Cowboy Chicken celebrating National Chicken Month

September 4, 2012

Cowboy Chicken, a fast casual concept based in Dallas, will celebrate September being National Chicken Month by giving away free Cowboy Chicken for a year to…

Juice It Up! gets raw

August 30, 2012

Juice It Up! is opening its 25th Raw Juice Bar in Aliso Viejo, Calif., just eight months after it launched the new concept catering to health-conscious…

Top restaurant execs to meet in San Diego for FCES

August 29, 2012

CEOs and other leaders from the fastest-growing segment of the restaurant industry will gather Oct. 21-23 at San Diego's US Grant Hotel for the seventh annual…

Lovin' Spoons partners with Freshëns to intro proprietary yogurt

August 24, 2012

Customers visiting a Lovin' Spoons store are now able to dig into cups of the company's own self-branded frozen yogurt. The fast casual chain partnered with…

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill taking healthy to the streets

August 20, 2012

Denver-based Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill and LiveWell Colorado have partnered to bring The Bean Tube Experiment to Colorado. An experiential promotional…

Preventing the Spread of Norovirus Outbreaks in Restaurants

Simple measures can stave off industry’s most common illness.

MAD Greens salad lettuce goes hydroponic

August 13, 2012

VertiFresh, LLC has announced its partnership with Denver-based MAD Greens Inspired Eats to begin offering a signature "Alferd Packer" summertime salad made…

Winning the Battle for Food Safety in Restaurants

A proactive approach can prevent outbreaks of foodborne illnesses.

Millennials expected to increase foodservice spending

August 9, 2012

New research from Technomic indicates that the Millennial generation has a positive outlook on the future and are expected to increase spending on foodservice…

This Olympian doesn’t want to be on a Wheaties box

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Gold medalist learns new non-carb diet and realizes positive results.

Veggie Grill to open new Seattle locations

July 31, 2012

Veggie Grill has announced that it will soon open two locations in the Seattle area. The new restaurants will be in South Lake Union and University Village.

Game changers and shapers inspiring product development and innovation – Part 1

by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc

The terms now capturing restaurant consumers' mindsets include simplicity, value, authenticity, playfulness, escapism, invigorating and risk taking.

Fresh Griller brings farm-to-fork fast casual to California

July 19, 2012

Santa Ana, Calif.-based Fresh Griller is opening its first location in August 2012 in the city's McArthur Plaza.

Qdoba joins KidsLive Well

July 12, 2012

Qdoba Mexican Grill has joined the National Restaurant Association’s Kids LiveWell program as the organization celebrates its one-year anniversary.

Share Our Strength, restaurateurs ask Congress to protect food stamp program

July 12, 2012

This week, more than 400 of America's culinary leaders were on Capitol Hill to ask Congress to protect funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…

Crispers restaurants sign endorsement deal with Olympic sprinter Justin Gatlin

July 11, 2012

Lakeland, Fla.-based Crispers Restaurants has officially signed a one-year endorsement deal with U.S. Olympic sprinter Justin Gatlin. As part of the deal…

Starbucks Refreshers make global debut

July 9, 2012

Starbucks Coffee Company has announced the availability of its handcrafted Starbucks Refreshers beverages. Customers can order Starbucks Refreshers beverages…

Cowboy Chicken adds Lone Star Grilled Chicken Salad to menu

June 27, 2012

Cowboy Chicken has announced that it has introduced the new Lone Star Grilled Chicken Salad for summer. The new salad features fresh salad greens with ranchero…

Sweetgreen launches into beverage business

June 26, 2012

Sweetgreen has announced the launch of its Sweetpress, a new line of organic cold-pressed juices, sold exclusively at Sweetgreen locations.

Feeding kids healthier foods

Restaurants and the foodservice industry are making healthy strides when it comes to serving nutritional meals to children.