Big Chicken popping up in Saudi Arabia

May 16, 2022

Big Chicken, NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal's craft-casual chicken concept, is set to open a seasonal pop-up location during Jeddah Season in Jeddah, Saudi…

Cutting the POS Cable: POS Reporting from the Comfort of Your Couch

Moving to a cloud-based POS reporting and analytics system opens up a whole new world of deeper insights into your business and increased job satisfaction.

Germicidal light: New tools in the war against restaurant pathogens

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A panel of experts weigh in on what tools are available to ensure a facility is safe from dangerous pathogens

Schlotzsky's debuts double drive-thru prototype

May 16, 2022

Schlotzsky's has opened its first Design 1000 restaurant in Oklahoma City. Introduced in Q4 2020 alongside the single drive-thru Design 1800, the Design 100…

Chopt rolling out contactless-only location

May 13, 2022

Chopt, a fast casual salad chain is expanding its footprint next month in Virginia with a sustainable restaurant design set to open in the Ballston Exchange at…

Carry-out losing traction thanks to delivery, drive-thru options

May 13, 2022

More restaurant customers than ever are visiting the drive-thru and using delivery services compared to carrying out food orders.

Fuzzy's Taco Shop integrates catering into online order platform

May 12, 2022

Fuzzy's Taco Shop, a Texas-based restaurant group, has integrated catering orders into its online ordering platform.

Shuckin' Shack looks to ramp up bar sales this summer

May 12, 2022

Shuckin' Shack, a 16-unit franchise based out of North Carolina, has enjoyed recent success through its bar sales and is looking to emphasize the sale of…

Scooter's Coffee opening second Omaha distribution center

May 12, 2022

Scooter's Coffee, a specialty coffee drive-thru franchise, plans to open a second Omaha distribution center with Harvest Roasting, its vertically integrated…

Sysco posts strong Q3 2022 sales, earnings

May 11, 2022

Sysco Corp. posted strong sales and earnings for Q3 2022 against the prior year period, according to an earnings release. Highlights include:

Emerging Trends in Restaurant Health

Watch Fast Casual and solution leaders Bluezone by Middleby and Powerhouse Dynamics as they discuss how restaurants can protect the health and safety of…

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Wichcraft popping up in Denver for limited-time only

May 10, 2022

Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio is hoping to cast a spell on Denver residents with his NYC-based sandwich concept, Wichcraft, opening Tuesday for a limited-time…

Mici Italian to open 8th location

May 10, 2022

Mici Italian will open its eighth location in Southglenn in Centennial, Colorado, and will be a corporate store, according to a press release.

Adopting an Ecosystem Approach to Restaurant Technology

Relying on multiple vendors to implement a digital transformation can be a challenge. Working with a core technology ecosystem provider can simplify the…

Pizza Inn, Pie Five report sales increases in Q3

May 6, 2022

RAVE Restaurant Group has reported positive gains for the third quarter ending March 27, 2022, for Pizza Inn and Pie Five, according to a press release.

Sweetgreen reports mixed Q1 results

May 6, 2022

Despite Sweetgreen's Q1 revenue growing 67% year-over-year, it reported a 4-cent loss per share as analysts predicted a 41-cent loss, but the quarter ended…

Sweetgreen launching digital model

May 6, 2022

As Sweetgreen's digital business is growing, accounting for 67% of its 2021 total revenue, it is piloting its first digital-only pickup location in Washington…

Examining all the benefits of high oleic soybean oil

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

High oleic soybean oil offers benefits to restaurants as well as dining customers, from nutritional aspects to extended fry life.

Report: digital orders make up one-third of restaurant sales

May 5, 2022

A new report from Patronix Systems Inc., a digital guests experience platform, found that digital orders have risen to one-third of total restaurant and…

More than 3K Canadian restaurants shuttered over past year

May 5, 2022

A total of 3,344 Canadian restaurants went out of business in the last 12 months, according to a new report from Unified Data Lab. The Store Connect report is…