3 strategies to transform your frontline hospitality teams and unlock superior service

From onboarding to personalized learning and stronger communications, this guide features actionable strategies to help your frontline serve up excellent guest…

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Quiz: How effective is your frontline training?

From critical job knowledge to processes and procedures, do your frontline workers have what they need? Take our quiz to find out.

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Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop to implement Samsung kiosks, digital menus

March 6, 2025

Mr. Pickle's Sandwich Shop, a sandwich chain with over 60 locations, will implement Samsung kiosks and digital menu boards, powered by GRUBBRR, to enhance…

Sanguich: From startup to influencer-worthy concept

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Daniel Figueredo and Rosa Romero describe building a viral brand without spending a single dollar on influencer marketing.

Revolutionizing Kiosk Maintenance: Setting the Standard for Being Successful in the Kiosk Industry!

Discover market disrupting leadership driving the kiosk service and support industry, equip your business with the critical armor for service success, and…

How Big Chicken is changing the franchise business

Big Chicken's Sam Stanovich stops by the Fast Casual Nation podcast to discuss how AI is changing franchise operations.

Lion's Choice CEO offers secrets to brand's success

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Lion's Choice CEO Fred Burmer offers secrets to the brand's operations and cooking up delicious roast beef sandwiches.

How to dominate restaurant data

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

A panel at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit will discuss how to use data to drive growth and profitability.

Chipotle adding 20K employees via AI-powered hiring platform

February 19, 2025

Chipotle Mexican Grill is launching an AI-powered hiring campaign to hire over 20,000 workers, ensuring that its 3,700 restaurants are staffed for "Burrito…

From prep to profit: How honeygrow is tackling rising costs with AI automation

by Fast Casual

Honeygrow recently turned to back-of-house AI to streamline its operations and tackle the challenges of managing a busy kitchen.

Checkmate's integration with ezCater helping restaurants streamline catering

February 6, 2025

To help restaurants sync their menus and streamline catering operations, ezCater has launched a public menu API integrating with a variety of restaurant…

5 signs your restaurants should add kiosks

by Jared Castronova — Head of Marketing Communications, Checkmate

Is your restaurant ready for kiosks? Let's explore key signs your business could benefit from self-service ordering, from long wait times and accuracy issues…

Olo, FreedomPay improving restaurant payment experiences

February 4, 2025

Olo, a provider of restaurant technology, is partnering with FreedomPay to improve restaurant payment experiences nationwide. The partnership also deepens…

8 insights on cutting food waste, boosting margins with predictive supply chain analytics

by Nick Fryer — Vice President of Marketing, Sheer Logistics

By Nick Fryer, Vice President of Marketing, Sheer Logistics

How Earthbar 70X'd Their Feedback Volume

Earthbar, a California-based health and wellness brand with 40 locations, transformed its guest feedback process using Ovation. Previously reliant on a single…

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Huey Magoo's rolls out loyalty program

January 29, 2025

Florida-based Huey Magoo's has launched a loyalty program called, Magoo's Rewards, giving members points for every dollar spent. They may redeem them for free…

20 Fast Casual Brands to Watch in 2025

We are honored to introduce the 2025 class of “20 Brands to Watch,” and predict they will continue to help elevate the fast casual industry.

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Washington DC-based Rasa taps Bikky to manage customer data

January 22, 2025

Bikky, a customer data platform built for multi-unit restaurants, is helping Washington, D.C.-based Rasa gather and analyze customer data to better understand…

Qu Posts Record-Breaking 2024 with Triple-Digit Recurring Revenue (ARR) Growth

The leading unified commerce platform for enterprise restaurants announces landmark year.

Crust Pizza Co. CEO explains operations, building own tech

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Editor Mandy Detwiler talks to Crust Pizza Co. CEO and Founder Carl Comeaux about the brand's growth, search for franchisees and building its own POS system…