5 reasons to personalize your restaurant website now

More and more big name restaurants and chains are creating one-to-one, unique website experiences for visitors to drive higher user engagement and customer…

First Data launches 'all-in-one' payment solution for restaurants

June 30, 2015

First Data Clover Mini is designed to provide business owners an "all-in-one" solution to streamline operations, expand business and customer intelligence…

Culver's hires new director of menu development

June 29, 2015

Culver Franchising System Inc. has announced that Quinn Adkins will take over as director of menu development.

ICXSummit: How to bring 'social proof' into your brick-and-mortar locations

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Brick-and-mortar retailers and restaurants must find ways to bring “social proof” to their stores and technology may be the way to do it.

Sysco steps away from US Foods acquisition following federal court injunction

June 29, 2015

Sysco Corp. won't be appealing a federal court ruling against its planned $3.5 billion acquisition of US Foods and will be going back to the drawing board to…

Egg shortage 2015: How is your restaurant coping?

by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group

Due to the egg shortage, local and national restaurants have had to improvise when it comes to providing eggs to their customers. Some have had to limit egg…

NY restaurant owners to governor: Keep NY open for business

June 26, 2015

More than 100 restaurant owners and operators representing hundreds of restaurants across New York sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo imploring him to keep New…

Online menu maker upgrades platform

June 26, 2015

Online menu maker iMenuPro has upgraded its platform to help restaurateurs and small business owners create menus without investing enormous amounts of time…

How helping employees reach financial stability will help your restaurant

Helping employees achieve financial stability by educating them on the public benefits already available not only helps improve the quality of their lives, but…

Restaurant digital signage is heating up

by Scott Sharon — CEO, START

Digital menu board blogger looks at hot trends in restaurant digital signage. Digital menu boards and restaurant digital signage are getting smarter and and…

QSR outperforming FSR sales, report says

June 26, 2015

QSR sales increased 5.2-percent on the index, while full-service FSR sales increased 1.4 percent.

McDonald’s offering consumers healthier choices

June 25, 2015

McDonald's has made a global commitment to increase customers' access to fruit and vegetables.

Chain restaurants want health care law reform

June 25, 2015

The National Council of Chain Restaurants supports court's ruling.

Suzanne Greco named president of world's largest QSR

June 25, 2015

Suzanne Greco, who began her tenure with Subway as a sandwich artist in 1973, is now running the “world’s largest QSR” as its president.

Saving energy with employee engagement: Strategies for restaurants

What’s the secret to successful execution of a restaurant energy strategy? Two words: Employee engagement.

EuroBake unveils artisanal buns for growing gourmet burger trend

June 25, 2015

Americans ordered 9 billion burgers at restaurants in 2014, a 3-percent increase from the previous year.

Cyclists can now carry McDonald's meals on their bikes

June 24, 2015

The struggling chain released its latest ad, which features a new form of packing created in partnership with ad agency, Tribal: The McBike, a box that enables…

Coffee driving restaurant domination in UK, report says

June 24, 2015

The report includes an analysis of market size outlets and transactions in the U.K. and key players in the U.K. foodservice market.

Filter aims to reduce kitchens' carbon footprint, operating costs

June 24, 2015

A new filter system captures waste heat from cook lines to preheat water, an ecologically-friendly feature intended to save commercial kitchen operators…

Webinar download available: 'Why You Can't Afford to Miss the Fast Casual Pizza Revolution'

June 24, 2015

A free webinar, "Why You Can't Afford to Miss the Fast Casual Pizza Revolution," is now available for download.