How to transform your food truck with battery systems

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

A webinar by Joule Case examined how food trucks can transform their business by ditching generators and adopting battery systems.

6 steps to opening a food business

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Opening a food business requires specialized equipment, hiring a staff, securing funding and more. Check out these six steps to opening a QSR.

Breaking bread and biases: Why restaurants (still) need more female voices

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

The Fast Casual Executive Summit is hosting the panel "Breaking Bread and Biases: Empowering Women for Fast Casual Leadership," featuring women leaders…

7 social media marketing tips for restaurants in 2024

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Social media tips for restaurants don't have to be hard. They just take some thought. Consider these seven tips for managing your social media marketing…

Balancing the human touch with AI — a Q and A with Marbue Brown

by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group

Marbue Brown, author, consultant, and CX executive, shares strategies for balancing AI with the human touch in customer experience development, the topic of…

Papa Johns' Dough & Degrees program offers employees free schooling

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Papa Johns offers its employees free education through its Dough & Degrees program. Employees can earn an associate's, bachelor's or master's degree for free.

Jollibee takes flight: Filipino QSR's US growth hits 100 stores and beyond

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Jollibee has 101 stores in North America, but with franchising on the horizon, the Filipino favorite will soon become your competition.

Long John Silver's releases app, loyalty program for 1st time

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Long John Silver's has released an app and a loyalty program called the Seacret Society. Director of Marketing Jason Anthony explains the strategy to add the…

How to scale up restaurant brands

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

It's one thing to have a great solo concept, it's quite another to scale up that concept into a franchise. A panel at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation…

Winning at the franchising game

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

How do restaurants succeed at the franchising game? A panel at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit shared some key strategies.

IHOP, Potbelly, vPromos execs talk loyalty programs at Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Restaurant leaders from IHOP, Potbelly, The European Pizza Company and vPromos spoke about what makes their loyalty programs tick at the Restaurant Franchising…

Big Chicken takes top honors at Fast Casual Top 100 gala

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Over 240 fast casual executives attended the gala to find out their rankings.

How to make data your restaurant superpower

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

How can restaurants utilize all of their data and turn it into their superpower?

GoTo Foods’ co-branding renaissance pairs signature brands

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

GoTo Foods is co-branding several of its signature brands with success shown in increased AUVs.

Phygital dining and the rising demand for self-service kiosks

by Sandra Carpenter — Editor, Networld Media Group

The 2024 Phygital Index Report by Tillster unveils rising demand for phygital dining experiences, emphasizing self-service kiosks and consistent ordering…

How e-tips can increase restaurant profitability

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

It's no secret restaurants are struggling with profitability. Is e-tipping the secret sauce to boost revenue?

FastCasual producing restaurant catering workshop with Erle Dardick’s OPGA

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

The Restaurant Catering Workshop will provide a blueprint for restaurant operators focused on catapulting catering sales.

Networld Media Group partnering with The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association

Fast Casual’s parent company aligns with IFMA to bring the food-away-from-home ecosystem closer together.

7 ways to reduce food safety violations in restaurants

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Food safety should be a culture in restaurants. Training and retraining falls on management to make sure restaurants are on the up and up during inspections.

Long John Silver’s, Blaze Pizza, Slim Chickens execs talk expansion, real estate

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Restaurants executives from Long John SIlver's, Moxie, Slim Chickens and Blaze Pizza talked about expansion and the state of restaurant real estate at the…