How to level up and meet the moment

Bob Vergidis, founder and chief vision officer at pointofsale.cloud discusses how in just one year, the COVID experience has moved the restaurant business 1…

2 CEOs throw down in wing-eating contest

Charles Watson, CEO of Tropical Smoothie Cafe, challenged Wingstop CEO Charlie Morrison to an atomic wing eating contest, where the losing CEO agreed to make a…

Thanx’s launches system to give restaurants more content control

Thanx, a guest engagement and retention platform company, has launched a content management system to give restaurants and retailers the control and…

Virtual Chef Challenge: Meatless is on the menu

Watch three fast casual chefs create original meatless recipes.

Fazoli's wins 2020 Excellence in Food Safety Award

Chipotle and Five Guys took home honorable mention for their efforts.

Sweetgreen named FastCasual's top brand of 2020

Sweetgreen, a 104-unit salad chain, topped the 2020 list of Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers, and Fazoli's took home the Excellence in Food Safety Award.

Panera SVP: Why having a diverse team grows companies

Karen Kelley, Panera Bread SVP and chief restaurant operations officer, discusses how Panera's investments in talent have made it a brand that attracts both…

Ike's CEO: Restaurant ownership is right up there with free dates, snuggling baby animals

Ike Shehadeh, founder of of Ike's Love & Sandwiches, discusses with Tim Tang of Hughes, what sparked him to leave behind his three part-time jobs and open…

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C-Speak: Nestlé Professional president preps restaurant pros for year ahead

Restaurant brands often look to culinary & beverage product providers, like Nestlé Professional, when planning LTOs and trying to determine trends for…

Capital One's Winninger addresses the bank cafe experience

Reimagining the in-branch customer experience has become an increasingly important challenge amid the rise of mobile banking an alternative payment options.

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Chase's Brown wants customers to feel like they accomplished goals

Marbue Brown, head of customer experience for consumer banking at JPMorgan Chase, believes that customers need to walk away feeling fulfilled when they engage…

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How Tropical Smoothie uses tech to provide old-school hospitality

Charles Watson reveals how the 800-unit chain balances the use of technology with providing the "homespun experience" that his customers expect.

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Why Schlotzsky's can't win using Starbucks' delivery strategy

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Beto Guajardo may have a ton of delivery expertise considering he used to be SVP of global strategy for Starbucks, but as the president of Schlotzsky's, he is…

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Noodles & Co: 'The guest experience is never going to exceed the team member experience'

Sue Petersen, vice president of human resources at Noodles & Company, discusses her strategies for not only hiring, training and retaining workers, but also…

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CIBC's Martinez-Moreno: 'Bank user-experience will be key in digital transformation'

Leslie Martinez-Moreno, senior manager of user experience and design at CIBC, sat down with Tim Tang of Hughes, to discuss the role of design and user…

BBVA's Strickland: customers want similar experiences in desktop, mobile banking

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

Tim Tang, director, enterprise solutions at Hughes, sits down with Gil Strickland, vice president, product management at BBVA USA, to talk about customer…

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xtraCHEF CEO introduces inventory management system

Andy Schwartz, CEO of xtraCHEF, sits down with FastCasual's Cherryh Cansler to discuss its new back of house financial management solution for restaurants.

Foodli CEO discusses benefits of self-service technology

Ish Singh, co-founder and CEO of Foodli, discusses how its technology for self service kiosks, mobile order and pay increases operator profitability.

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Zivelo CEO discusses the future of self-service kiosks

Healy Cypher, CEO of Zivelo, sits down with FastCasual's Cherryh Cansler to discuss the future of self-service kiosks.