5 ways technology is transforming dining experiences in the UK

September 11, 2013

PaymentSense, a United Kingdom-based card payment and EPoS provider, has compiled a list of some of the ways technology is being used to keep restaurant…

McDonald's testing mobile payment app

September 11, 2013

McDonald's is jumping on the mobile payments bandwagon, testing the platform in its Salt Lake City and Austin, Texas, markets. According to Bloomberg…

Download free webinar: '5 Reasons Beef Fits Fast Casual'

September 11, 2013

Beef is still the top-selling protein at most restaurants, and the demand is still increasing. In this webinar — "5 Reasons Beef Fits Fast Casual More Than…

Optimize distribution costs (Part II)

The best way to reduce cost is to commit to a distributor, negotiate directly and join a GPO.

Subway adds cross-platform partnership for NBC's live competition show

September 10, 2013

NBCUniversal today announced cross-platform advertising partnerships with Subway restaurants, as well as Eveready and Orville Redenbacher's for its "The…

McDonald's market offering a bundled value meal

September 9, 2013

Bundled meals, common at pizza and chicken concepts, may finally be trickling into the burger space. McDonald's is reportedly testing a "multiperson boxed…

White Castle adds medley salads to the mix

September 9, 2013

White Castle has introduced three new medley salads to its menu — including plain, with grilled chicken or with the brand’s signature Chicken Rings.

Cold Stone Creamery plants flag in South Africa

September 9, 2013

Cold Stone Creamery has added South Africa to its portfolio — its 26th country.  To facilitate the expansion, Kahala, parent company of Cold Stone Creamery…

California franchisees among Subway's top operators worldwide

September 9, 2013

Subway, which has about 19,000 franchisees worldwide, has named seven recipients of its 2013 Franchisee of the Year awards and three recipients of its…

Popeyes adds Dollywood CEO to board

September 9, 2013

Popeyes’ parent company AFC Enterprises Inc. has added Joel K. Manby to its board of directors.

Report analyzing fast food industry now available

September 9, 2013

Packaged Facts has released its latest analysis of the fast food restaurant industry, focusing on the quick-service, fast casual, and snack and beverage…

E-learning platform, Schoox, delivers 500,000 video lectures to restaurant employees

September 9, 2013

Red Book Connect's Schoox, a social e-learning platform for the service industry, announced today that it has delivered more than 500,000 video lectures to…

Free webinar on employee training available for download

September 9, 2013

Training teams is an essential part of any restaurant's operations, but how that training is accomplished is changing in positive ways that help learners be…

Revention releases new 'Table & Guest Management' module

September 6, 2013

Revention has released a new point-of-sale module, Table and Guest Management, which provides tools to manage table turns, server assignments and food…

SUBWAY takes on Fashion Week

September 6, 2013

Designers will create ensembles using only restaurant materials Wednesday as part of Project SUBWAY, during Nolcha Fashion Week at Chelsea Piers' Pier 5…

Cold Stone Creamery expands into South Africa

September 6, 2013

Cold Stone Creamery continues to expand its footprint, with South Africa becoming the 26th country the brand has entered. Kahala, Cold Stone's Creamery's…

Ecolab's launches 'Super Contact Cleaner '

September 6, 2013

Ecolab has created a super contact cleaner for the limited-service industry that clings to vertical and inverted surfaces for faster and easier removal of…

Jury orders Jack in the Box to pay Missouri man $20.5M

September 6, 2013

A St. Louis man who was permanently disabled in a fight in the parking lot of a St. Louis Jack in the Box restaurant is set to receive $20.5 million from the…

Self-service doesn't mean 'no service'

by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo

In a classic 1995 episode of "Seinfeld," Jerry's kooky neighbor Kramer gets a new phone number, the digits of which are very similar to a movie information…

NRA launches online employee-notification tool

September 5, 2013

The National Restaurant Association has launched a new tool to help restaurateurs notify employees about new government-run health insurance marketplaces.