Captain D's offers expanded healthful menu options

January 7, 2016

Captain D's announced it is re-introducing its Captain's D-Lites menu featuring entrees under 500 calories.

Pieology Pizzeria introduces custom salad program

January 7, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria has announced that its new custom salad program is now offered at the majority of its 80 locations.

Noodles & Co launches website offering nutrition calculator

January 7, 2016

In an effort to help customers accomplish New Year's goals, Noodles & Company is launching several initiatives, including an interactive website that allows…

Panera Bread cleans up soup menu

January 6, 2016

The chain's soup menu no longer contains artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners and preservatives.

Newk's increases low calorie menu options

January 4, 2016

Newk's Eatery has introduced an expanded calorie-conscious menu focused on indulgent flavors from family recipes.

Restaurants striving to offer healthy options to kids

About 150 restaurant brands ranging from Noodles & Company to Outback Steakhouse to Sonic, use the Kids LiveWell guidelines across 42,000 locations nationwide.

Now trending: Restaurants will continue to make 'cage-free egg' pledges in 2016

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Restaurants serving cage-free eggs turned out to be one of this year’s top trends, and it will also be a popular move in the coming year.

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 — Publisher, 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.