Operations News
Otto’s Tacos pivots to off-premise only model
December 14, 2020
As the pandemic continues, Otto's Tacos, based in New York, has pivoted into off-premise, digital-only sales — vacating its four brick-and-mortar locations…
read now
FAT Brands merging with controlling stakeholder
December 11, 2020
FAT Brands Inc., the parent company of Fatburger, Johnny Rockets and several other brands, is merging with Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc., FAT's controlling…
read now
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Fast Casual Top 100 nominations now open
December 11, 2020
Nominations will close Jan. 31, and the results will be revealed at an annual awards gala in May in Chicago coinciding with the National Restaurant Association…
read now
Tropical Smoothie's same-store sales up 26%
December 10, 2020
Tropical Smoothie Cafe is continuing to post record-setting results this year with same-store sales up 26.3% in November. The chain has also signed 23…
read now
Your Pie, InMoment partner to elevate customer experience
December 10, 2020
Your Pie said it has partnered with customer experience improvement company, InMoment, to put that key operating component "at the forefront" of the pizza…
read now
Mici launches uncooked lasagana to go
December 8, 2020
Mici Handcrafted Italian, a five-unit fast casual based in Colorado, is offering customers the chance to serve its third-generation-recipe lasagna at home.
read now
Curry Up Now serving low-proof cocktails
December 8, 2020
Curry Up Now is introducing six low-proof cocktails to its menu at all San Francisco Bay Area locations as part of its Mortar & Pestle bar brand, a craft…
read now
NRA to Congress: 'Restaurants in economic free fall'
December 7, 2020
In a letter to congressional leadership, the National Restaurant Association said Monday that the restaurant industry is in an "economic free fall" and…
read now
Einstein Bros launches retail line
December 7, 2020
In response to consumer demand for Einstein Bros. Bagels in their local grocery stores, the chain has launched Take & Toast Bagels, bringing sleeves of…
read now
HungerRush acquires OrdrAI’s AI-driven text message ordering solution
December 4, 2020
HungerRush has acquired OrdrAI, a text and voice ordering provider for the restaurant industry, giving HungerRush Restaurant Management System the ability to…
read now
Squisito Pizza and Pasta names managing partner
December 3, 2020
Squisito's parent company, Monte Restaurant Development Group, has named restaurant developer, Todd Kosakowski. as managing partner and franchisee. In his…
read now
Fox Restaurants opens digital-only pizza, chicken concept
December 2, 2020
Fox Restaurant Concepts is opening Fly Bye, a digital-only restaurant serving Detroit-style square pan pizza and chicken, next week in central Phoenix.
read now
El Pollo Loco's redesign caters to off-premise dining
December 2, 2020
El Pollo Loco Inc. has unveiled its "restaurant of the future," designed to enhance off-premise dining powered by a more robust and frictionless digital…
read now
Chicken Salad Chick relocates Chattanooga unit, adds drive-thru
December 2, 2020
Chicken Salad Chick is now open in Hixson, Tennessee, after relocating it from Chattanooga on Market Street. The unit, which has been open for seven years…
read now
HotSchedules launches global brand Fourth
December 2, 2020
HotSchedules, a technology and services provider for the hospitality and restaurant industries, is now operating under a unified global brand called Fourth and…
read now
la Madeleine launching mini-size prototype
December 2, 2020
La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe is debuting a smaller prototype when it opens in February 2021 at 15125 Montfort Dr. in Dallas. The "Petite Market and…
read now
Sales of online gift cards holding steady for fast casuals, QSRs
December 2, 2020
Online gift sales for fast casual and QSR brands held steady during Black Friday weekend this year, according to Paytronix, which examined anonymous aggregate…
read now
Pandemic triggering $95B revenue loss in European restaurant sector
December 2, 2020
After the COVID-19 lockdown in the first months of 2020, restaurants around the world began reopening in the second half of the year, but that's changed the…
read now
DiBella's Subs sales return to pre-pandemic levels
November 25, 2020
DiBella's Subs is reporting that its year-to-date sales are now trending even with what they were last year at this time for the brand's 44 family owned…
read now
Saladworks opens inside Kroger
November 24, 2020
Saladworks has debuted its first Kroger grocery store location, opening on Nov. 20 in Cincinnati on Beechmont Avenue.
read nowSubscribe
Get the latest news and resources from Fast Casual.
