Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza expands beyond 100 locations

December 17, 2015

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza announced that it has surpassed 100 stores, with 103 restaurants now open and 87 additional sites currently in development. It also…

10 fresh restaurant marketing ideas for 2016

Today there are marketing techniques that won't break the bank and will help you save time. Use these restaurant marketing ideas to take your business to the…

Vitality Bowls launches in Miami

December 9, 2015

Vitality Bowls has signed a lease to open its first Miami café.

Inescapable ingredients (Part 3): Egging on the egg

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

This is part 3 of a series exploring how chefs are using common ingredients to innovate menus.

Food fight: Industry responds to NYC sodium mandate

by Betsy Craig — CEO and Founder, MenuTrinfo

As restaurants in New York City prepare themselves to label menu items that contain more than 2,300 mg of salt (the recommended daily limit), the National…

MOD Pizza introduces new non-GMO pizza dough flour

November 12, 2015

MOD Pizza announced it is building on its commitment to high quality ingredients through a partnership with King Arthur Flour Company, the nation's oldest…

Vitality Bowls debuts children's menu

October 30, 2015

Vitality Bowls announces creation of new menu items specifically for children.

New York health agency denies NRA request to delay sodium rule

October 30, 2015

The New York City Department of Health said it will not delay the implementation date of a new sodium regulation set to take effect Dec. 1

5 reasons to love menu labeling

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

While it's easy for restaurant operators and their franchisees to intuitively look for reasons to fear menu labeling, there are actually many positive…

Helping restaurant menus become 'transparent'

October 27, 2015

The growing trend of restaurants eliminating artificial ingredients such as preservatives, additives, sweeteners and food coloring from their menus has been a…

Vitality Bowls announces growth strategy

October 19, 2015

Vitality Bowls announced it has set a plan to have 100 locations open and in development by the end of 2016.

PizzaRev announces ‘Celebrate the Sauce’ campaign

October 9, 2015

PizzaRev announced it has launched its "Celebrate the Sauce" campaign to recognize a successful harvest of the tomatoes used to make its organic tomato sauce.

Mission Foods offering recipe program

October 7, 2015

Mission Food's Mission Fresh Ideas program contains recipes focused on food trucks to kids’ menus with corresponding recipes for each theme.

Captain D's joining forces with Seafood Nutrition Partnership

October 7, 2015

Captain D's has teamed with partners with Seafood Nutrition Partnership to spread awareness of seafood's health benefits.

Restaurants working toward ending child hunger

One in five children in America lives in a household without adequate access to food, according to the USDA, and this September several restaurants are…

Salt warnings required on NYC menus

September 10, 2015

New York City diners will soon see "salt shaker" symbols on menus to denote dishes high in sodium.

Chipotle: Only thing not fresh about our food are bogus ingredient claims

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Are the attacks against Chipotle legit, or is the brand suffering from being too successful?

Sodium under new federal regulation microscope

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

The New York City Department of Health is leading this charge and proposed in early June that all chain restaurants with 15 or more locations add a symbol next…

Newk’s shines spotlight on ovarian cancer

September 2, 2015

With one in 70 women facing ovarian cancer, Newk's Eatery is shining a spotlight on the relatively silent killer by turning up the volume on its growing…

Smashburger intros 'healhty' kids options

August 26, 2015

Smashburger has added "healthier options" to its kids meal menu, including Grilled Chicken Strips and Musselman’s Unsweetened Squeezable applesauce.