Pokeworks reopens Grand Central location

October 8, 2021

Pokeworks, known for fresh and flavorful traditional Hawaiian-inspired poke, reopened its Grand Central location at 117 E. 41st St., Manhattan, New York on…

Smoothie King boasts healthy Q3 sales growth

October 8, 2021

Smoothie King enjoyed a 5% sales increase in the third quarter of 2021 after a 14.8% sales increase in the third quarter over 2019, according to a company…

Dickey's partners with Franklin Junction to open host kitchens

October 7, 2021

Franklin Junction, an Atlanta-based restaurant e-commerce platform that matches restaurant brands with host kitchens, has partnered with Dickey's Barbecue Pit…

How franchisees can benefit from limited-item menus

by Nick Binnings — AC, Franchise Elevator PR

A limited menu allows a brand to create signature items that makes it stand out in a crowded field. Nick Binnings, director of brand development for Southern…

FAT Brands execs to discuss brand growth at 1-day virtual seminar

FAT Brands CEO Andy Wiederhorn and CMO Thayer Wiederhorn, who have acquired several brands over the past few years, will discuss the strategies behind the…

Juice It Up! increases Q3 sales by almost 17%

October 6, 2021

Juice It Up!, a handcrafted smoothie, superfruit bowl and raw juice chain, has increased year-over-year same store sales 16.7% for Q3 of 2021, according to a…

German Doner Kebab appoints 2 to leadership team

October 6, 2021

German Doner Kebab has appointed Mike Brouwers and Georgina Cavendish to its leadership team to support the fast casual brand's international growth plans…

Legal Sea Foods open for business in Chicago, Columbus markets

October 5, 2021

Boston-based hospitality group, PPX Hospitality Brands, is partnering with DoorDash to bring Legal Sea Foods to greater Columbus and Chicago for National…

Lunchbox launches website as part of rebranding

October 5, 2021

Lunchbox, a next-gen online ordering platform for restaurants, has unveiled a updated logo, visual identity, and website, according to a company press release.

Saladworks celebrates 35 years with effort to fight child hunger

October 4, 2021

Saladworks, a fast casual salad franchise and part of the WOWorks family of brands, celebrated its 35th birthday on Sept. 30 and is giving back to those in…

Panera Bread execs: We're not afraid of taking risks

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Eduardo Luz, chief brand and concept officer, and Rob Sopkin, SVP, chief development officer, at Panera Bread, shared the keynote at the Fast Casual Executive…

Restaurant app use rising, consumers ordering less

October 4, 2021

More restaurant customers are tapping mobile devices with one-third (35%) placing more orders on apps compared to three months ago and customers are likely to…

Delivery wars heat up as services turn to OOH advertising

by Kevin Damask — Editor, Digital Signage Today

The delivery service wars — battles between DoorDash, UberEats and Grubhub — have been raging for several years as each brand jockeys for position as the…

Soom Foods rebrands, unveils new flavor

September 30, 2021

Soom Foods recently rolled out new packaging, a website, and the newest flavor in their line-up, Vanilla Bean Tahini, according to a company press release.

White Castle, Brooklyn Dumpling Shop to discuss contactless service at one-day virtual event

Susan Carroll-Boser, vice president of technology at White Castle, and Stratis Morfogen, co-founder of Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, will discuss contactless service…

PJ's Coffee franchise exec: Women should 'rise up' within industry

Tori Jones Bermond, manager of Franchise Development of PJ's Coffee, discusses why she is passionate about helping women become business owners.

California fast casual buying mobile app company

September 30, 2021

Southern California-based California Tacos Inc. has acquired OnPlate, a mobile app technology company.

Brothers bring Biggby Coffee to Akron, Ohio

September 29, 2021

After working for his family's Ohio-based business for two decades, Greg Alberty and his two brothers, Brian and Kevin, have opened Akron, Ohio's first Biggby…

Zuppler Announces General Availability of AI-Powered Marketing Services on the Menu Anywhere Platform

New service provides machine learning algorithms to automatically upsell products; data shows a 13.3% increase in average transaction for restaurants that use…

Middleby acquires Imperial Commercial Cooking Equipment

September 27, 2021

The Middleby Corporation, manufacturers of commercial cooking and industrial processing equipment, along with residential appliances, has acquired Imperial…