Curry Up Now celebrates grand opening of Alameda, California location

June 21, 2017

Curry Up Now — a Bay area family of restaurants, food trucks and bars — opens its sixth brick-and-mortar location, this one in a former Tava Kitcen in Alameda…

Free Webinar: How to get your brand all wrapped up in that 'transparency thing'

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

Can consumers really see your brand? Do they really see how you're "being transparent" about your ingredients, their sources and quality? This free webinar…

What franchisees wish they'd known 'then,' that they know now

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Managing employees is a major aspect that new franchisees often don’t realize or prepare for when signing a franchise agreement. That, and the fact that…

New studies show restaurant 'do's and don'ts' of online ordering, delivery

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

As the restaurant industry continues to bask in the big-dollar benefits of online ordering, two new studies shed light on best practices when it comes to…

Of twisted dogs and magical milkshakes: 2 brands 'LTO' up for summer

June 21, 2017

Sonic Drive-In has always been a little different; now its dogs are getting "twisted," too. A news release said that the chain is bringing back pretzel dogs as…

Church's 'fries' up to Toronto

June 21, 2017

Church's Chicken has taken its fried chicken and biscuits to the Great White North, with this week's opening of the brand's first Canadian location on Lawrence…

Fast food customer satisfaction remains unchanged, but high

June 20, 2017

There weren't too many surprises for fast food operators in the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index, a national poll on the quality of an entire range…

Hughes Launches Affordable Integrated Broadband and 4G Network Platform

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), a leader in managed network solutions, today announced the addition of the Fortinet FortiGate 30E to its portfolio of…

Cole named Focus Brands president and COO; Damico named Naf Naf CEO

June 20, 2017

Six-chain operator, Focus Brands, has created a new leadership position — president and COO for North America — and named its current global channels group…

How to avoid disputes in the franchisor-franchisee partnership

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Attorney Brian Schnell of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP offers up advice and tips on how potential franchise operators and franchisors can sidestep common disputes…

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza joins boycott wiping Anheuser-Busch products off NYC shelves

June 19, 2017

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza has joined three dozen other New York brands in a boycott that is sweeping New York City store shelves clean of Anheuser-Busch…

Chick-fil-A delivers 'true' gluten-free sandwich

June 19, 2017

Chick-fil-A has added a gluten-free bun, now available for all of its sandwiches, in response to the estimated 18 million Americans who want bread free of the…

Transgender woman claims she was groped, bullied when employed at McDonald's franchise

Groping, merciless bullying and relegation to a storage closet restroom are among the claims that a transgender woman is making against a McDonald's in…

NRA applauds Trump's apprenticeship order, while critics say it's full of holes

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

The National Restaurant Association and its educational foundation have been pushing for more love from the feds for apprenticeships and this week they got…

Mazzio's CEO: 'Today's generation wants to learn in a new way'

Millennials have changed the way Mazzio's trains employees.

Sonic fills 3 marketing leadership roles, seeks brand chief

June 16, 2017

A 10-year marketing veteran at Sonic has been named the brand's new CMO. Lori Abou Habib started at the company as product pipeline manager and most recently…

Subway adds touchscreen kiosks and mobile app to improve sales

June 16, 2017

Subway is introducing touchscreen ordering kiosks and a new mobile app in an effort to catch up with competitors like Panera Bread that have credited…

Irish Beef lassos Tucson Arby's stores

June 15, 2017

Irish Beef, a Dallas-based restaurant management and investment company, has acquired eight Tucson-area Arby’s locations from Cardinal RB Arizona LLC, with…

Harken restaurateurs: Are you ready for the 'Day of the Dad?'

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

Read on to find out why that fancy cocktail and offbeat entree will do your brand no favors on Father's Day.

Former Dunkin', Starbucks, Yum exec named Papa Murphy's CEO

June 15, 2017

Weldon Spangler, a former leader with Dunkin' Brands, Starbucks and Yum, has been named CEO of Papa Murphy's, effective July 17, the company announced. Jean…