Togo's opens two new California units

October 22, 2014

Togo's Eateries will open two new units in Los Banos and Brawley before the end of October.

Venuelabs launches free social listening tool for small businesses

October 22, 2014

AboutLocal lets small retailers listen to and engage with their customers in real time across hundreds of disparate online channels.

Which is better for your business: A mobile website or a mobile app?

by Bob Leonard — CEO, iMobile3

Millennials expect your website to have more than just your location, hours of operation and phone number; they want to see your menu, reviews, promotions and…

Corner Bakery set to open first Idaho location

October 21, 2014

The restaurant is owned and operated by Ben Eramya of Feast Northwest LLC, which plans to open another cafe in Boise near the Boise Towne Square Mall early…

Zomato restaurant discovery service launches in Canada

October 21, 2014

Zomato plans to expand across Australia, Europe, South-East Asia, the Middle East and the Americas in the coming months.

Modmarket continues Lone Star expansion

October 20, 2014

Modmarket anticipates opening two additional Texas locations in Q1 2015.

Jamba Juice, Hamilton Beach enter licensing agreement

October 17, 2014

Hamilton Beach will develop, market and sell Jamba Juice appliances at select retailers throughout the United States and Canada.

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill raising money to send cancer survivors to camp

October 17, 2014

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill will use donations from its "Garbanzo Bean Day" to send young adult cancer survivors to First Descents outdoor adventure programs.

Chipotle expands vegan offering throughout South, Southeast

October 17, 2014

Sofritas will become a permanent menu item in all US Chipotle restaurants by the end of the year.

BurgerFi debuts 'Cereal Killer' frozen dessert

October 17, 2014

The Cereal Killer will feature chocolate custard, chocolate chips and chocolate cereal, raspberry sauce and candy corns, and will sell for $5.57.

Is it time for a mobile site? Check for yourself in Google Analytics

by Greg M — SM, aCTIVEmOBI

Sixty-one percent of mobile users will simply leave a website that is not optimized for viewing on their device and will move on to competition.

Nine keys for driving speed of service

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

Restaurants can become victims of their own success when high volume slows down service. Check out these tips for satisfying the need for speed.

Uncle Maddio's raises funds for breast cancer programs

October 16, 2014

In celebration of the Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer, Uncle Maddio's Atlanta-area restaurants donated 15 percent of sales from Sept. 7 and $1 from each…

Virtual Next partners up with Vantage Analytics

October 16, 2014

Mobile-based digital rewards solutions company Virtual Next has announced a partnership with analytics platform provider, Vantage Analytics, to enable customer…

Fast casual execs weigh successes and failures of QSR segment

by Alicia Kelso — senior editor, QSRweb.com

Despite a few notable bright spots -- Wendy's, Domino's -- most observers agree that the QSR segment is in trouble. What are the lessons and opportunities for…

Webinar: There's more to mobile payments than payments: engaging your customers in the age of the new mobile wallet

The shift to mobile payments is underway, especially now that Apple is encouraging customers to pull out their smartphones instead of their old leather wallets…

HuHot franchisee donates $34K to military support charity

October 16, 2014

Top Tier Colorado LLC has donated $34,000 to The Home Front Cares this quarter.

Falafill teams up with Forever Yogurt

October 16, 2014

The frozen yogurt machines will feature specially-developed flavors by Chebaro to complement Falafill's falafel and mezza bar.

Blaze Pizza opening at Univ. of Maryland

October 15, 2014

On Thursday, Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will begin feeding Terrapins. The company announced it will open its second Maryland location Thursday at the University…

Taking the ambiguity out of local marketing strategies

by Nate Riggs — CEO / Owner, NR Media Group

HuHot's VP of Marketing shares how to get franchisees to weigh in on marketing decisions, and how to blend corporate standards with local store marketing…