Higher-quality builds, stuffed preparations and globally inspired varieties as the next menu trends for burgers
to reach restaurant-chain menus... More
Mediterranean Cuisine Boosted by Healthy Perception
The ingredients, simple preparations and cooking techniques of Mediterranean dishes appeal to consumers looking for
better-for-you fare... More
College Students Care About Sustainable Foods
Campus foodservice operations should determine their students' level of interest in local foods and develop new paths
to sustainability accordingly... More
What's on the Menu at Food Trucks
Technomic finds food truck customers responding to operators' unique menu items, especially twists on sandwiches and
comfort foods... More
Coffee Creations
Restaurant operators of all stripes are enhancing coffee with creamy ingredients, icy blends, new flavors and
adult-beverage recipes... More
Breakfast Can Mean Business for Hotels
Many consumers base their hotel decisions on whether they offer complimentary breakfast, and hotel operators have been
raising the bar on the morning meal... More
Chains Spin Off Fast-Casual Concepts
Many full-service brands, particularly casual-dining concepts, have been hard-hit by the economic turndown. Technomic
research has repeatedly found that in tough economic times, dining out... More
Hispanic Customers Want Hispanic Offerings — Sometimes
According to the 2011 Technomic Hispanic Foodservice Consumer Trend Report, nearly a quarter of Hispanic consumers
strongly agree that they would visit restaurants more often if they offered more Hispanic menu items... More
Condiments, Key Ingredients in Making Food a Success
As a business owner, I was invited to attend a luncheon event at a university in the region. The university wanted
to be a gracious host by impressing business owners and motivating them for support... More
Boloco brings on new VP of People Development
Boloco is excited to announce that Christine San Juan will join its team as the vice president of people development. Christine cultivated her human resources skills throughout 20
years of experience...More
Red Robin selects transaction wireless to make holiday family meals more merry with customized and personalized gift cards
Transaction Wireless, the leading provider of digital gift card solutions, today announces that Red Robin International, Inc., a casual dining restaurant chain focused on serving an
innovative selection of high-quality gourmet burgers...More
Partnership for a Healthier America Applauds New, Expanded Shop-Rite of Cheltenham
Partnership for a Healthier America CEO and President Lawrence A. Soler released the following statement today after the opening of the expanded Shop-Rite of Cheltenham, which is
increasing access to healthy, affordable food...More
Social Media is Leveling the Playing Field
The power of social media as a source of marketing intelligence is well documented. But there is another aspect to this dynamic force that strongly impacts the restaurant industry -
how social media is leveling the playing field...More
Cellit Announces Best Practices in QSR Mobile Marketing Programs
Cellit, a leading provider of mobile customer relationship management (CRM) systems for restaurants, retailers and other companies announced the findings of a 12 month analysis of almost 9,000 mobile... More
Pregel’s new products "Twist Traditional Up”
PreGel AMERICA, the U.S. subsidiary of the largest specialty dessert ingredient manufacturer in the world, announced the anticipated arrival of three new frozen desserts and
beverages: CafettoneTM; FruittoneTM; and YogurttoneTM... More
Advertising and Marketing Pros Launch Good Eats Agency, a Food and Restaurant Specialty Shop
As food and beverage marketing in the US becomes increasingly complex and even more competitive, marketers in the category have a new creative and strategic resource to tap...
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Frank Kent Honda revamps its Twin Creeks Cafe menu to include Cafe Aspen favorites
It’s been almost two years since Fort Worth’s beloved Cafe Aspen closed its doors, but Frank Kent Motor Co. felt a little nostalgic and decided to bring a little taste of it back to
life...More
Margaritas Mexican Restaurant Inks Franchise Deal for Greater Philly Area
A seasoned franchisee with more than 20 years in the restaurant industry has signed on to bring Margaritas Mexican Restaurant, a popular restaurant and lounge that’s developed a cult-following throughout New England... More
Singapore Exhibition Services will bring back five specialised trade shows for Asia’s hearty food and hospitality industry
Five specialised trade shows - FoodAsia, Bakery&Pastry, HotelAsia, HospitalityStyleAsia and HospitalityTechnology - each distinctively tailored to provide industry professionals with direct access to latest products... More
4 Things You Need to Know About Wine Apps
i-Somm LLC of San Diego has marked the one-year anniversary of the release of its i-Somm wine selection application for restaurants, hotels, private clubs and retail wine
stores...More
Fatburger opens first restaurant in Seoul; Multiple locations planned
Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc.'s (OTCBB: FCCG) Fatburger restaurant unit opened its first restaurant in Seoul, Korea this week. The Gangnam-gu location, in the southeast part
of the city, is a significant business district... More
Pizza Rustica teams up with UM-NSU card to raise some serious'Dough'
Miami Beach based Pizza Rustica, which serves huge slices of top quality pizza at affordable prices, is teaming up with University of Miami–Nova Southeastern
University... More
Healthier Kids Fare to debut at NRA Show 2012
A new Healthier Kids Fare pavilion will launch at the 2012 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show – set for its new dates May 5-8 at Chicago’s McCormick
Place... More
National Restaurant Association Applauds Launch of Freebookings, A Free Online Reservation Platform for Restaurants
The National Restaurant Association is underscoring its mission to help its members build customer loyalty, rewarding careers and financial
success... More
Smart Power Systems Unveils the SmartNet II
Smart Power Systems, a leading developer and manufacturer of power quality products, has recently announced the addition of the SmartNet II to their growing product
line... More
Simply Italian: Great Wines Tour 2012 Announces North American Dates for Mexico City and Miami
Simply Italian: Great Wines announces the return of its 11th annual North American trade tastings to be held in Miami, Florida and for the first time ever, Mexico
City... More
First Watch Launches Annual Holiday Gift Card Promotion
Daytime Café offers perfect gift for Breakfast, Brunch and Lunch enthusiasts... More
AZ restaurant aims for Chimi to become Arizona state food
Macayo's Mexican Kitchen, a 65 year old family-owned chain of restaurants in AZ, launched "Check Yes for
Chimi!" (checkyesforchimi.com) a campaign that
aims to make the Chimichanga Arizona's official state food... More
School District Implements Monitoring and Saves Energy With New Refrigeration Controller
Spanning approximately 260 square miles, the School District of Washington is geographically one of the largest school
districts in Missouri. Maintenance of the districts 11 schools, particularly the refrigeration equipment... More
Wine List App i-Somm Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary of Release, Enthusiastically Received by Restaurant Operators Nationwide
i-Somm LLC of San Diego has marked the one-year anniversary of the release of its state-of-the-art i-Somm wine selection
application for restaurants, hotels, private clubs and retail wine stores... More
Ambiance Radio Brings THE RIGHT MUSIC to Franchise Industry
Combining science, technology and hospitality industry knowledge, a fast-growing new company is tapping into the missing
link for increasing customer satisfaction and increasing revenues in restaurants, hotels, resorts and spas.. More
Factoring for food service companies—an alternative method by which food service business owners can get through a financing crisis
Like many sectors, food service vendors have been caught up in the recent severe lending credit environment. In large measure, the
banks are not responsible as they are merely reacting to the warnings of government regulators.... More
Expert Panel Defines Innovation and Creativity To Increase Wines By The Glass Revenue
According to a recent survey by Napa Technology, more than 88 percent of industry experts acknowledge that consumers are demanding
more interesting wine by the glass, and are willing to spend more... More
ValuePlan Offers New Low-Cost Business Valuation System Designed for Restaurant Owners
ValuePlan has introduced a new, low-cost business value system designed for restaurant owners, CFOs, and their
business advisors. The system provides a fast, flexible way to estimate the market value of a restaurant... More
Eighth Annual Women's Foodservice Forum Executive Summit Fuels Industry Leaders
For leaders to succeed in today's competitive business environment, they need knowledge, insights and the right
connections. The Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF) offers these things and more at its annual Executive Summit... More
Consumers Choose Restaurants for Frozen Creations
Ice cream is the top dessert in many consumers' hearts-be it in a bowl, cone or cup; topped, blended or served alone. More
than 1.5 billion gallons of hard and soft-serve ice cream were produced in the United States in 2009... More
Poultry Has Potential on the Breakfast Menu
It's relatively rare to find chicken and turkey on breakfast menus at foodservice operations. When it comes to
the proteins that accompany eggs, pancakes and breakfast sandwiches, most menus apply pork-based components like
bacon... More
Maitre'D Connects with RTI for Food & Labor Cost Savings
RTI (Restaurant Technology, Inc.) today announced that restaurants using the Maitre'D POS from Posera Software can now
manage food and labor costs using the RTIconnect™ Back Office system from RTI... More
PowerPay and Share Our Strength® Come Together to End Childhood Hunger
PowerPay proudly announces a new partnership with Share Our Strength, the leading national non-profit working
to end childhood hunger in America... More
Restaurant Management Recruiters Propels Industry with Game-Changing Mobile App
Restaurant Management Recruiters (RMR), a specialized recruiting firm created to serve the executive and management
recruiting needs of the restaurant industry, debuts RMR Mobile, a free mobile phone
application... More
DAVACO Executes Data Collection Initiatives for Clients
DAVACO, Inc., the national leading provider of turnkey retail and restaurant service solutions, recently announced that the
company is available to manage and execute data collection initiatives for nationwide retail and restaurant
brands... More
RTI Announces Interface to NEC Point-of-Sale Systems
RTI (Restaurant Technology, Inc.) today announced the release of its new interface between the NEC RSeMW or RSeMX
point-of-sale system and the RTIconnect™ Restaurant Back Office system... More
SUBWAY® Sandwich Chain Picks UK IT Solution for Worldwide Business Intelligence
The SUBWAY® chain has today announced a multi-year, global relationship with UK-based IT solutions
developer, PXtech... More
National Restaurant Association Announces New Dates for NRA Show 2012
The 2012 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show was originally scheduled for May 19-22 but
will now be in Chicago May 5-8, 2012... More
Boloco Earns Another 'Green' Star
Back in March 2008 boloco, a chain of inspired burrito restaurants, became the first fast-casual chain in New England to
become a Certified Green Restaurant® by the Green Restaurant Association (GRA). But when boloco found
out... More
Carnegie Mellon University School of Design and Eat'N Park Restaurants Launch Innovative Partnership to Fight Childhood Obesity
With obesity rates on the rise, the Carnegie Mellon University School of Design's Fitwits™ project and Pittsburgh-based Eat'n
Park Restaurants are joining forces to help fight the epidemic... More
NRA to launch Kids LiveWell today
The National Restaurant Association today is launching an exciting new initiative, Kids LiveWell, in collaboration with
California-based Healthy Dining... More
DMA Changes Name to Association of Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals
Dietary Managers Association, a leading organization for nutrition and foodservice professionals, announced
today it will officially change its name on January 1, 2012... More
Wines By The Glass Survey
Survey says: Expect to see a wider breadth of wines by the glass choices to meet the demands of increasingly wine educated, but
still cost conscious consumers. Restaurants who can perfect their wines by the glass programs... More
Vera's Burger Shack Inks US Expansion Deal
Vancouver-based Vera's Burger Shack, winner of "Vancouver's Best Burger" the last eight years
running, today announced the signing of an expansion deal which will see franchised locations opening across the
US Pacific Northwest... More
Trends in Restaurant Gift Cards
Gift cards are the most popular gift item in the United States - over $80 billion of gift cards are given out every year. Gift cards
are important to every major industry in the country, and the restaurant industry is no
exception... More
BoeFly Continues to Empower Franchisors and Support Business Growth with Services that Assist Franchisees in Obtaining Financing
BoeFly, the premier online marketplace connecting lenders with business borrowers, recently launched a special service for
Franchisors, to help assist their franchisees in obtaining bank financing... More
Abuelo's Revolutionizes Fajitas
This summer, Abuelo's Mexican restaurants are giving its guests even more great-tasting reasons to enjoy the
delicious, wood-grilled Fajitas they love... More
VooDoo BBQ and Grill Expands into South Carolina
VooDoo BBQ and Grill, a New Orleans style BBQ franchise concept, proudly announces their expansion outside
of Louisiana. As their 10th anniversary draws near, VooDoo BBQ has successfully grown in New Orleans, Baton
Rouge and... More
Lake Lanier Islands' Chef Rick Whorf Brings Something New to the Table
No stranger to the demands of serving a slew of discerning guests, Rick Whorf brings three decade's worth of experience in the
hospitality industry to his new role as Head Chef at Lake Lanier Islands Resort... More
The Coalition of Franchisee Associations Board of Directors Ratifies Universal Franchisee Bill of Rights
A mutually beneficial relationship between franchisors and franchisees is essential to the success of many American
industries-including the hospitality, restaurant, convenience store and automotive services
industries... More
Iron Chef America Judge Among Experts Tapped To Decide Top Burger in Chicago
Renowned culinary authority and Iron Chef America judge Mario Rizzotti will be one of five experts assembled to
evaluate creativity, taste, texture and presentation at the Third Annual Burger
Throwdown... More
Third Annual Summer BBQ and Burger Throwdown on Track to Break Attendance Record
Nearly 300 attended in 2010, and this year over 350 are expected at the Third Annual Summer BBQ and Burger Throwdown, a delicious
event produced by ACF Windy City Professional Culinarians. This competition pits... More
Outsourcing without Compromising Total Involvement and Control
Outsourcing as a business strategy began gaining prominence in the late 1980's and early 1990's as organizations
began looking for ways to diversify to compete globally and to trim costs. Both were accomplished
by.... More
Full-Service Chains Respond to Demand for Healthy Menus
Among the insights in Technomic's new 2010 Healthy Eating Consumer Trend Report is a finding that nearly half of today's
restaurant-goers want more healthful menu items... More
Asian Menu Items Move Beyond "Asian"
Consumers have come to know and embrace Tuscan and Sicilian regional versions of Italian cuisine, and are getting better
acquainted with other Mediterranean cuisines beyond Italian... More
Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen Announces $16 Million in Supply Chain Savings
"At Popeyes, we are very data centric - collecting and analyzing key information, and identifying those cost-saving
solutions that directly and indirectly impact each restaurant's bottom line," said Cheryl Bachelder, president and..." More
CKE Restaurants, Inc. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2011
The fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, included 13 weeks and 53 weeks, respectively, as compared
to 12 weeks and 52 weeks in the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 25, 2010... More
Hard Rock Hotels' Restaurants Get Rock-star Design, Performance Stage - USATODAY
While the tables are still just regular tables, you'll eat beneath chandeliers made out of brass drum cymbals or
speakers. You'll also see famous lyrics on the walls and concert crowd photos... More