Salad House taps Bikky for data-driven growth

June 3, 2025

Salad House, a health-focused franchise, is deploying the Bikky customer data platform for data-driven growth.

20 Fast Casual Brands to Watch in 2024

FastCasual’s fifth annual report, “20 Brands to Watch,” reveals the industry’s future leaders. To be considered, the brands, which nominated themselves, have…

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Top LTO Trends Fall/Winter 2023

Earlier this year, we reached out to restaurants across the country to find some of the most mouth-watering options being offered this fall/winter season. We…

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Salad and Go expands Houston footprint

March 23, 2023

Salad and Go is launching two locations in the Houston area, expanding its Texas footprint.

Secret Soups to Try This Winter

Ditch the chicken noodle and entice customers with the soups that make our coldest months a little warmer.

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Star Micronics Introduces Sticky Label Kiosk Printer, The New SK1-311 SK

The newest kiosk printer by Star Micronics is made for repositionable linerless label paper, perfect for the food and self-service industries.

2022 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers

As in past years, the Top 100 isn’t solely focused on the most profitable or fastest-growing brands. Of course, those elements are important and often come…

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2021 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers

Since its creation 16 years ago, the Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers list has recognized the industry’s most successful brands. We are honored to feature…

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Saladworks opening 90 non-traditional locations by year's end

March 30, 2021

Pennsylvania-based Saladworks has partnered with Ghost Kitchen Brands in a deal that will not only double its footprint across the U.S. and Canada but better…

Partech adds FreedomPay payment gateway for Brink POS

November 30, 2020

Partech Inc., a provider of point of sale software and integrated technical solutions to the restaurant industry, has added FreedomPay as a payment gateway…

The Salad House seeks regional expansion

July 16, 2020

The Salad House, a New Jersey-based fast casual restaurant concept, has launched an effort to expand its franchise presence in the New York metropolitan area…

Saladworks expanding via mobile ecosystems with Reef tech help

May 20, 2020

The create-you-own salad concept Saladworks is partnering with Reef Technology to create mobile ecosystems and now has its footprint in 17 Reef hubs throughout…

Just Salad teams with Budderfly on energy efficiency strategy

May 11, 2020

Just Salad is working with Budderfly, an energy management outsourcing firm, to improve energy efficiency at stores and reduce the brand's carbon footprint.

Coolgreens opens third Dallas location

April 27, 2020

Coolgreens, a healthy lifestyle eatery, now has three locations in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.

Benefits of Kitchen Displays Systems

The kitchen represents the heart of a restaurant. Of course, the front counter and dining areas play pivotal roles in the operation as well, feeding into the…

Coolgreens prepping smart fridges for Dallas market

December 10, 2019

Healthy lifestyle eatery Coolgreens plans to install smart fridges in its Dallas market for the sale of salads, wraps and snacks.

Zoup Eatery opens in Virginia

November 5, 2019

 Zoup Eatery is open in the Ballson area of Arlington, Virginia, and will host a week-long celebration from Dec. 9 through Dec. 14. The store is located at…

Chicken Salad Chick gets an equity partner

November 5, 2019

Brentwood Associates has acquired a majority interest in the Chicken Salad Chick franchise, which was founded in 2008 and has 137 locations across 1…

Salata Salad Kitchen debuts nutrition insight tool

August 28, 2019

Salata Salad Kitchen customers wanting deeper insight on nutritional information now have a tool on the fast casual’s website that offers clear dietary…

Mixt arriving in Cali's East Bay this month

April 2, 2019

Mixt will launch two stores in California this month, one in Uptown, Oakland, this Saturday, April 6 and one on Saturday, April 27 at San Ramon's City Center…