Quiznos re-branding with 2 concepts

December 4, 2015

Quiznos is collaborating with Tesser, a San Francisco-area branding and design firm, to revitalize its brand with two new concepts, from menus to design.

MOD Pizza earns ranking as a top best retail workplace

December 4, 2015

MOD Pizza is ranked seventh on Fortune's annual "20 Best Workplaces in Retail" list.

Chipotle updating food safety, practices program as E. coli investigations continue

December 4, 2015

Chipotle Mexican Grill is upgrading its food safety program to improve food safety and food handling practices in all locations and throughout its supply chain.

British fish-and-chips concept launching franchise program

December 3, 2015

Delaware-based go brit! fish + chips, which features British comfort food in a Euro-style décor, is now offering franchise opportunities to the eastern portion…

RŌTI Modern Mediterranean hires director of culinary ops

December 3, 2015

RŌTI Modern Mediterranean has hired Andrew Ashmore as its chef and director of culinary operations.

Amazon delivers restaurant service to Baltimore

December 3, 2015

Amazon is launching a one-hour restaurant delivery service for Prime Now members using the mobile app and it's free for a limited time.

Dickey’s breaks Thanksgiving sales records

December 1, 2015

Nearly 25,000 Americans served Dickey’s turkey or ham at their Thanksgiving celebration.

Chicken Salad Chick co-founder loses battle with cancer

November 29, 2015

Chicken Salad Chick announced that Kevin Brown, who co-founded Chicken Salad Chick with Stacy Melton Brown, passed away Nov. 21 after a 2-year battle with…

Cosi shares fall below $1, faces Nasdaq delisting

November 25, 2015

If Cosi cannot get shares up over $1 by May 16, it faces delisting.

Costa Vida goes mobile

November 25, 2015

Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill has launched its first mobile application allowing guests to earn rewards through the app and online ordering.

5 pros and cons of scaling your restaurant business

Before you sign on the dotted line for a new location, consider these pros and cons of scaling your restaurant business.

Toast report reveals which technologies restaurant operators are seeking

November 17, 2015

A Toast Inc. report found that technologies helping restaurant operators with hiring and training staff, Inventory management and online ordering are in…

Video: McAlister's CEO on getting franchisee buy-in with new initiatives

Carin Stutz, president of McAlister’s Deli, and Ricardo Belmar, of Hughes, discuss business strategy at the 2015 Fast Casual Executive Summit.

Revention releases self-service ordering kiosk

November 13, 2015

Revention announced the release of its self-service ordering kiosk application.

MOD Pizza introduces new non-GMO pizza dough flour

November 12, 2015

MOD Pizza announced it is building on its commitment to high quality ingredients through a partnership with King Arthur Flour Company, the nation's oldest…

3 ways restaurants can optimize labor efficiencies and cut costs

Between higher wages and new labor regulations, restaurants are facing a labor crisis — and their existing, outdated processes are doing anything but helping…

Amazon Prime delivering food from LA restaurants

November 11, 2015

LA-based restaurants either have a new partner or new competitor now that Amazon.com has expanded Prime Now, the company's one-hour delivery service, to…

Muscle Maker Grill founder is 'serious as a heart attack' about winning US presidency

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Muscle Maker Grill’s founder, Rod Silva, has entered into the 2016 U.S. presidential race, hoping that his passion to help Americans become healthy will…

Fast food strikers sending message to presidential candidates

November 10, 2015

Fast-food workers across 270 U.S cities are striking today in a protest for higher wages and union rights, according to Fight for $15, the organization that…

Yogurtland adds 4 senior team members

November 10, 2015

Yogurtland announced the addition of four new senior team members.