Church’s Texas Chicken taps Tim Waddell for EVP of international business

September 7, 2022

Church's Texas Chicken has hired Tim Waddell has its EVP of international business. Waddell brings extensive experience in the areas of global development…

Cold brew coffee resumes its pre-pandemic surge

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Cold brew coffee has resumed its pre-pandemic fast growth and is expanding in numerous serving settings to a loyal customer base that skews younger, higher…

Chick-fil-A program donates 15M meals

September 7, 2022

The Chick-fil-A Shared Table program has donated a milestone 15 million meals since the start of the program to fight food insecurity and reduce food waste…

Bojangles taps Patricia Halpin as VP of growth

September 7, 2022

Bojangles has appointed Patricia Halpin as the company's vice president of growth. In her role, Halpin will lead Bojangles' aggressive franchise expansion in…

Chip Cookies bakes up plans for 500 stores in 5 years

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Chip Cookies has 10 units in Utah and Idaho. The brand's leadership plans to open 500 stores in the next five years.

Introducing the 2022 Fast Casual Perfect Pitchers

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Following a global contest, five concepts will compete in The Perfect Pitch at the annual Fast Casual Executive Summit. Here's a sneak peek of the presenters.

Imperial Dade acquires foodservice/janitorial sanitation provider

September 7, 2022

Imperial Dade, a distributor of foodservice packaging and janitorial supplies, has acquired International Sales & Marketing, a distributor of foodservice…

6 Tips to Improve Restaurant Efficiency

At the end of 2021, there were 14.5 million people working in the restaurant industry. While this is still 1 million less than the industry’s pre-pandemic…

Burger King to expand in Poland

September 6, 2022

Burger King and McWin, a private investment firm specializing in the foodservice and food technology sectors, have inked a master franchise and development…

White Castle adds 2 varieties to 1921 Slider

September 6, 2022

White Castle is adding two variations to its newly added The 1921 Slider, according to a press release.

Domino's launches inflation relief deal

September 6, 2022

Domino's stores nationwide are offering 20% off all menu-priced items ordered online, according to a press release.

McDonald's adds cheese danish to McCafé lineup

September 6, 2022

McDonald's will introduce the Cheese Danish to its McCafé lineup beginning Sept. 14.

Taking a lunch break benefits diners, restaurants

September 6, 2022

Taking that lunch break, an act nearly 40% of people do occasionally, rarely or never, offers up a slew of benefits to both dining patrons and restaurants.

Chick-fil-A opens 1st Hawaii location

September 6, 2022

Chick-fil-A has opened its first restaurant in Kahului in the state of Hawaii. The store opened Sept. 1, according to a press release.

Yo-Kai Express teams with Ippudo, TableMark on ramen udon autonomous restaurant

September 5, 2022

Yo-Kai Express Inc., a Silicon Valley-based maker of a machine that creates hot ramen noodles on demand, has teamed with TableMark, a frozen food manufacturer…

A Look at Restaurant Food Labeling: What are Food Labels & Why Do We Need Them?

Did you know, that in 1850, President Zachary Taylor consumed contaminated food at a fundraising event, which ultimately led to his death? In this blog post…

Marco's Pizza taps SOCi for local store marketing platform

September 2, 2022

Marco's Pizza has partnered with SOCi Inc., a marketing platform for multi-location brands, to utilize SOCi's local store marketing platform systemwide. The…

Starbucks taps PepsiCo veteran Laxman Narasimhan as CEO

September 2, 2022

Starbucks Coffee Co. has named Laxman Narasimhan CEO, effective Oct. 1, 2022, succeeding interim CEO Howard Schultz, the company announced in a press release.

Why restaurants are dropping phone lines for voice bot systems

September 1, 2022

More restaurants are replacing direct phone lines with voice bots to allow workers to focus on serving, cooking and internal operations.

Taco Bell Foundation commits to raising $100M by 2026

September 1, 2022

The Taco Bell Foundation is committing to raising $100 million by 2026 to continue supporting its nonprofit partners, scholars and changemakers. The Foundation…