Au Bon Pain adds to Nutrition Advisory Board

May 19, 2008

BOSTON — Bakery-café chain Au Bon Pain has added Karen Glanz and Heidi Skolnik to its Nutrition Advisory Board.   Glanz is a professor of behavioral sciences…

From the field to the kitchen

by Julie Sturgeon — independent journalist, CEOEditor, Inc.

Are famous owners the best move in the game of chain survival?

Fast casuals boost produce sales

May 6, 2008

The Packer: Roberta Cook, cooperative extension specialist at the University of California-Davis, said the amount of money spent on the $1 trillion food sector…

Restaurant Performance Index continues to fall

April 30, 2008

WASHINGTON D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry continued to weaken in March, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…

SCAA to host Specialty Coffee World

April 27, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS — The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) will hold its 20th Annual Conference & Exhibition at the Minneapolis Convention Center…

Fast Casual Summit registration opens

April 24, 2008

Designed to foster relationships among fast casual executives and to encourage an atmosphere of innovative idea generation, the Fast Casual Executive Summit is…

COVER: The Asian influence

April 16, 2008

Asian fast casuals dump the lo mein stereotype.

Industry 'greening' focus of NRA education sessions

April 6, 2008

CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, being held May 17-20 at McCormick Place in Chicago, will host more than 65 free…

Tyson newsletter focuses on comfort food return

April 3, 2008

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Insights & Discovery Sideways on the Familiar, the latest newsletter from Tyson Foods, examines consumers' love of comfort foods and how…

Vegetarian friendly

Fast casuals step up offerings for herbivores.

Consumers shift from casual to fast-casual dining

March 3, 2008

Arizona Republic: Budget-minded and schedule-challenged Arizonans are still eating out, but they are shifting their business, in many cases, from full-service…

Restaurant index registers gain in January

February 28, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Restaurant industry performance edged up slightly in January as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…

Site sends restaurant nutrition data by text

February 17, 2008

The Press of Atlantic City: Diet.com recently launched Nutrition on the Go, a text-messaging service that lets consumers check out the calories, carbs and fat…

Dunkin' Donuts launches oven-toasted menu

February 12, 2008

CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts has launched a new, all-day oven-toasted menu, marking the most significant change to Dunkin' Donuts product lineup since the…

Technomic report covers top 100 emerging chains

February 12, 2008

CHICAGO — Foodservice consultancy Technomic Information Services has issued its "2008 Top 100 Emerging Chain Concept Report," which features 100 up-and-coming…

Blog: Does fast casual exist?

January 23, 2008

A blog on gothamist.com has asked, "Does 'fast-casual' even exist?" referring to a recent article in the New York Times discussing the popularity of the…

Farmer Boys goes trans-fat free

November 19, 2007

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Farmer Boys Restaurants has announced it will be transitioning its restaurants to a zero-trans-fat-per-serving frying oil over the next…

Jason's Deli opens second solar concept

November 13, 2007

AUSTIN, Texas — Jason's Deli has unveiled its "solar deli" concept in Austin, the company has announced.    The location is the second of Jason's 170 deli…

College bound

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

University dining-card programs can be costly, but not participating could cost even more.

Chipotle goes rBGH-free

November 4, 2007

DENVER — Chipotle Mexican Grill has announced it no longer will serve any cheese made with milk from cows treated with the synthetic hormone rBGH (recombinant…