Einstein Bros. celebrates fall with pumpkin offerings, football

September 6, 2012

Pumpkin is back on the menu at all Einstein Bros. locations. Available through November, the Pumpkin menu features pumpkin-flavored bagels, cream cheese…

Restaurant industry conference focuses on social media best practices

September 5, 2012

Social media strategists from several major restaurants chains -- including McDonald's, Red Mango, Moe's Southwest Grill and Firehouse Subs -- will share their…

Football season kicks off Buffalo Wild Wings' new marketing campaign

September 5, 2012

Football season has traditionally been Buffalo Wild Wings' busiest time of the year and the chain has kicked off a new integrated advertising campaign as pro…

Fazoli's sets all-time sales record in August

September 5, 2012

Fazoli's announced that its August sales broke an all-time company record. Company unit sales were up 3.4 percent over last year, making it the 25th…

Just like dominos this menu item shall fall

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Gluten free can be one of the best places for restaurants to shine, or just the opposite.

Not tracking social media ROI is your fault

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If you're looking to place blame for why you can't measure social media ROI in your company, grab a mirror.

Chipotle bringing back food, music fest

September 4, 2012

Chipotle is bringing its free Cultivate: Food, Ideas & Music Festival back for a second year on Sept. 15 in Chicago's Lincoln Park.

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…

Boston Market encouraging voters to choose between Left, Right Wing

September 4, 2012

In an effort to encourage Americans to vote during this presidential election and to showcase its new Market Bowls, Boston Market has launched the 2012 Bowl…

How many loyal, card-carrying customers do you really have?

by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh

I've seen a lot of people on Facebook lately posting statements, "You'll never hear anyone say...."

Commentary: 5 ways to deal with negative online reviews

Negative online reviews don't have to kill a restaurant's reputation.

Pie Five launches Southwestern-inspired pizza

August 28, 2012

Pie Five Pizza Co. has added the Hatch Chile Pie to menus. The Southwestern-inspired pizza features green Hatch chiles, red onions, mozzarella and cheddar…

Seattle's Best contest-winning coffee includes bacon, pumpkin flavors

August 27, 2012

After searching across state fairs in California, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Ohio, as well as on Facebook throughout the summer, Seattle's Best Coffee and…

bd's Mongolian celebrates 20th anniversary with food giveaways

August 27, 2012

bd's Mongolian Grill is celebrating its 20th anniversary by offering customers the chance to win free food for a year.

Restaurant Social Media Top 10 [Infographic]

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

How the largest limited-service restaurants in the U.S. stack up on social networks.

Pancheros celebrates 20 years in business

August 24, 2012

Pancheros Mexican Grill will celebrate its 20th anniversary from 4 to 6 p.m., Aug. 28 by offering guests burritos for $1.

NRA sets fall conference for marketing executives

August 23, 2012

The National Restaurant Association's (NRA) Marketing Executives Group (MEG) has selected W New Orleans to hold its fall conference taking place Oct. 17-19.

How to fight for more social media resources in your company

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Paradox: In an age of technology advances being gobbled like Pez, marketing and customer service are somehow getting more labor-intensive, not less.

Fatburger goes mobile

August 22, 2012

Fatburger fans can now place orders on their PCs and smartphones at fatburgertogo.com. The better-burger chain is using technology from OLO to run the mobile…

Turning customer intelligence into competitive intelligence

Best-in-Class organizations that engage in social media monitoring and analysis activities are three times more likely than the industry average companies…