Taco Bell helps Yum Brands beat analysts' Q4 estimates

February 4, 2021

The fourth quarter of 2020 worked out pretty well for Louisville, Kentucky-based Yum Brands, which beat analysts' estimates thanks to Taco Bell, which recorded…

Automated cocktail dispenser promises better bar service

February 4, 2021

Earlier this week, we told you about an automated taco technology, and here comes the automated cocktails to go with it. Portland, Oregon-based Easybar is an…

Breathing easier: How pizzeria air scrubbers put patrons, employees minds at ease

by Todd DeMonte

COVID-19 has ushered in a new and completely unseen enemy to pizza operators in airborne pathogens, and customers expect restaurant operators to do something…

Ordrslip, DoorDash offering restaurants on-demand delivery

February 4, 2021

Ordrslip, a SaaS provider that allows restaurants to operate custom mobile apps, is partnering with DoorDash Drive, DoorDash's white label fulfillment…

Independent Restaurants Running on Toast’s All-in-One Platform Outperform Peers by up to 30% During Pandemic

Investments in digital ordering and contactless payments technology allowed Toast to significantly grow their customer community and increase recurring revenue…

Study: Higher menu prices = lower ratings

We've suspected that increasing menu prices might have a less than glowing effect on restaurant ratings, but now we have proof.

Pizza Guys adding 6 California stores this year

February 2, 2021

Sacramento, California-based, Pizza Guys, said its expanding its network of more than 70 locations, with plans to open six stores over the next few months…

Domino's readies its players for Super Bowl Sunday

February 2, 2021

COVID may put a crimp on the crowds, but Super Bowl food remains for lots of smaller gatherings and that is what Domino's is hoping will illicit orders galore…

American Express, Resy want Americans to Order In, Help Out

February 1, 2021

American Express and Resy have launched a Order In, Help Out campaign to rally consumers, and the restaurant industry, to support U.S independent restaurants…

Free regularly updated 'cheat sheet' on state COVID-19 dining restrictions

February 1, 2021

For restaurant systems with locations in more than one governing jurisdiction, the pandemic has provided a real logistics nightmare in having to keep track of…

GoTab redesigns online menu, updates referral program

February 1, 2021

Restaurant commerce platform GoTab has unveiled enhanced contactless online menu features and special offers to help operators update and display menus for…

Pizza traders end January on a sour note

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

Maybe it was the Nor'easter and all that snow heading into a great swath of the U.S., but pizza investors were not in the mood to put many of their pennies…

Deadline extended for FastCasual Top 100 nominations

February 1, 2021

Fast Casual brands hoping to be considered for the 2021 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers have a few more days to nominate themselves. Nominations are…

Virginia Pizzeria launches vending machine offering take-home goods

February 1, 2021

Washington, D.C.-based Stellina Pizzeria's soon-to-open store in Shirlington, Virginia, has installed a refrigerated glassfront vending machine in front of the…

Papa John's lands perfect score in LGBTQ workplace equality test

January 29, 2021

Louisville, Kentucky-based Papa John's International Inc. said it received a score of 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2021 Corporate Equality…

Artichoke Basille's to open 2nd Arizona store

January 28, 2021

Artichoke Basille's Pizza will open its second Arizona store in a Phoenix location this spring on North 16th Street with franchisees Keith Bolognese and Ron…

Former Bareburger CMO launches NotGrubhub

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

January 27, 2021

Former NYC restaurant operators have launched a website to drive guests to restaurants only offering first-party ordering.

Digital ordering, drive-thru and carry-out help drive growth for restaurant industry

January 27, 2021

Throughout 2020, U.S. restaurants demonstrated resiliency against a variety of issues and rose from a 35% traffic decline in April to a 11% visit decrease in…

DoorDash restaurant grant program open to applicants

January 27, 2021

Restaurants in select U.S. states and Canada provinces, seeking relief due to the devastating business impact of COVID-19, can now apply to DoorDash's…

Toppers puts vegan twist on 'Stix'

January 27, 2021

Following what Toppers Pizza said was its successful October rollout of its vegan menu, the chain has added a vegan take on another menu favorite, Topperstix.