Chicken Salad Chick continues Southeast expansion

August 15, 2013

Chicken Salad Chick announced today the development of another franchise location in Columbus, Ga.

Health care law deadlines approaching

August 12, 2013

The Obama Administration's July decision to make 2014 a transition year when it comes to the employer mandate and some employer reporting requirements of the…

Food Genius launches restaurant trends tool

August 9, 2013

Food Genius has launched a new tool to analyze changes in restaurant data. According to a news release, the tool tracks how more than 23,000 food-related items…

Fiesta Restaurant Group increases revenue in Q2

August 9, 2013

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc., owner, operator and franchisor of Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana, reported results for the second quarter of 2013, which ended…

Proven streamlines hiring with new employer app

August 8, 2013

Proven, a mobile employment app, has launched its new Employer App, a mobile job-listing solution that creates a more efficient hiring process, according to a…

Private equity firm invests in Your Pie pizza franchise

August 7, 2013

Your Pie and Georgia Oak Partners have entered into a partnership in which Georgia Oak will invest substantial growth equity into the emerging pizza franchise…

Togo's helping employees attend college

August 7, 2013

Togo's Eateries has awarded three California employees with $1,000 college scholarships through the Togo's Education Fund. The sandwich chain launched the…

PAR launches POS enhancements

August 7, 2013

PAR Technology Corporation has released the latest version of PAR EverServ PixelPoint V12 point-of-sale software. EverServ PixelPoint V12 includes more than 4…

McAlister's delivers 12th straight quarter of positive sales growth

August 6, 2013

McAlister's Deli has announced a same-store sales increase of 6.4 percent during the second quarter of 2013. This marks the 12th straight quarter of positive…

Nat'l Food Service Security Council rebrands itself

August 6, 2013

The National Food Service Security Council announced today at its 34th Annual Conference that it has changed its name to the Restaurant Loss Prevention &…

Chicken Salad Chick adds to corporate team

August 5, 2013

Chicken Salad Chick, based in Alabama, is building on its corporate staff with the addition of Patti Evanonsky, director of training & development, and…

Focus Brands gearing up for IPO

August 2, 2013

Just weeks after Noodles & Company announced its successful IPO offering, another major restaurant brand may be following its lead. Focus Brands Inc.…

Restaurants applaud swipe fee ruling

August 1, 2013

A judge from the U.S. District Court from Washington, D.C., ruled Wednesday in favor of a lower cap on fees charged by banks for debit card transactions at…

Corner Bakery Café promotes new VP of franchise sales

August 1, 2013

Corner Bakery Cafe has promoted Gregg Koffler to vice president of franchise sales, responsible for the overall sales and growth of the franchise division…

Giardino taps SCS to manage supply chain

August 1, 2013

Supply Chain Services is now Giardino Gourmet Salad's provider of supply chain management services.

Restaurant operators remain optimistic about sales growth

July 31, 2013

As a result of positive sales and traffic and an optimistic outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance…

Summit gathers most foodservice women leaders ever

July 30, 2013

The Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF) kicked off its 11th Annual Executive Summit at the JW Marriott Chicago this week.

Conficting stories to blame for gun safety group's outrage at Starbucks?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

July 30, 2013

One advocacy is up in arms after stories hit this week reporting that Starbucks pre-approved a meeting in Sioux Falls, S.D., for armed gun advocates to rally…

NYC's soda ban ruled unconstitutional by appeals court

July 30, 2013

New York City's "soda ban" was ruled unconstitutional today by a state appeals court.

Cintas releases customizable restroom collection for restaurants

July 30, 2013

To help restaurants promote their brand image, Cintas Corporation has introduced its new Signature Series, a line of customizable, designer restroom dispensers…