NRA to Congress: 'Restaurants in economic free fall'

December 7, 2020

In a letter to congressional leadership, the National Restaurant Association said Monday that the restaurant industry is in an "economic free fall" and…

Einstein Bros launches retail line

December 7, 2020

In response to consumer demand for Einstein Bros. Bagels in their local grocery stores, the chain has launched Take & Toast Bagels, bringing sleeves of…

11 ways the pandemic has permanently marked the industry

Nick Vojnovic, president of Little Greek Fresh Grill, shares 11 long-term ways the pandemic has changed the industry.

HungerRush acquires OrdrAI’s AI-driven text message ordering solution

December 4, 2020

HungerRush has acquired OrdrAI, a text and voice ordering provider for the restaurant industry, giving HungerRush Restaurant Management System the ability to…

Squisito Pizza and Pasta names managing partner

December 3, 2020

Squisito's parent company, Monte Restaurant Development Group, has named restaurant developer, Todd Kosakowski. as managing partner and franchisee. In his…

How the Biden administration may change the restaurant industry

Aaron Noveshen, CEO of Starbird and the Culinary Edge, weighs in on how the industry will fare under President-elect Joe Biden.

Fox Restaurants opens digital-only pizza, chicken concept

December 2, 2020

Fox Restaurant Concepts is opening Fly Bye, a digital-only restaurant serving Detroit-style square pan pizza and chicken, next week in central Phoenix.

El Pollo Loco's redesign caters to off-premise dining

December 2, 2020

El Pollo Loco Inc. has unveiled its "restaurant of the future," designed to enhance off-premise dining powered by a more robust and frictionless digital…

Chicken Salad Chick relocates Chattanooga unit, adds drive-thru

December 2, 2020

Chicken Salad Chick is now open in Hixson, Tennessee, after relocating it from Chattanooga on Market Street. The unit, which has been open for seven years…

HotSchedules launches global brand Fourth

December 2, 2020

HotSchedules, a technology and services provider for the hospitality and restaurant industries, is now operating under a unified global brand called Fourth and…

la Madeleine launching mini-size prototype

December 2, 2020

La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe is debuting a smaller prototype when it opens in February 2021 at 15125 Montfort Dr. in Dallas. The "Petite Market and…

Sales of online gift cards holding steady for fast casuals, QSRs

December 2, 2020

Online gift sales for fast casual and QSR brands held steady during Black Friday weekend this year, according to Paytronix, which examined anonymous aggregate…

Pandemic triggering $95B revenue loss in European restaurant sector

December 2, 2020

After the COVID-19 lockdown in the first months of 2020, restaurants around the world began reopening in the second half of the year, but that's changed the…

Pret A Manger: Something's brewing in the subscription economy

by Sean Keith

Amazon Prime. Ipsy. HelloFresh. Dollar Shave Club. Stich Fix. BarkBox. Netflix. Ten years ago, this list would've been a list of nonsense words bookended by…

3 things CMO learned by joining Noodles & Co amid COVID-19

Stacey Pool, CMO of Noodles & Co, reveals how the 450-unit brand is surviving the pandemic.

DiBella's Subs sales return to pre-pandemic levels

November 25, 2020

DiBella's Subs is reporting that its year-to-date sales are now trending even with what they were last year at this time for the brand's 44 family owned…

Saladworks opens inside Kroger

November 24, 2020

Saladworks has debuted its first Kroger grocery store location, opening on Nov. 20 in Cincinnati on Beechmont Avenue.

LA banning outdoor dining

November 24, 2020

Los Angeles County, which is home to over 10 million people, is banning outdoor dining for at least three weeks as a way to protect people from spreading…

Torchy's Tacos adds investors to fuel growth

November 20, 2020

Austin-based Torchy's Tacos is leveraging several new investors to help it more than double its footprint by entering 10 states over the next four years…

GoTab offering contactless capabilities

November 19, 2020

GoTab, a restaurant commerce platform, is offering free activations and 24-hour guaranteed setup to companies wanting to add contactless options, including…