I Dream of Falafel supports breast cancer awareness

September 21, 2012

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I Dream of Falafel is promoting breast cancer awareness. The Chicago-based chain is now serving its new Steak Kebabs…

Lenny's hosting Facebook contest to honor teachers

September 21, 2012

Lenny’s Sub Shop, a 150-unit sub sandwich franchise, launched its first Facebook video contest to honor school teachers nationwide and help celebrate “World…

Perka integrates social media into customer loyalty platform

September 21, 2012

Perka has added new social media promotion features to its mobile marketing and loyalty platform. The objective is to make it easier for merchants to engage…

Drinking wine at Fatz helps charities

September 20, 2012

Fatz has partnered with ONEHOPE Wine, a charitable organization that has raised more than $750,000 for various organizations since 2007. The organization will…

Study: Five Guys is America's favorite burger chain

September 20, 2012

Five Guys is continuing to gain ground and fans across the country, according to a new survey from Market Force Information. In an industry survey of more than…

Digital: It's where it's at

 Every year at the Wall Street Journal’s “All Things Digital” Conference, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’ Mary Meeker presents her compelling “Internet…

Bruegger's welcomes fall with pumpkin-flavored menu items

September 19, 2012

Bruegger's Bagels is adding new menu items inspired by the fall season, and is also bringing back its pumpkin-flavored cream cheese and coffee offerings.

VenueSeen launches Instagram management tool for brands

September 19, 2012

With more than 5 billion photos shared on Instagram, marketers have increasingly leveraged the social network to connect with their fans and followers. To help…

Jersey Mike's named Official Sandwich of All American Games

September 19, 2012

Jersey Mike's Subs and All American Games, a premier youth sports marketing and management company, have announced a multiplatform partnership that makes…

Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt launches Oreo flavor

September 18, 2012

In celebration of the 100th birthday of the Oreo cookie, Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt has launched its newest flavor, Cookie Cake featuring Oreo.

Panda Restaurant Group raises $813K for charities

September 18, 2012

Panda Restaurant Group, parent company of Panda Express, raised more than $813,000 at the 14th Annual Panda Cares Charity Golf Invitational held Sept. 13…

Dickey's Barbecue Pit marks first LA restaurant

September 18, 2012

Dickey's Barbecue Pit, which has been experiencing aggressive growth in the past year, will celebrate its first location in the Los Angeles market with a grand…

Nielsen research, restaurant CEOs say ‘Mobile is it’

by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh

Sports and politics are dissected endlessly in the media, but it's my hunch that Americans spend significantly more time talking about food. Big games happen…

Moe's using free cheese to get fans to tweet, check-in

September 13, 2012

Free Queso Day is back at Moe's Southwest Grill; on Sept. 20, the fast casual chain will give each customer a free 6-ounce cup of queso and is also asking fans…

Record number of restaurants join No Kid Hungry campaign

September 12, 2012

Share Our Strength's Dine Out for No Kid Hungry, a week-long fundraiser to help end childhood hunger in the U.S., will be held at participating restaurants…

Bennigan's 'gets its green on'

September 11, 2012

Bennigan's Franchising Company can't wait for St. Paddy's Day 2013, so it is gearing up for the holiday with "1/2 Way to St. Paddy's Day" parties on or around…

Starbucks may have got more than most from its LivingSocial partnership

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

The coffee giant reportedly paid nothing but brand equity to the No. 2 daily deal site

Cowboy Chicken giving freebies to Dallas Cowboys fans

September 7, 2012

Cowboy Chicken, a six-unit, fast casual concept based in Dallas, is kicking off football season with free delivery every Sunday now through the end of the…

Miami Hurricanes prefer Wingstop

September 7, 2012

The University of Miami has named Wingstop the Preferred Wings of the Miami Hurricanes, meaning students, alumni and fans will receive exclusive offers and…

Top social media impressions include Starbucks, Burger King, McDonald's

September 6, 2012

PQ Media, a media research and analytics firm, and uberVU, a social marketing platform for real-time end-to-end social media audience measurement, have…