6 ways to make your restaurant more sustainable without cutting profits

by Vishy Visweswaran — Chief Technology Officer, SCA Technologies

Follow these six tips that relate to promotions planning and execution to make your restaurant more sustainable in the current industry climate.

Taco Bell's mobile app hits 3M downloads

July 29, 2015

A partnership between Heartland Payment Systems and Taco Bell produced significant results.

Bojangles' names new VP

July 28, 2015

Bojangles’ has named Jayson Romeo as its VP of IT and strategic planning.

Sales up at Burger King, Tim Hortons

July 27, 2015

Restaurant Brands International, parent company of Burger King and Tim Horton’s, today reported positive results for both its brands for the second quarter…

Arby’s reports 19 quarters of same-sales store growth

July 27, 2015

Arby's, with more than 3,300 restaurants, has reported solid Q2 results, including that it achieved same-store sales growth of 7.6 percent versus the same…

What do the Department of Labor's proposed changes mean for restaurants?

While the U.S. Department of Labor proposed regulations contain a number of significant changes, of most concern to restaurants is the proposal that the…

A winning recipe — 4 tips to reduce liability in restaurants

To reduce the risk of liability lawsuits, restaurants should adhere to four strategies — attention, prevention, cooperation and mitigation.

FBI searches Subway spokesperson's home, seize computers

July 7, 2015

Authorities searched Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle’s home today, according to CNN, during a probe that may link him to an investigation of a person who once…

Webinar to focus on customer traffic, conversion insight

July 2, 2015

Traffic and conversion data can be priceless if a retailer understands how to use it to drive sales, engage with shoppers and boost marketing. An expert will…

Kansas Yum! franchisee adds to portfolio

July 1, 2015

KBP Foods, one of Yum! Brand’s largest franchisees, has acquired 24 restaurants in Kansas, Missouri and Florida from D-Carr Investments and related entities

NY restaurant owners to governor: Keep NY open for business

June 26, 2015

More than 100 restaurant owners and operators representing hundreds of restaurants across New York sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo imploring him to keep New…

Online menu maker upgrades platform

June 26, 2015

Online menu maker iMenuPro has upgraded its platform to help restaurateurs and small business owners create menus without investing enormous amounts of time…

Chain restaurants want health care law reform

June 25, 2015

The National Council of Chain Restaurants supports court's ruling.

Suzanne Greco named president of world's largest QSR

June 25, 2015

Suzanne Greco, who began her tenure with Subway as a sandwich artist in 1973, is now running the “world’s largest QSR” as its president.

Saving energy with employee engagement: Strategies for restaurants

What’s the secret to successful execution of a restaurant energy strategy? Two words: Employee engagement.

OrderSnapp launches free POS for pizzerias, small restaurants

June 22, 2015

The tablet is designed for startups looking to control investment costs and current restaurant owners who want to avoid expensive upgrades on old POS systems.

Receiving 101: Control and Safety

by John Krebs — President, Axis Purchasing

Whoever is in charge of receiving should follow a standard set of rules in order to maintain the safety of food and ensure you protect your bottom line.

Ordering solutions start-up now serving 400 restaurant clients

June 17, 2015

Clorder Inc., a developer of a cloud-based food ordering solution designed to help restaurants enhance their online presence, has added 100 new clients since…

Lightspeed POS enjoying big transaction-processing, customer-base growth

June 17, 2015

Commerce platform player Lightspeed POS today reported that it is processing $10 billion in transactions every year and its customer base now boasts 24,00…

Creating franchise-friendly supply chains

A well-managed supply chain accomplishes three vital goals that are critical to a franchisee’s operations and bottom line: