Are wearables the future of dining out?

Wearables in the food industry can increase in-house communication with the entire staff and elevate the customer service experience, giving you an edge over…

Carl's Jr. breakfast burger now stays up all night

February 16, 2017

Carl's Jr. is making its breakfast burger available all day at the chain's locations, according to a news release. 

Church's promotes purchasing exec to VP of supply chain

February 16, 2017

Church's Chicken has promoted its senior purchasing director, Chris Ward, to the office of vice president of supply chain, according to a news release.  Ward…

Wendy's FY2016 results show impact of optimization efforts

February 16, 2017

Wendy's wrapped up its 16th straight quarter of same-store sales growth, according to a company press release about the fiscal year and its final quarter, both…

Puzder withdraws his name for Labor Sec, rights organizations applaud

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

CKE Restaurant Group CEO Andrew Pudzer has officially withdrawn his name from the nomination for Labor Secretary.

Speedline Solutions debuts new menu management tool

February 15, 2017

Speedline Solutions is debuting a menu management system to help chains create and release a consistent menu for all locations as well as ConnectService, which…

Fake news on McDonald's and Chipotle stopped in its tracks

February 15, 2017

Fake news is again causing problems for the foodservice industry, this time inolving McDonald's and Chipotle. The event also involved reporters at USA Today…

Wendy's to chickens: 'Let's get small'

February 15, 2017

"Smaller is better" may not be a saying you hear much, but when it comes to chickens and their meat, Wendy's believes that is the case. The chain announced…

Hardee's CEO and labor sec'y nominee sued for labor law violations

February 15, 2017

Labor secretary nominee and CKE Restaurant Group CEO Andrew Puzder may have a labor violations lawsuit on his hands. While at least four Senate Republicans…

Krystal puts shrimp in the 'Mix'

February 15, 2017

Krystal is putting its Shrimp Po' Boy in its Mix for $5 value through April 16, in partnership with King & Prince Seafood, according to a release. The…

New restaurant rating system focuses on economic impact

February 14, 2017

Food industry veteran Sara Brito and entrepreneur Jeff Hermanson have collaborated to create a new rating system for all restaurants based on economic impact…

Subway puts fish on the menu for Lenten adherents

February 14, 2017

The pre-Easter season of Lent celebrated by many Christians is right around the corner, and Subway is hoping to reel in a few with a couple of fish offerings.

Marco's names COO

February 14, 2017

Marco's Pizza has promoted its EVP of operations and former Burger King executive, Tony Libardi to chief operations officer, a news release said. In the new…

Taco Bell puts weddings on Vegas menu

February 14, 2017

Last week it was  Domino's beginning the world's first pizza wedding registry.

Harris poll yields dim glow for restaurant brands

February 14, 2017

These are not only tumultuous but very partisan times in the U.S., and a Harris Poll indicated that the public perception of foodservice brands often swirls…

Good Times lives up to its name in Q1 financials

February 13, 2017

Good Times Restaurants had a relatively good trip through 2017 first quarter, according to financial results released this month.  

Yum asks, 'Why shouldn't the chicken cross the road?'

February 13, 2017

Yum is taking its chicken show on the road, according to a conference call with the Louisville-based company's CEO Greg Creed Thursday, who said the company…

Arby's hack could affect 350,000 customers

February 13, 2017

Arby's has not responded to the report claiming that the credit card information of more than 350,000 of is customers may have been hacked. Cyber…

Pizza industry mourns death of Little Caesar's founder

February 13, 2017

The death of 87-year-old Little Caesar's founder, Mike Ilitch, Friday has hit a lot of people in their hearts over the weekend. He not only grew one of the…

How to romance customers out of Valentine's Day dollars

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Coming up with attractive and creative Valentine's Day promos can be a challenge when nearly every restaurant on the planet is competing for the consumer’s…