10 reasons Fast Casual's Top 100 will be 'the virtual event of the year'

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

The 2020 Fast Casual Top 100 winners will be revealed during a live, virtual gala May 15.

PizzaRev opens 1st Virginia store Friday

April 28, 2020

Los Angeles-based PizzaRev will open its first Virginia store Friday, this one located in Virginia Beach. And though the store will only offer delivery and…

Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers Awards [On-Demand]

Each year, FastCasual names 75 brands and 25 people to its Top 100 Movers & Shakers list, which honors the brands and executives leading the fast casual…

Does your brand have what it takes to make the 2020 Fast Casual Top 100?

Nominations for the Top 100 and the Excellence in Food Safety awards close Jan. 17.

[WEBINAR]: How to achieve excellence in food safety: Best practices to drive your food safety performance

An in-depth look at the criteria that lend to food safety excellence – Watch Now!

The innovators that ARE this year's Top 100 Movers & Shakers, this week with Balance Pan Asian Grille

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Fast Casual's best and the brightest gathered last week at the Sofitel hotel in Chicago to celebrate their innovations and creations. This week, Fast Casual…

Wow Bao CEO accepts Top 100 award

Cherryh Cansler, VP of Networld Media Group and editor of FastCasual, reveals that Chicago-based Wow Bao took the No. 1 spot on this year's Fast Casual Top 10…

2019 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers

The Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers honors the top 75 brands and 25 executives in the fast casual industry.

Wow Bao tops FastCasual's list of Top 100 Movers & Shakers

Five Guys takes home the Fast Casual Excellence in Food Safety Award.

Starbucks chief: Luckin won't beat us in China

February 8, 2019

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson doesn't expect competitor Luckin to beat the world's largest coffee brand in China by year's end, despite Luckin's claim it will…

Amazon taps Starbucks COO for board role

February 5, 2019

Rosalind Brewer, Starbucks COO and a former Sam's Club CEO, is now on the Amazon board of directors.

Last call: Nominations closing soon for Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers

January 29, 2019

The deadline to nominate brands for FastCasual's 2019 list of Top 100 Movers & Shakers is Wednesday. The list honors the brands and executives leading the…

2019 Fast Casual Top 100 call for nominations now open

Nominations for the Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers will close Jan. 31.

20 Fast Casual Brands to Watch in 2019

In the first edition of this report, FastCasual reveals 20 of the year’s most newsworthy fast casual concepts and discusses why they not only have the…

Starbucks slicing 5 percent of corporate staff

November 14, 2018

Starbucks Corporation, citing streamlining efforts, is cutting 5 percent of its corporate staff and said the layoffs are jobs identified as “deprioritized…

Cowboy Chicken, Modern Market and the omnichannel digital experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Sean Kennedy, president of Cowboy Chicken, and Modern Market Technology Director Brian Anderson shared insight and tips on crafting a digital experience…

Fatburger, Buffalo's Express opening co-branded restaurant in Arizona

September 19, 2018

FAT Brands, parent company of Fatburger and Buffalo's Express, has inked a deal with franchisee Gregg Wright to develop a co-branded restaurant in Cave Creek…

2018 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers highlight reel

Check out the highlight reel of the 2018 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers.

Freshii VP gives acceptance speech at Fast Casual Top 100 gala

Freshii Vice President of Marketing Melissa Gallagher gives the acceptance speech on behalf of Freshii, which took the top spot on the 2018 Fast Casual Top 10…

Freshii named FastCasual's top brand of the year

The 2018 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers publication is now available for free download.