CORE using prepaid cards to disburse funding

March 12, 2021

In hopes of helping restaurant employees struggling to survive the coronavirus pandemic, the nonprofit, Children of Restaurant Employees, has been collecting…

Penn Station snags former Papa John's exec

March 11, 2021

Penn Station East Coast Subs has hired a former Papa John's executive, Mike Bradford, as director of Real Estate, Development and Construction. He will be…

Bad February weather proves stormy for restaurant transaction activity

March 11, 2021

Severe weather in many areas of the U.S. in February didn't do much to resuscitate restaurant customer transactions at major chains which were already…

AI-driven, text-to-order solution now available via HungerRush

March 10, 2021

HungerRush, a restaurant management system provider, has launched its AI-driven text-to-order solution — HungerRush TextAI — to help restaurant chains drive…

Pizza Guys to open second San Jose location

March 10, 2021

Pizza Guys not only knows the way to San Jose, as the old song goes, but is beating a path to the mid-California city, marking the brand's fourth location in…

Donatos adding 3 Florida stores

March 10, 2021

Columbus, Ohio-based Donatos Pizza will open three Florida stores in Estero, Bonita Springs and Naples, according to a news release.

Mountain Mike's lights up Sunnyvale, California

March 10, 2021

Rapidly expanding West Coast pizza chain, Mountain Mike's is opening its first Sunnyvale, California, store on East El Camino Real in Santa Clara County…

Cardlytics acquires Dosh

March 9, 2021

Cardlytics, a digital advertising platform, has acquired Dosh, a cash-back offers platform. Previously announced on March 1, the acquisition will combine the…

FastCasual reveals 2021's '20 Brands to Watch'

March 9, 2021

Being the new kid on the restaurant block is always scary, but few would argue that moving in during a global pandemic would be terrifying. After all, there…

Olo launches IPO

March 8, 2021

Digital ordering and delivery program platform provider, Olo Inc., launched the initial public offering of its Class A common stock. Olo is offering 18 million…

FastCasual collecting operator insight for 2021 Dining Survey

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

March 5, 2021

FastCasual.com has teamed up with Dosh to find out how restaurants are faring in 2021 vs. 2020, and we want to hear from as many readers as possible. The poll…

QSR Automations founder, CEO passes away unexpectedly

March 5, 2021

Lee Leet, the CEO and founder of QSR Automations founder and U.S. Air Force veteran, died unexpectedly on March 4 at the age of 53, according to an…

Mountain Mike's opens in Highland, California

March 5, 2021

Mountain Mike's Pizza has opened its first Highland store in San Bernadino County in California. Owned by 16-unit franchisee and area developer Robby Basati…

Chicago pizzeria to feature hemp leaf pies

March 5, 2021

Chicago's Paper Thin Pizza is making the many-pointed star-shaped leaves of the hemp plant the star of its pizzas for a special seating on March 6. The…

Schnatter alleges Papa John's media agency conspired to send him 'out to pasture'

March 4, 2021

In recently opened court documents, Papa John's former CEO John Schnatter took direct aim at the pizza company's former media agency, Laundry Service, for…

The Salad Station adding cloud-based POS system

March 3, 2021

Louisiana-based The Salad Station has tapped Revel's cloud-based POS system to help it grow from 30 locations to 100 over the next three years. Revel…

Pizza Factory January same-store sales up 15%

March 3, 2021

Pizza Factory has started the new year on a high note, with its sales up more than 11% over the previous year, while same-store sales grew more than 15% in…

How to keep fraudsters from bilking your QSR via Telegram

March 3, 2021

If there's one thing we know about criminals, it's that they're always improving their methods of ripping off the rest of us. That has certainly been the case…

White House amps up NRA's pro-Restaurant Revitalization Fund letter to Congress

March 2, 2021

Shortly after the National Restaurant Association sent an urgent request to Congress in support of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Tuesday, the White House…

Yum Brands to buy AI-based consumer insights company

March 2, 2021

Yum Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and The Habit Burger Grill, has signed a deal to buy AI-based customer insights and marketing…