FCES15: Beverage smarts: What’s on trend

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Beverages are an important aspect of the consumer dining experience and play a critical part of a restaurant’s branding efforts. Being on trend is key to…

Carpigiani shares sweet opportunity with 'Fantastick 4 U' concept

October 23, 2015

The gelato bar concept is gaining momentum in the frozen dessert market with gelato bar shops surfacing across the U.S.

SCA launches drive-thru napkin dispenser in North America

October 16, 2015

SCA, the producer of the Tork brand of away-from-home professional hygiene products, announced the launch of the Tork Xpressnap Drive Thru Napkin Dispenser.

Revention releases secure EMV payment solution

October 15, 2015

Revention, which provides point-of-sale solutions to the hospitality industry, announced the release of its new EMV Secure Payment software solution.

Dead mouse found in Subway sandwich in Oregon

October 14, 2015

A customer says he found a dead mouse in a sandwich at a Subway restaurant in Lincoln City, Oregon, Portland’s KGW.com reports.

EMV is here: Now what?

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

The liability shift hit Oct, 1, but there's still a lot of work to be done to get consumers and merchants ready for the new payments environment.

Mobile payments continuing to grow in QSR

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Why is mobile so key to digital ordering success? This question and others are answered by experts.

Zenput debuts thermometer integration for food quality control, compliance

September 22, 2015

Zenput, a provider of mobile operations management for retailers and restaurants, has announced an integration with BlueTherm probe thermometers, which lets…

How restaurant chains can increase profits by improving energy and operational efficiency

By implementing device-level monitoring of energy consumption, chains gain unmatched visibility into the devices running their restaurants and can easily…

Tully's Coffee launches iPad POS

August 27, 2015

Tully's Coffee has a new iPad POS.

Jamba Juice launches mobile 'order ahead' app

August 17, 2015

Jamba Juice has improved convenience for consumers who can't wait for their next juice or smoothie.

NRA announces alignment with Zip Schedules

August 14, 2015

Zip Schedules provides a stream-lined system for operators and managers to create clear, manageable employee schedules.

Long John Silver’s franchisee cuts drive-thru time with wireless audio system

August 12, 2015

Corbin Restaurants, a Long John's Service franchisee in Lexington, Kentucky, has deployed the Panasonic Attune II Wireless Audio System to improve customer…

How one restaurant is cutting egg prices

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

While most restaurants are still passing down higher egg prices to customers thanks to the egg shortage caused by the bird flu, one restaurant has discovered a…

Egg shortage 2015: How is your restaurant coping?

by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group

Due to the egg shortage, local and national restaurants have had to improvise when it comes to providing eggs to their customers. Some have had to limit egg…

Long John Silver's transitions commodities, payment systems, hires new COO

May 27, 2015

Long John Silver's announced the company has outsourced its complete supply chain operation to SpenDifference.

A look at NRA 2015

About 60,000 foodservice providers and operators met this week in Chicago for NRA 2015.

Industry gears up for NRA show

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The restaurant industry’s biggest show of the year is kicking off Saturday when tens of thousands of restaurant operators and vendors meet in Chicago for the…

Supply chain strategic value growing due to greater consumer control, Technomic says

April 22, 2015

Technomic released its latest report, State of the Foodservice Supply Chain 2014.

LRS releases waitlist app that sends table status updates to host stand remotely

April 7, 2015

Long Range Systems, a supplier of technology designed to improve and enhance the guest experience, announced an updated version of On Cue for Restaurants.