Fast Casual Executive Summit's early bird pricing ending July 31

July 26, 2013

CEOS and other top executives from the fast casual segment will meet in New Orleans to discuss the industry's top strategic issues.

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…

AllergyEats plans Food Allergy Conference for restaurateurs

July 19, 2013

AllergyEats, a guide to allergy-friendly restaurants nationwide, will present its 2nd Annual Food Allergy Conference for Restaurateurs: What Every Restaurant…

NRA's Educational Foundation establishes new scholarship fund

July 17, 2013

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) announced that it has established a scholarship fund in the name of the late Stephen P.

The anti-Robin Hood approach to inventory control

If you are confronted with peculiar and unexplained issues with cash management or inventory control, look beyond the 'usual suspects.'

How Rosati's Pizza onboarded a new catering program

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The company is upgrading its catering channel, which now includes off-premise, start-to-finish customer service, systemwide training and separate branding…

NRA Educational Foundation given $950K donation boost

July 12, 2013

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) has received $950,000 in donations from The Coca-Cola Company, Brinker International Inc.

Catering in a franchise ecosystem Part 2: Centralized services

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

Incremental fixed costs from adding a catering channel will be offset by the long-term profits made.

MenuTrinfo launches AllerChef allergy and gluten-free training

July 11, 2013

MenuTrinfo, a provider of nutritional analysis and allergen identification for foodservice operators, has announced the addition of AllerChef to its suite of…

The great tip debate: Who gets what

The Starbucks tip-pooling case will likely affect other businesses.

NOLA Domino's hiring 150 new workers

July 8, 2013

 Domino's Pizza is looking to hire more than 150 new employees across more than 40 stores in the New Orleans area. All the positions are for delivery drivers…

Restaurant industry applauds delay of Obamacare employer mandate

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Businesses with 50-plus employees now have an extra year to comply with coverage.

Restaurant groups applaud Senate immigration bill, call for stronger verification

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Congress is expected to take up immigration reform in July.

NY City Council hosts hearing on food industry wages

June 28, 2013

More than 100 quick-service workers, policy experts, community leaders and clergy members appeared at a New York City Council hearing Thursday to share their…

New solution helps control labor, inventory costs

WhentoManage has launched a new platform to help control inventory and labor costs, said Walker Thompson, VP of sales and marketing. The solution connects the…

What your bad employees don't want you to know

Outline disciplinary procedures, which are necessary to change counterproductive behavior and put the violator on notice that future violations could result in…

ShiftNote: 'Post Its are so last year'

Leigh Ann Thompson of ShiftNote chats about how the company's digital solution makes communication easy for managers who need to pass on info to one another as…

Maritz Motivation Solutions, Brandmovers partner to develop online employee rewards program

June 13, 2013

Rewarding restaurant employees is a must when it comes to keeping morale and productivity high, but it can often be expensive and time consuming. Maritz…

How Boston's Pizza came out of the recession stronger

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

COO Mike Best says the company focused on upsell training and community branding efforts.

Report shows rising median age of QSR employees

June 3, 2013

According to a new report from People Report and Black Box Intelligence, the restaurant industry experienced job growth and increased starting salaries for…