Tech, information partnership create tool to target supply chain safety

June 22, 2016

FoodLogiQ, a software solutions company that measures food safety, has joined with the product information network, 1World Sync, to create a tool that allows…

Taco John's makes a splash with new beverage options

June 22, 2016

Taco Johns is introducing a trio of new beverages this summer and fall. Orange mango dew and strawberry citrus rush are available July 25 - Sept. 25. Blood…

Little Caesars doubling HQs in Detroit

June 22, 2016

Detroit-born Little Caesars is staying true to the Motor City with constsruction of what could be a game-changing world headquarters campus for the pizza chain…

Americans have lots of new-found love for fast food, but still smitten with full-service

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

Americans are feeling the love a little more these days for fast food, according to this year's customer satisfaction survey and index for the food service…

Still need to fill some summer employee spots? Look for candidates with camp counselor qualities

by Lon Southerland — Executive Vice President, GuestMetrics, LLC.

Need some pinch-hitters to flesh out the spring hires that didn't work, or didn't last? Think about candidates who've had experience as camp counselors, or…

Consolidated Concepts partners with GuestMetrics on food cost analysis tools

June 21, 2016

Consolidated Concepts, a supply chain player, and data analytics firm GuestMetrics are teaming up in a five-year partnership that will mesh…

Cold Stone Creamery opens in Cambodia

June 21, 2016

Phnom Penh residents are enjoying a new yummy dessert these days thanks to the official opening on June 3 of Cambodia’s first Cold Stone Creamery. The…

El Pollo Loco signs deal with PLM Restaurants

June 21, 2016

PLM Restaurants signed a franchise deal to acquire two existing El Pollo Loco Tucson locations, and open six new locations by August 2019. 

Couple seeks to re-open Mrs. Winner's Chicken & Biscuits

June 21, 2016

A husband and wife team, Rachel and Poul Pederson, are partnering with the Memphis community to re-open Mrs. Winner's Chicken & Biscuits. The couple plans…

Dean Foods scoops up Friendly's for $155M cash

June 21, 2016

Friendly's Ice Cream and Dean Foods Co. today finalized a $155 million cash deal that makes the retail ice cream and manufacturing business officially part of…

Harris Poll forewarns of potential upheaval due to upcoming OT regulation

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

Americans have a hard time putting work away. In a new Harris Poll, most said it's at least partly because they have too much to do to in an eight-hour day.

Are you ready to 'pitch' your fast casual concept?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Fast Casual is now accepting entries for The Perfect Pitch — what we like to describe as a friendlier version of "Shark Tank."

International franchise expansion requires hefty work upfront

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Domestic franchisors, whether running one location or 100 in the U.S., face a challenging journey in the quest to go international.

Snapchat campaigns capture a lot of dough for Virginia pizza chain

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

Ever thought of using that perpetual teenage social media favorite, Snapchat, in your social media marketing? Virginia-based Firenza certainly did, and the…

This week, Chattanooga officially 'knows Jack'

June 20, 2016

This Wednesday, June 22, Chattanooga, Tennessee welcomes a new Jack's All About the South to Cumming Highway at the pre-dawn hour of 5 a.m. when this chain…

Bojangles appoints new non-exec board chair

June 20, 2016

Bojangles', Inc. named William A. Kussell as its new non-executive board chairman, assuming the role from James ("Randy") Kibler, who continues on as a…

Watch out American fast food operators: Sushi is on a roll for Kula USA

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

Revolving sushi bars are very big in Japan, and could soon be a growing player in the U.S. quick-service market if the success Kula Sushi USA is having is any…

How to get 'free' money out of your landlord

When it comes to opening a location in a shopping center, obtaining a lease with a prime location and reasonable lease terms can be difficult for many small…

Lobster is on a roll at McDonald's

June 17, 2016

That one-time quintessential luxury food, lobster, has clawed its way back onto McDonald's menu this summer at about 600 locations in the Northeast, including…

Why the problem of restaurant pathogens REALLY may have a "silver" lining

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

A non-toxic type of cleaner that kills pathogens with a form of ionized silver is spreading in use after showing great results in several chains nationally.