 13, 2018

Ohio-based entrepreneur Donald Gillet is getting ready to open his first location, in Perrysburg, Ohio at the start of next year.

Zoup! franchisees open another Pittsburgh location

December 13, 2018

Zoup! is up and running in the Robinson Town Centre Shopping complex in Pittsburgh and the store marks the brand's fourth Pittsburgh location.

How 3 former Zoes execs teamed up to fuel growth of Bellagreen, Original ChopShop

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Hargett Hunter Capital Partners CEO Jason Morgan tapped two of his former colleagues at Zoes Kitchen to help him develop and expand two emerging fast casual…

Chicken Salad Chick entering Ohio, Illinois markets

December 12, 2018

Chicken Salad Chick, based in Auburn, Alabama, has signed franchise agreements to expand its footprint beyond the Southeast and into the Midwest and South…

Blaze opens in West Vancouver

December 12, 2018

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza opens today in  the West Vancouver area of British Columbia in Canada, with an open-kitchen store on Park Royal North, a news release…

Brazilian steakhouse launches as fast casual concept in Orange County

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

December 11, 2018

The fast casual service model does not come to mind when thinking about Brazilian steakhouses, but Silva's Fresh Eatery + Churrascaria is hoping to change…

American Grilled Cheese Kitchen debuts first franchise in Florida

December 11, 2018

American Grilled Cheese Kitchen, based in San Francisco, opened its first franchise store in November in Fort Myers, Florida.

Captain D's expands Louisiana footprint

December 11, 2018

Fast casual seafood brand Captain D’s has opened its latest corporate-owned store in Louisiana, this time in New Iberia at 1120 E. Admiral Doyle Drive.

Blaze paddles in to Portage, Michigan

December 10, 2018

Portage, Michigan will get a Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza location Thursday, Dec. 13 on South Westnedge Avenue. The 2,400-square-foot open kitchen restaurant seats…

Pie Five expands franchise footprint in Texas

December 7, 2018

Pie Five Pizza will open its 14th Dallas-Fort Worth location with its first store in Murphy, Texas on Dec. 10. The new store marks the brand's 17th in the…