Red Mango opens centennial location

January 17, 2011

Red Mango will salute its 100th store opening with a nationwide celebration featuring the introduction of its decadent Dark Chocolate frozen yogurt and special…

Native American diet as an orphan

by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc

Bacteria adjust to their surroundings, as do viruses, with sometimes shocking ease. Bacteria amend their diet to survive. For mammals, the ability to adjust to…

Fatz Cafe raises $475,000 in 2010

January 16, 2011

Fatz Cafe raised more than $477,748 in 2010 through its Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser program. The funds will benefit local communities in North Carolina, South…

Seven operating principles come 2011

By Lori Walderich

Seattle’s Best Coffee launches integrated ad campaign

January 10, 2011

Seattle’s Best Coffee has launched its first-ever integrated, multi-channel advertising campaign debuting the brand’s “Anywhere Great Coffee is Needed…

Zaxby's reintros sandwich using famous TV mom

January 9, 2011

Zaxby's has reintroduced its Chicken Parmesan Sandwich Meal and is using the "Everybody Loves Raymond" TV mom Doris Roberts to spread the news. Roberts also…

Lower Calories for Bigger Profits

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Lower Calories for Bigger Profits: Healthy Menu Promotion Examples from 4 Industry Leaders

Beautiful Brands adds to growing portfolio

January 4, 2011

Beautiful Brands International has announced the addition of Kansas City-based cupcakery, Smallcakes, to its portfolio of restaurants to market and franchise…

Genghis Grill launches $10,000 giveaway

January 4, 2011

Genghis Grill has introduced a new healthy-influenced campaign in partnership with Dallas-based Medical City Hospital. The campaign, Health Kwest, challenges…

Heeeers 2011!

by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc

The media has been focused on recapping the previous year as they do each December. I have never been clear if this is to point out the cleverness and accuracy…

Local: The ins, the outs and the details

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

We hear the term local tossed around pretty loosely nowadays. While it's popping up on just about everything with a price tag (local business, locally owned…

Where do we go in 2011?

by Don Fox — CEO, Firehouse of America

This week, all across America, there are countless restaurant executives taking stock of how they and their companies performed in 2010. Even the casual…

Uptown Dallas Smashburger opens

December 22, 2010

Smashburger opened its third Dallas location Wednesday in Uptown Plaza on the corner of McKinney Avenue and Pearl Street. This is the third of 10 Dallas area…

2010: Fast Casual year in review

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Healthcare reform, bankruptcy protection and brand overhauls highlight a year full of the quintessential highs and lows.  

Resolution Salad helps Tossed customers keep the weight off

December 13, 2010

Tossed, home of garden fresh salads, crepe wraps and sandwiches, has announced the debut of its 2011 Resolution Salad, a delicious way for people to keep their…

Jamba Juice CEO to discuss hair-raising success

December 13, 2010

Jamba Juice Company and Drybar have announced its CEOs will team up on the Dec. 16 episode of Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg The Mentor" to discuss how a…

Jazzman’s Café launches holiday LTOs

December 9, 2010

Jazzman’s Café and Bakery is kicking off the start of the winter season with a collection of specialty coffee beverages and fresh baked goods at all 200-plus…

La Madeleine delivers holiday desserts

December 7, 2010

La Madeleine's is offering a selection of desserts just in time for the holiday season and available from now until Jan. 3, 2011. Included is a selection of…

What’s the Five Guys mystique?

by Janet Eden-Harris — CMO & SVP Strategy, Market Force

A year ago, Market Force conducted a survey and asked consumers to tell us their favorite fast casual restaurant, and why they nominated them. And we did it…

Pollo Campero showcases health at Disney restaurant

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Pollo Campero teamed up with its Orlando franchisee Larry Levy to develop and launch Fresh-A-Peel, which features healthier menu items.