Operations News
LemonShark Poke installs self-serve beer tap at Florida location
October 25, 2019
LemonShark Poke, a fast casual restaurant chain, has installed a six-tap self-serve beer tap at its recently opened location in West Palm Beach, Florida…
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Noble partners with Epson to streamline in-venue mobile food, drink orders
October 17, 2019
Noble, an on-premise experience platform that streamlines food and beverage operations for venues, has adopted the Epson TM-m30 and TM-T20II POS receipt…
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Off-premises sales up 70% at Orange Leaf
October 8, 2019
Orange Leaf's off-premises sales are up 68% over last year thanks to the expansion of its online catering presence and partnerships with schools and…
read nowCarin Stutz named CEO of Native Foods
October 8, 2019
Former Red Robin COO Carin Stutz has traded burgers for plants in her new role as CEO of Native Foods, a plant-based fast casual brand with 13 locations in…
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DataVan launches customizable POS system
October 8, 2019
DataVan International Corp., a provider of retail and hospitality technology based in New Taipei City, Taiwan, has introduced a series of products built with a…
read nowKiosks top customer order technology used by restaurants in 2019
October 8, 2019
Kiosks were the largest customer order technology utilized in the past year among a national sampling of restaurants, according to an online survey conducted…
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Shake Shack promotes CFO to president
October 3, 2019
Shake Shack Inc. has promoted CFO Tara Comonte to president, where she will focus on scaling the company's infrastructure, broadening support and guidance…
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Gusto Farm to Street snags Cava's former marketing director
September 25, 2019
Gusto Farm to Street, a fast casual restaurant specializing in salads and fast-fired pizzas, has named Meg Schiffman as its VP of brand and marketing…
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Miami's Della Bowls staying in business via virtual kitchen
September 24, 2019
Della Bowls, a fast casual concept that began as a food truck in Miami, is partnering with Reef Kitchens to expand its plant-based bowls to more customers in…
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Wow Bao extends retail line
September 23, 2019
Chicago-based Wow Bao is upping its retail game by partnering with 44 Mariano's locations to sell its Hot Asian Buns — soft, steamed buns filled with savory…
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Juice It Up appoints VP of franchise operations
September 19, 2019
Juice It Up has promoted Susan Taylor, who had been serving as the chian's senior director of franchise operations, to VP of operations. For the past 14 years…
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Touchbistro raises $119.24M to expand payments portfolio
September 18, 2019
Touchbistro, a provider of foodservice iPad and POS payment solutions, has raised CDN$158 million ($119.24 USD) in Series E funding in a round led by Omers…
read nowJuice It Up! names industry veteran Susan Taylor vice president of operations
September 17, 2019
Susan Taylor Juice It Up!, a handcrafted smoothie, raw juice and superfruit bowl chain, has named Susan Taylor as vice president of operations.
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Noodles & Co. teams with Even.com on financial wellness benefits
September 16, 2019
Noodles & Co., a Colorado-based chain of more than 450 restaurants, announced an agreement with Even.com, to provide a suite of financial wellness tools…
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Salata hires first corporate chef
September 12, 2019
Salata Salad Kitchen has hired Kevin W. King as its first corporate executive chef to ensure all brand, food production, menu planning, food cost, safety and…
read nowNConnections launches tool to help restaurants master social media marketing
September 12, 2019
NConnections, a provider of mobile-marketing solutions, has launched an integrated mobile-marketing platform dubbed CoGoBuzz. The platform is designed to drive…
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Morgan Spurlock launches chicken pop-up to debut 'Super Size Me 2'
September 11, 2019
Morgan Spurlock, the man behind the film, "Super Size Me," which uncovered some of the secrets of the quick-service industry, is back with a sequel. "Super…
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Chipotle denies allegations stemming from NYC labor lawsuit
September 11, 2019
Chipotle Mexican Grill is denying it has trampled worker rights, an allegation made in a New York City lawsuit filed Monday.
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Which Wich promotes former franchisee as president
September 11, 2019
Which Wich Superior Sandwiches, a Dallas-based sandwich brand with more than 400 locations across the globe, has promoted Cherry Hearn to president of the…
read nowFiesta group hires former Popeyes exec as CMO
September 9, 2019
Miami-based Fiesta Restaurant Group, parent company of Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana, has appointed Hope Diaz as its CMO, effective Sept. 16.
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