Understanding site selection variables for restaurant tenants

When you're looking for the right property for a pizzeria or QSR, having a checklist of desirable criteria can help you stay on track.

White Castle dials up slider’s status via YouTube video series

October 21, 2016

White Castle is clearly going all in for the QSR trend toward higher-end menu items by partnering with a food and travel network and the FoodBeast site on a…

Del Taco enjoys strong Q3 sales growth

October 20, 2016

Del Taco Restaurants is celebrating its twelfth consecutive quarter of positive same store sales boasting a jump of 6.7 percent.

Church's Chicken raises money to end childhood hunger

October 20, 2016

Church's Chicken partnered with No Kid Hungry, raising $300,167 this year to end childhood hunger.

Culver's CEO, Phil Keiser, passes away

October 17, 2016

Culver's President and CEO Phil Keiser died last Friday of natural causes, according to a news release sent out by the company this afternoon. Co-founder Craig…

Telus, Digi International partner for IoT food-safety solution

October 13, 2016

Telus and Digi International have partnered to introduce an Internet of Things food-safety technology that monitors the temperature of perishable goods.  

Potbelly Sandwich Shop opens second Knoxville location

October 13, 2016

Potbelly Sandwich Shop is opening its second Knoxville location, this one to be located at 522 South Gay Street.

Prepare to be deliciously abused at Gordon Ramsay's new QSR concept

October 13, 2016

  Not sure whether massive amounts of verbal abuse is on the menu, but you can be sure the kitchen staff at Gordon Ramsay's fourth Las Vegas restaurant…

Questioning why you got into this crazy business? Here's a place to find an answer

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

Though the readers of this website are involved in another sector of the food service industry, many of you still attended the Fast Casual Executive Summit…

Toast POS releases consumer report on technology, restaurant experience

October 12, 2016

A good number of consumers believe technology improves the restaurant experience, according to a study, conducted by Toast Restaurant POS, with 79 percent…

Epson announces exclusive customer loyalty solution release

October 12, 2016

Epson America, Inc has announced the release of Spendgo's latest POS platform.

How do millennials love thee? Let 'em count the ways

by Seshu Madabushi — Founder & CEO, mKonnekt

Millennials are a prime focal group for targeted marketing, a relatively untapped approach that marketers are slowly lining up to use for this age demographic.

Study: Technology as important as food for QSRs

October 7, 2016

The quick-service restaurant industry is primed to go all in for all types of technology, with particular emphasis on digital signage and front-of-house POS…

Subway taps into seasonal favorites for fall

October 6, 2016

Turkey, cranberries and pumpkin are not only foods of the fall season, but also llimited-time specials on the Subway menu through the end of 2016. /

Chorizo stars in Cousins LTOs

October 6, 2016

A spicy, porky chorizo is the signature item in the new Cousins Subs LTOs, which include a chorizo chicken and a chorizo ham sub, according to a news release.

Raining froyo: Orange Leaf makes first delivery by drone

October 5, 2016

Frozen food delivery via drone might have started with junk food — a la 7-Eleven's Slurpee delivery — but better-for-you food is jumping on the drone-wagon now…

Burger King kicks off philanthropy event

October 5, 2016

Burger King McLamore Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Burger King, has launched its 2016 in-store fundraiser, benefiting the Burger King Scholars…

Popeyes releases limited-time menu deal

October 5, 2016

Popeyes is rolling out its $4 Wicked Good Deal, offering guests a chicken strips entrée with one side, and a biscuit, according to a news release. The menu…

Sonic freezes tea time this fall

October 3, 2016

As it gets chillier outside, Sonic Drive-in is introducing a way to get chillier inside, with the chain's new LTO, frozen sweet tea in three new…

Chipotle adds spicy permanent menu item on National Taco Day

October 3, 2016

A great pilot test and the increasing American affinity for all things spicy is prompting Chipotle Mexican Grill to add full-flavored pork-and-chicken sausage…