Cherryh Cansler
Cherryh Cansler
Cherryh Cansler is Publisher of FastCasual.com and Vice President of Connect Food. She has been covering the restaurant industry since 2012. Her byline has appeared in Forbes, The Kansas City Star and American Fitness magazine, among many others.
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Nominations now open for Top 30 Movers & Shakers: Catering
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Nominations will close July 28, 2026.
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Wonder, Dave’s Hot Chicken Real Estate VPs reveal growth strategies
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Real estate strategy is central to growth for restaurant brands, and Wonder and Dave's Hot Chicken are taking different approaches to scale. In a podcast…
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'You’re not annoying; you’re marketing': Top takeaways from the Restaurant Marketing Workshop
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Check out these 10 highlights of the Restaurant Marketing Workshop.
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Navigating the tightest restaurant real estate market in 20 years
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Ebere Anokute, head of retail research for CBRE, during the ICSC real estate conference in Las Vegas, reveals the shifting dynamics of restaurant real estate…
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No clicks given: How to get AI to recommend your restaurant
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
The shift has brought us to a new frontier: GEO (Generative Engine Optimization). If SEO was about being found by a search engine, GEO is about being…
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Meet the Top 30 Movers & Shakers: Restaurant Marketing
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
We’re proud to honor the 2026 Restaurant Marketing Top 30 Movers & Shakers, who will be recognized at the Restaurant Marketing Workshop on June 2–3 in Boston.
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'Don't go viral without this system:' Keynote to reveal growth framework at Restaurant Marketing Workshop
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
The 2026 agenda is designed to cover every touchpoint of the modern guest journey. If a topic impacts your brand's bottom line, it is on the schedule.
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Got marketing chops? Prove it: The 2nd Annual Top 30 Movers & Shakers Nominations are live
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Calling all restaurant marketing visionaries!
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Can Dave’s Hot Chicken leaders conjure magic from Mike's Red Tacos?
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Mike's Red Tacos, a beef birria concept born just four years ago, has deals in place to open more than 200 locations. While the rapid expansion is turning…
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Pizza vs. Chicken: The ultimate industry 'vibe check' at RFIS
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Executives in the pizza and chicken restaurant fields will answer questions about feedback in a 'Family Feud'-style game at the Restaurant Franchising and…
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