Bobby's Burger Palace opening 1st airport location

November 13, 2017

Chef Bobby Flay's fast casual conceopt, Bobby's Burger Palace, has completed its first airport licensing deal. The company is partnering with Atlanta-based…

Zoe's Kitchen CEO blames hurricanes for Q3 sales decreases

November 13, 2017

Zoe's Kitchen last week reported mixed Q3 results with total revenue increasing 15.7 percent to $77.9 million but comparable restaurant sales decreasing  0.…

Noodles & Company CEO remains positive despite Q3 losses

November 10, 2017

Noodles & Company reported another quarter of loss this week, saying during an investor call that total revenue was down 6.9 percent to $114.2 million from…

B.Good seeking area developers to help fuel growth

November 9, 2017

B.Good, a Boston-based fast casual, is seeking restaurant operators to grow the brand nationwide.

NRA applauds House decision to narrow definition of joint employer liability

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

November 8, 2017

The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday passed the Save Local Business Act, a decision that the National Restaurant Association described as a win for…

Farmer Boys taps former Panda, Lemonade exec as CFO

November 2, 2017

Farmer Boys Food, the parent company of the fast casual burger concept, Farmer Boys, has hired restaurant industry veteran Huntley Castner to serve as CFO…

HotSchedules launches cloud-based restaurant operating platform

October 25, 2017

HotSchedules, a provider of workforce and back office solutions for the foodservice, retail and hospitality industries, has launched Clarifi, a cloud-based…

Pei Wei names former Sonic, CiCi's exec as CFO

October 25, 2017

Pei Wei has named Jim Lebs as CFO.

Garbanzo breaks ground in St. Louis

October 19, 2017

Two St. Louis natives have officially broken ground on their hometown's first Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, according to a company press release.

HuHot trying to attract customers with price breaks on sake, beer, wine

October 17, 2017

HuHot Mongolian Grill has begun testing aggressive beer and wine pricing in its 13 company-owned locations. The "1-2-3-4" promotion, aimed at increasing value…

Denver burger concept going public

October 16, 2017

Nixon Restaurant Group Inc., which owns and operates Illegal Burger and El Señor Sol, has completed a reverse acquisition with West Coast Ventures Group…

Danny Meyer's '60 Minutes' a plug for phasing out tipping?

October 10, 2017

The Restaurant Opportunities Center United applauded Sunday night's "60 Minutes" segment on multi-brand restaurateur and Shake Shack founder, Danny Meyer…

Tropical Smoothie Cafe adds 5 industry vets to leadership team

October 9, 2017

Tropical Smoothie Cafe has added five industry veterans to its corporate leadership team. According to a company press release, they include:

Tijuana Flats opens in Brooksville, Florida

October 9, 2017

Tijuana Flats has opened a restaurant in Brooksville, Florida, marking the seventh store opening this year.   Located at 12320 Cortez Blvd., a half a mile…

Pieology asking customers to help create menu

October 3, 2017

Pieology Pizzeria has opened Pieology Pizzeria R&D, a restaurant concept that gives customers a voice in the chain's decision-making about menu items and…

Corner Bakery Cafe snags CMO from Fazoli's

September 28, 2017

Corner Bakery Cafe has hired Donna Josephson as its SVP and CMO. Bringing more than 20 years of restaurant marketing experience, she most recently served as…

Upserve offers seamless online ordering

September 27, 2017

Upserve has launched a streamlined process to allow restaurants to fulfill online orders without managing multiple menus, transcribing orders or ballooning…

Freshii closes Target units, reports delayed openings

September 27, 2017

After operating 18 locations inside Target stores for the past two years, Freshii announced this week that it's closing all of them with 17 shuttered in the…

Founder of Original Brooklyn Water Bagel files multi-million dollar lawsuit against board of directors

September 27, 2017

The founding company of The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. has filed a multi-million dollar civil action against several franchise owner entities and…

Nobly POS upgrades hardware, software with Star Micronics partnership

September 27, 2017

Nobly POS, provider of an iPad-based point-of-sale system, has partnered with Star Micronics to upgrade its POS software and hardware, according to a press…