Foodservice learning from the Fancy Food Show

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

Gluten-free remains a hot trend, while others are just now emerging, such as coconut flavor and salty/sweet combos.

OpenTable acquires Foodspotting

January 29, 2013

OpenTable Inc., a provider of online restaurant reservations, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Foodspotting, an app…

Ben & Jerry's new flavor inspired by '30 Rock' series finale

January 29, 2013

Ben & Jerry's will reveal a new flavor inspired by the NBC series "30 Rock," which airs its series finale on Jan. 31. The flavor will be ceremoniously…

Menchie's franchise agreement paves way for Canadian expansion

January 29, 2013

Yogurtworld Franchising Corp. announced that it has sold its rights to develop and operate Menchie's Frozen Yogurt units in Canada. The primary assets that…

Dunkin' Donuts marking down bakery sandwiches in February

January 29, 2013

Dunkin' Donuts is embracing the extra value menu trend by offering its bakery sandwiches for the suggested retail price of $2.99 during February. The all-day…

Report: Majority of consumers now use mobile food ordering tools

January 29, 2013

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and its Mobile Marketing Center of Excellence, in partnership with Viggle, have released the "Mealtime Goes Mobile…

Taco Bell releases Super Bowl commercial, adds to Cantina menu

January 29, 2013

Taco Bell's Super Bowl commercial, titled "Viva Young" and featuring 87-year-old Bernie Goldblatt emulating the brand's "Live Mas" tagline, is now available on…

PAR intros 'value-priced' POS terminal for smaller restaurants

January 29, 2013

ParTech has launched a new POS terminal geared toward smaller restaurant chains, the PAR EverServ 500 POS terminal.

Tasti D-Lite/Planet Smoothie continue co-branded expansion

January 29, 2013

A Planet Smoothie location in Altamonte Springs, Fla., has added Tasti D-Lite to its center. The store officially opened as a co-brand Jan. 25. A grand…

Catering company ramps up momentum with expanded restaurant network

January 29, 2013

Phoodeez, a Boston-based company that specializes in partnering with those in need of catering with restaurants, has launched its Frequent Phoodeez program and…

Mobile printer helps with line busting

Star's Jon Levin explains to Cherryh Butler, editor of fastcasual.com, how its new series of mobile printers can help retail and restaurant staff quickly…

Heart-shaped donuts return to Dunkin' Donuts

January 28, 2013

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Dunkin’ Donuts has brought back its heart-shaped donuts, including the Cupid’s Choice donut and the new brownie batter donut.

Popeyes shifts spotlight to shrimp for Lenten season

January 28, 2013

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., has brought back its Louisiana-inspired butterfly shrimp just in time for the Lenten season.

Quiznos plans aggressive expansion in Mexico

January 28, 2013

Quiznos has partnered with Mexico City-based Quizmex SA DE CV to open more than 150 restaurants in Mexico throughout the next 10 years, including five in…

Church's Chicken preps for Lent with seafood menu

January 28, 2013

Church's Chicken has added white fish fillets, fish and chips and crunchy, battered popcorn shrimp to the menu. The seafood offerings are available starting…

Tips on keeping food purchasing costs down

Many of the reasons restaurant costs can flair are by overlooking simple procedures and tests.

Subway issues apology, promises consistency for footlongs

January 28, 2013

Subway has apologized to its customers after a photo went viral showing a footlong sandwich measuring less than 12 inches that sparked subsequent lawsuits for…

Popeyes returns to Vietnam market

January 28, 2013

Last week, Popeyes opened a new restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, six months after the company exited the country, citing losses.

Facebook's Graph finds restaurant ‘Likes’ but falls short of authentic endorsements

by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced the company was refining its search feature dubbed Graph, a tool it heralded as particularly good for finding…

VIBE mobile wallet launches with QSRs on board

January 25, 2013

At the Missouri Restaurant Association's Inaugural Ball held in St. Louis earlier this week, FreedomPay introduced its VIBE mobile wallet platform