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Le Duff appoints senior director of non-traditional venue business development
August 25, 2014
Le Duff America, Inc. announced today the hiring of Sheryl Fox as the senior director of non-traditional venue business development.
read nowPartnership to provide restaurant accounting solutions
August 19, 2014
Quatrro FPO Solutions, provider of platform based business services to restaurants, is teaming up with enterprise reporting and data management provider ROS…
read nowWild Wing Cafe names Tom Lewison Chief Executive Officer
August 15, 2014
Wild Wing Café recently announced the appointment of Tom Lewison to the role of chief executive officer (CEO).
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Noodles & Company reports limp Q2 comps
by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group
Noodles & Company posted disappointing Q2 results, with comps declining 1 percent for company owned stores, 2.2 percent for franchised stores and 1.1 percent…
read nowWebinar on beacons, geofencing now available
August 13, 2014
The free webinar Using Beacon Technology and Geofencing In Your Restaurant sponsored by Splick.it and hosted by FastCasual.com earlier this week is now…
read nowNational Restaurant Association joins fight against Seattle wage increase
August 13, 2014
The National Restaurant Association announced in a press release that it is joining the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as well as the American Hotel & Lodging…
read nowDoes China expose the concept of Quality Fade in QSR food products?
by Darrel Suderman — President CEO, Food Technical Consulting
The tendency of major QSR brands to stick with longtime suppliers exposes a false sense of security with faulty supplier partners.
read nowZoe's Kitchen estimates Q2 comps increase of more than 7.3%
August 11, 2014
Zoe’s Kitchen, Inc. recently announced estimated increased comps of between 7.3 percent and 7.5 percent for Q2 and between 6.4 percent and 6.5 percent YTD.
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Putting customers in the driver's seat: Which Wich adds drive-thru
by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group
Driven by a desire to serve his customers, franchisee adds drive-thru to his fast casual sandwich restaurant.
read nowSyrus introduces restaurant management mobile app
August 8, 2014
Syrus Restaurant Information Services has introduced a restaurant management mobile app, available on the iOS platform.
read nowJack in the Box sales lifted by breakfast, late-night dayparts
August 7, 2014
Qdoba's quarterly same-store sales 'better than expected.'
read nowNewk's Eatery hires industry veteran to further expansion
August 6, 2014
Newk's Eatery brand has hired franchise development veteran Chris Cheek to oversee the company's aggressive expansion plans.
read nowFiesta Restaurant Group consolidates food distribution to single provider
August 6, 2014
Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc., parent company to the Pollo Tropical, Taco Cabana and Cabana Grill restaurant brands, will consolidate all of its food…
read nowUniversity of Houston to offer PhD in Hospitality Administration
August 6, 2014
The University of Houston's Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management plans to begin offering a Ph.D. in Hospitality Administration in fall…
read nowFranchising association seeks to halt Seattle’s minimum wage increase
August 6, 2014
The International Franchise Association has asked the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington to issue a preliminary injunction preventing…
read nowPopeyes’ US president leaving for Pei Wei CEO role
August 5, 2014
Ralph Bower has resigned his role as president-U.S. of Popeyes' to take the helm of Pei Wei.
read nowPanera CFO resigns
August 4, 2014
Panera Bread Company today announced that Roger Matthews, executive vice president and chief financial officer, has resigned his position to pursue other…
read nowARC Group appoints new director of marketing
August 4, 2014
ARC Group Inc., owner, operator and franchisor of Dick's Wings & Grill, announced that Chris Perrella has joined the company as its director of marketing.
read nowStarbucks named 2014 Outstanding Corporate Innovator winner
August 4, 2014
The Product Development and Management Association today announced that it has awarded the 2014 Outstanding Corporate Innovator Award to Danish bioinnovation…
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Morgan makes the leap from Smashburger to Tava Indian Kitchen
by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group
Tava aims to expand throughout San Francisco and into Denver.
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