Top CEOs join Fast Casual Exec Summit's experts panel

Attendees will have the opportunity to grill industry leaders on what it takes to run a successful fast casual restaurant.

Few restaurant concepts on Inc. Magazine's 'fastest growing' list

The top restaurant brand this year is Patxi's Pizza, No. 1215 overall and 24th in the food and beverage category.

10 tax tips to save restaurateurs money

The best guarantee of consistently low tax bills this year, next year and so-on down the road is tax planning now. Don't wait until the end of the year.

Commentary: Pizzerias need customer feedback to earn market share

Corporate and franchisee teams should turn to social intelligence to examine their brand reputation and operational performance by location.

Yum! Brands stock prices on the mend

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Gas prices down 14 cents in the past month.

Millennials want brands to be 'useful,' 'disruptive'

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

It's not enough to just have functional and emotional products anymore; consumers want to participate.

Expert panelists: Service trumps product, price and promotion

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

In a faster-paced, mobile, customer-dominated, global economy, service and experience become priorities.

Uncle Maddio's CEO: The best interests of your franchisees come first

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

There is a big difference in running restaurants and being a franchisor, Andrew says; you have to be able to teach both how to do it, and why.

Cheese prices continue to inch higher

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Papa John's hits a new 52-week high after its Q2 earnings report.

Portals vs. non-portals: Which is best for online ordering?

Restaurants typically use two formats for online ordering: Portals — or multirestaurant sites that list restaurants alongside their competition — and full…

Papa John's CEO: You can't make superior quality pizza for $5

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

"In my 36 years of doing this, I've never seen the bigger players at that low a price point," Schnatter said.

Infographic: 3 ways loyalty programs grow your business

Loyalty incentives can lift customer visits on average by 12 to 44 percent.

Free guide: Profitable restaurants turn more tables

Jason's Deli transformed the way it delivered food to tables using Table Tracker, an RFID-enabled system to allow staff to quickly locate customers.

The future of the food industry is closer than ever

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Food production technologies are emerging to keep up with overpopulation and climate change concerns.

Domino's turns in another 52-week high

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Cool summer temperatures yield lower natural gas prices.

Kids' movie lineup slows Chuck E. Cheese's momentum

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

A refinement of the brand's pizza dough is projected to reduce annual costs by $1.2 million.

Customer demand prompts new pizza size at Sam & Louie's unit

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Sam & Louie's restaurant in Beatrice, Neb., has added a new pizza size — 14-inch — to the menu, a move prompted by customer requests.

4 tips to maximize ice production as demand, temps heat up

Rising heat is a factor behind decreased ice machine performance, but failure to perform routine, preventive maintenance can contribute to inefficiencies.

Wheat prices fall to lowest level since May '12

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Predictions of a 5-year-peak fall short at the gas pump, as prices drop from last week.

Restaurant workers plan wage protests in seven cities

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Thousands of minimum-wage employees, most of them in the limited-service restaurant industry, are planning to walk off their jobs next week in what is being…