Industry gears up for NRA show

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

The restaurant industry’s biggest show of the year is kicking off Saturday when tens of thousands of restaurant operators and vendors meet in Chicago for the…

SCA Tech to sponsor commodity management forum at NRA

May 12, 2015

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based SCA Technologies, provider of category sourcing and margin management solutions, announced it will sponsor the National…

Wingstop files IPO

May 7, 2015

Wingstop is the latest fast casual chain to propose an initial public offering of its common stock.

Noodles misses Q1 goals, expects growth

May 6, 2015

Noodles & Company reported during its earning's call this week that Q1 saw an 18.1-percent growth, increasing revenue to nearly $106 million but still came up…

Website connects restaurant industry to online marketplace

May 4, 2015

Pace Public Relations announced its newest client, The Restaurant Zone, a tech-startup designed to help restaurant owners, operators and workers.

BWW sees 20% increase in sales, revenue

April 29, 2015

Buffalo Wild Wings announced this week that its revenue and sales both increased about 20 percent during Q1.

Panera CEO: Q1 results low because of investment initiatives

April 29, 2015

Panera Bread Company reported a net income of $32 million for Q1, but admitted that earnings per share came in at $1.41, down 9 percent from the same period…

Baltimore restaurants calling for peace

As clean-up efforts continue after the riots in Baltimore, several area restaurants are providing free food and coffee for firefighters, police, the Maryland…

KFC pulls plug on fast casual concept

April 27, 2015

KFC has closed the doors to KFC Eleven.

Chipotle: No to GMO

April 27, 2015

Chipotle is officially done serving food made with genetically engineered ingredients.

Can digital ordering bridge gap between fast casuals, QSRs?

Digital touch points can offer competitive data as well as personalize a customer's order. It's a race to the top for both fast casuals and QSRs latching on to…

Freebirds names new COO, moves HQ

April 23, 2015

Freebirds has moved its headquarters to Texas and named a new COO.

Giardino Gourmet Salads embraces nutritional transparency

April 23, 2015

The menu at Giardino Gourmet Salads will now show customers exactly what's in their food, thanks to the Miami-based chain's partnership with MenuTrinfo, a…

Cherryh Butler returns to FastCasual.com

April 22, 2015

Cherryh Butler has returned as editor of FastCasual.com and managing editor of Networld Media Group's Food and Retail publications.

Chipotle reports revenue increase despite pork shortage

April 22, 2015

Chipotle saw a 20-percent increase in revenue for Q1.

6 tips to reduce costs and build a healthy savings for your restaurant

Making six easy changes to existing restaurant business practices could save thousands of dollars per year.

Granbury releases new online ordering system at Las Vegas Pizza Expo

March 24, 2015

Granbury Solutions announced the unveiling of a new online ordering system, Thr!ve Online at the 2015 Pizza Expo in Las Vegas.

Squadle and Triton Partnership Provides Easy Access to Essential Data for Restaurants

Retail and restaurant managers will see clear benefits to the simplification of data access.

Presented by Triton

American Express intros Small Merchant EMV Assistance Program

March 5, 2015

The nationwide campaign is intended to help U.S. small merchants fight fraud through a $10 million reimbursement program designed to accelerate adoption of EMV…

Potbelly CFO resigns to take another position

February 27, 2015

Potbelly Corporation has announced that Chief Financial Officer Charles Talbot will be leaving Potbelly to accept a senior leadership position with another…