Getting personal: 2 experts' tips on making restaurant marketing miracles

In restaurant marketing, brands have to get personal with their customers to score. Today's podcast focuses on two personalization experts' tips on making the…

SpotOn teams with Google for easier online order option

June 18, 2021

SpotOn, which offers fully-integrated restaurant management systems, is integrating with Order with Google to deliver an even easier online ordering option for…

Chipotle featuring celebrity athletes' favorite orders

June 14, 2021

Chipotle Mexican Grill is celebrating American athletes via new episodes of "Unwrapped," a video series featuring Chipotle's athlete super-fans and what it…

Domino’s director of digital retail innovation headlining #ElevateICX virtual event

by David Drain

Executives from Domino's, Behr Paint, Under Armour, Verizon and White Castle will speak at the Interactive Customer Experience (ICX) Association's one-day…

Fatburger honoring African American music via NFTs, donation to Grammy Museum

June 1, 2021

Fatburger and Los Angels-based record label, Death Row Records, are donating funds to the Grammy Museum in honor of the hip-hop label's 30th anniversary and…

Women in Marketing: A Fireside Chat with &Pizza & Gimbal

In this fireside chat, Gimbal's VP of Marketing, Liz Weinsten and &Pizza's Head of Marketing, Charae Carter Jenkins discuss everything from the meaning behind…

Sweetgreen shows off new look

Sweetgreen, a 120-unit brand known for serving healthy food, has launched a brand identity in hopes of reimagining fast food and teaching future generations…

Shake Shake featuring Pride shake

May 26, 2021

Shake Shack is showing support for its LGBTQ+ employees and guests by teaming up again with long-time partner The Trevor Project — the world's largest suicide…

BurgerFi food truck makes debut at Miami festival

May 25, 2021

BurgerFi International's food truck recently made its debut at the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine and Food Festival during a Bacardi's…

PepsiCo giving $1M to Asian-owned restaurants

May 21, 2021

Recognizing the devastating business and social impact to the Asian American community over the past year, PepsiCo and The PepsiCo Foundation have pledged $…

Shake Shack: 'Get vaxxed to get free fries'

May 21, 2021

Shake Shack is expanding its vaccination promotion in New York to all Shack locations in the U.S., excluding airports, stadiums and ballparks, to encourage…

2021 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers

Since its creation 16 years ago, the Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers list has recognized the industry’s most successful brands. We are honored to feature…

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Auntie Anne's co-brands with Jamba for pretzel QSR's 1st drive-thru

May 18, 2021

Auntie Anne's will soon be putting pretzels in drivers' hands thanks to the opening of a combined store with sister brand, Jamba, in Wylie, Texas, a Dallas…

Gimbal Launches Frictionless Pickup for Brands Without a Mobile App

On-the-Way web app reduces implementation of pickup solutions to minutes

Mobivity Drives 26% Lift in Guest Frequency for BBQ Holdings’ Famous Dave’s Brand and Announces Expansion to All Granite City Food & Brewery Locations

Mobivity Holdings Corp. announces a two-year partnership with BBQ Holdings (NASDAQ: BBQ) across all Famous Dave’s and Granite City Food & Brewery locations to…

Bartaco creates branded merch

May 6, 2021

Conneticut-based Bartaco opened its 21st location this week in the LoHi neighborhood of Denver and also launched a line of merchandise, according to a company…

Tennis star Naomi Osaka becomes Sweetgreen's youngest investor

May 6, 2021

Naomi Osaka, a three-time Grand Slam singles champion, has invested in Sweetgreen to become the brand's first national athlete ambassador and youngest investor…

Rebounding on steroids: Lessons learned from former Yum! CEO

While restaurateurs have had their share of setbacks over the last year or more, how brands fare going forward depends very much on how each company executes…

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Chipotle celebrating Cinco de Mayo with trivia, giveaways

May 3, 2021

Chipotle Mexican Grill is rewarding super fans with buy-one-bet-one-free offers today through Cinco de Mayo, May 5, when they play Chipotle IQ, a trivia game…

Most gluten-free diners find eating out a challenge

May 3, 2021

A majority, 85%, of gluten-free diners find eating out "extremely challenging" or "very challenging," according to a survey conducted to commemorate Celiac…