Online food orders up 10% during NFL season

October 24, 2013

GrubHub's newly released analysis of 2012 and 2013 data reveals that online food orders jump by about 10 percent during NFL games.

Subway Canada hits 3,000-unit milestone

October 24, 2013

The Subway restaurant chain has reached the milestone of 3,000 open and operating locations throughout Canada. The landmark restaurant, which is open 24 hours…

DelaGet launches mobile restaurant management solution

October 24, 2013

DelaGet, a restaurant software and financial services company based in Golden Valley, Minn., has launched the COACH platform. The new product was created to…

Revention ranked among best places to work in Houston

October 24, 2013

Revention Inc. has been chosen as one of Houston Business Journal's Best Places to Work.

Menu upgrades discussed at the Fast Casual Executive Summit

Shannon McClellan, key account manager for Kraft, attended the Fast Casual Executive Summit and talked with site editor Cherryh Butler about simple ways to…

Is your app ready for Apple's iOS7?

by Jess Taylor — CEO, Blue Rocket

Apple's recent release of iOS 7 has several changes, and with any new software update, there are bound to be a few glitches. Since your restaurant's app is…

Mobile is ideal for Millennials

by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh

When it comes to mobile marketing in fast casual restaurants, it's all about Millennials—at least that's the belief of several restaurant operators we listened…

Not so scary Halloween

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

Consumers spend a lot for Halloween; the key is to be creative and promote louder than your competition.

College campuses a focal point of Dunkin' Donuts' growth

October 23, 2013

Dunkin' Donuts continues to grow its presence on college campuses around the country. The company's nontraditional campus footprint includes full retail…

Cheba Hut rolls out new menu

October 23, 2013

Cheba Hut "Toasted" Subs has rolled out a new menu item featuring sandwiches, salads and "Munchies" (appetizers).

Data shows QSRs have high iPad POS adoption rates

October 23, 2013

ShopKeep POS, a cloud-based POS software provider, released new data this week examining third quarter trends for brick and mortar retailers that use its iPad…

Barfresh gains rights to supply ready-to-blend beverages in new global markets

October 23, 2013

Barfresh Food Group Inc., a marketer and distributor of ready-to-blend beverages, including smoothies, shakes and frappes, has acquired the exclusive worldwide…

Krispy Kreme plans Taiwan debut in December

October 23, 2013

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts plans to debut in Taiwan in December. Focus Taiwan's news site reports that the brand's Facebook page posted: "Coming to Taipei in…

Cheeseboy celebrates 1 millionth sale with food bank donation

October 23, 2013

Cheeseboy has donated $10,000 to the Greater Boston Food Bank on behalf of its Millionth Grilled Cheese Contest winner. In celebration of selling its …

Taco Bell awards teens for developing the Taquito Rico

October 23, 2013

Teens from the city of Wilmington, Calif., won a competition held by a local Taco Bell store, earning them $9,500 in scholarships from the Taco Bell Foundation…

Arby's raises record amount for childhood hunger campaign

October 23, 2013

Arby's restaurants across the country raised a record-breaking $3 million in six weeks as part of its partnership with Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry. This…

Restaurants expected to post 3.2% job growth in 2013

October 23, 2013

The restaurant industry is expected to finish 2013 with a job growth rate of 3.2 percent. This is according to new analysis from the National Restaurant…

Lavu intros new POS features to simplify tax collection

October 23, 2013

Lavu Inc. has introduced new features to its restaurant POS system that the company said had previously only been found in high-end legacy systems.

Sonic turns in 5.9% same-store sales growth

October 22, 2013

Sonic Corp.'s fourth quarter results, announced Monday, include a same-store sales increase of 5.9 percent systemwide. Franchised locations were up 6 percent…

Long John Silver's names new VP of planning and performance

October 22, 2013

Long John Silver's has named Brian Scantland as vice president, Planning and Performance Improvement. Scantland will report to CEO Mike Kern.