Charleys Philly Steaks hires former Fazoli's VP

March 4, 2016

Jon Quinn previously served such food brands as Fazoli's, Bob Evans, Long John Silver's, Applebee's, Damon's International, Golden Corral and Boston Market. He…

Twisted Root Burger upgrades back-of-house ops

March 4, 2016

Twisted Root Burger Co has upgraded its back-of-house operations by adding total oil management solution from Restaurant Technologies.

4 ways to control your food costs in 2016

by John Krebs — President, Axis Purchasing

Commodity prices have temporarily fallen and taken some pressure off food cost. Now is the time for strategic buyers to align with manufacturers, distributors…

HotSchedules, QSR Automations partner to bring restaurants operations to Internet of Things

March 4, 2016

HotSchedules has partnered with QSR Automations to bring guest management and kitchen display systems to the Internet of Things.

5 ways customers judge your brand

Expert describes five ways customers are judging your fast casual brand.

RAVE Restaurant group names new president of Pizza Inn

March 1, 2016

RAVE Restaurant Group Inc has named Bob Bafundo as the new president of Pizza Inn.

Captain D's expands development team

March 1, 2016

Captain D's LLC announced that Steve Bielewicz, Jennifer Benjamin and Jeff White have joined the company's development team.

Fiesta Restaurant Group to separate Taco Cabana, Pollo Tropical

February 29, 2016

Fiesta Restaurant Group plans to separate the Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana brands by 2017 or 2018.

Revenues up 32% at Zoës Kitchen

February 26, 2016

Zoës Kitchen reported that revenue increased nearly 32 percent during Q4 2015, for the 12 weeks ended Dec. 28, 2015, as compared to the 12 weeks ended Dec. 29…

The ROI of Table Tracking Systems

The benefits of table tracking systems may not always be easy to see, but they can provide a significant boost to the bottom line.

Modern Market updates POS system

February 25, 2016

Modern Market, a farm-to-table fast casual concept in Texas and Colorado, has completed the deployment of a cloud-based POS.

5 considerations before going green

Before you make the leap to a greener restaurant, here are five important things you should know.

Technology: A brand-driver or a necessary evil?

by Steve Starr — Chief, starrdesign

Allowing your guests to view menus, place orders and read nutritional information while at home or on-the-go is paramount. But just because we can, should we…

PAR Brink POS completes integration with HotSchedules

February 19, 2016

AR Tech Inc, a provider of point-of-sale solutions to the restaurant industry, announced the complete integration of PAR's Brink POS with HotSchedules, a…

Jack in the Box CEO: Q1 earnings disappointing

February 18, 2016

Jack in the Box Inc Chairman and CEO Lenny Comma called the company's first-quarter operating earnings per share "disappointing."

MOD Pizza makes key leadership appointments

February 17, 2016

MOD Pizza has added three leadership positions to support the company's national and international expansion.

Eyenalyze launches iOS back-office restaurant mobile app

February 16, 2016

Eyenalyze, a provider of back-office solutions, announced the launch of its iOS app.

Subway, Cava Grill execs will discuss supply-chain traceability during free webinar

February 15, 2016

Execs will discuss how they are taking a proactive approach to implementing end-to-end traceability across their supply chain.

Fazoli's boosts leadership team to expand growth

February 12, 2016

Fazoli's, which recently hired a chief marketing officer and VP of operations, has also announced several other leadership changes to support its aggressive…

RAVE Restaurant Group suffers Q2 loss

February 12, 2016

RAVE Restaurant Group Inc, parent company of Pie Five Pizza Co. and Pizza Inn, reported that it suffered a loss during Q2 of 2015.