Pei Wei moving HQ to Texas

August 24, 2017

Pei Wei Asian Diner is moving its corporate headquarters from Scottsdale, Arizona, to Las Colinas, Texas. "We are very excited to relocate to the Dallas-Fort…

Business intelligence platform offers restaurants analytics to influence customer behavior in real time

August 23, 2017

Bloom Intelligence offers advanced tracking metrics for the hospitality industry to attract, engage and retain customers through its cloud-based business…

Capriotti's planning major mid-Atlantic expansion

August 23, 2017

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop has identified the mid-Atlantic region as its next expansion hub. Targeted development markets across the East Coast…

Salata names CMO

August 23, 2017

Salata has named Michelle Bythewood as its chief marketing officer. The 27-year veteran of restaurant marketing will lead brand management and strategy…

Fast casual CEO urges restaurateurs to stand against the assaults on the restaurant industry

David Jones, CEO of Blazing Burger, calls on cities and states to help save small businesses.

NPD: Limited-service restaurants staying afloat while full-service restaurants struggle

August 22, 2017

Customer visits to U.S. restaurants and foodservice outlets remained negative in the quarter ending in June resulting in six consecutive quarters of weak…

Former Bloomin' Brands, Bass Pro exec to lead US launch of Brioche Doree

August 22, 2017

Brioche Doree has its first U.S.-based president. Julie Hauser-Blanner will lead the U.S. launch of the French-style fast food brand, according to the brand’s…

Former Outback, Bonefish exec named Brioche Doree president

August 21, 2017

Former Outback Steakhouse and Bonefish Grill executive, Julie Hauser-Blanner, has been named the first U.S.-based president of French-style fast food brand…

Rave Restaurant Group hoping to raise $5M with equity rights offering

August 16, 2017

Pizza Inn and Pie Five parent company, Rave Restaurant Group, has announced a $5 million registered rights offering for shares of its common stock. 

Chipotle names former YUM exec as chief communications officer

August 14, 2017

Chipotle has hired Laurie Schalow as chief communications officer, a newly created position overseeing oversee Chipotle's internal and external…

3 ways to measure cannibalization

by Dave Bennett — President & CEO, Mirus Restaurant Solutions

Any change creates two types of results: those that are intended, and those that are unintended. Cannibalization is an example of an unintended consequence to…

Are you paying to power your competitor when they could be paying for you?

By Jeff Julia/Author, Navigating the Maze of Energy Efficiency Projects

4 ways to mitigate employee turnover risks

by Doug Sutton — President, Steritech

Doug Sutton, president of Steritech, discusses how to handle high employee turnover and how to avoid some serious pitfalls in training and oversight.

New tool helps small restaurant brands handle big turnover problem

August 11, 2017

Snagajob, the mammoth hourly worker recruiting service and website, has introduced a new tool that helps smaller restaurant business owners recruit, schedule…

Ex FOCUS Brands exec to open 6 Tropical Smoothie Cafe units

August 8, 2017

Tropical Smoothie Café will open in Snellville on Aug. 19 under the leadership of the former president of FOCUS Brands International, Michael Shattuck…

Jersey Mike's exec: 6 ways to build a vibrant company culture

by John Hughes — SVP, Jersey Mikes

Finding and living out your restaurant's founding vision is crucial to success, writes Jersey Mike's Brand Ambassador John Hughes.

CoreLife Eatery hires on franchise development senior VP

August 7, 2017

CoreLife Eatery has tapped Steven Corp as senior VP of franchise development, according to a press release.

Cowboy Chicken begins development of 30 California units

August 4, 2017

Cowboy Chicken and TEXACAL Foods have inked a lease agreement to begin developing a unit in San Diego with the opening set for October, according to a press…

Slapfish taps into huge U.S. wild fish supply through Sea to Table

August 4, 2017

Supplier Sea to Table renewed its partnership with Slapfish, according to a press release.

Fatburger prepping for IPO

August 3, 2017

FAT Brands, the parent company of Fatburger, Buffalo's Cafe and Buffalo's Express, is going public, according to a company press release that said the move…