Chick-fil-A, In-N-Out Burger earn top honors for customer experience

February 8, 2016

Restaurant market intelligence firm Sandelman has announced the winners of the 2015 Quick-Track Awards of Excellence.

HotSchedules, PeopleMatter partner to create workforce management platform

February 8, 2016

HotSchedules and PeopleMatter announced a multiphase partnership to create a restaurant industry workforce management platform.

Video: Former NFL star shares how football experience shapes his restaurant business

John Offerdahl, former Miami Dolphins linebacker and owner of Offerdahl’s Café Grill, discusses how the lessons he learned from playing in the NFL helps him…

Researcher: Loyalty platforms a must for millennials

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Though monetary value is crucial, millennials can incentivized to maintain loyalty participation through other means.

Pizza Barra joins Chicago's micro food hall at Labriola Chicago

February 5, 2016

Pizza Barra has joined the micro food hall Labriola Chicago.

Uncle Maddio's Pizza grows leadership team

February 5, 2016

Uncle Maddio's Pizza is expanding its leadership team.

Papa Murphy's serves up 3 Super Bowl pizzas, recommends ordering ahead

February 5, 2016

Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza has three new pizzas for Super Bowl Sunday.

What is your restaurant's carbon footprint?

Countries and companies across the globe are making climate change high on their agenda.

Yum! Brands appoints new board member

February 4, 2016

Yum! Brands Inc has appointed Justin Skala to its board of directors.

Pieology Pizzeria opens new location in Norco, California

February 4, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria has opened its newest Southern California location at 1411 Hammer Ave., Unit 101, in Norco, California.

Report: Alcoholic beverage preferences changing on menus

February 4, 2016

Food industry researcher Datassential has released its MenuTrends Keynote report on menu and consumer preferences for beer, wine, spirits and cocktails.

Domino's adds Amazon Echo ordering in time for Super Bowl

February 3, 2016

Domino's Pizza is bringing its Domino's Tracker and ordering capabilities to Amazon Echo in time for Super Bowl 50 on Sunday.

6 ways to attract millennials to your restaurant

Attracting this picky generation now — before the stubbornness of old age sets in — is crucial.

Pieology opens 4th Alabama location

February 3, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria has announced the opening of its fourth Alabama location.

Top leaders from On the Border, Taco John's, Nestle, Arby's added to franchising summit agenda

February 2, 2016

Several of the restaurant industry’s heaviest hitters will share tips and best business practices at this year’s Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit…

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open first Calgary location

February 2, 2016

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open its first Calgary, Canada, location Thursday.

Revention releases Honeycomb loyalty program

February 2, 2016

Revention has released Honeycomb, a cloud-based loyalty program.

Pizza Hut designs 24-karat Golden Garlic Knots Pizza in honor of Super Bowl 50

February 2, 2016

Pizza Hut is unveiling a special-edition Golden Garlic Knots Pizza — topped with nearly $100 worth of real, edible 24-karat gold — in honor of the golden…

BIP Capital launches franchise-development division

February 1, 2016

BIP Capital, an Atlanta-based venture capital firm, has launched a franchise-development division, the BIP Franchise Accelerator, to help emerging brands…

Free Webinar: Experts discuss how restaurants can use the Internet of Things to win customers

February 1, 2016

To clear up confusion and demonstrate how restaurants can use IoT to help reach customers, FastCasual.com and VMOB recently hosted a free webinar now…