Company launches platform to lower costs of mobile-ordering deployments

March 21, 2017

Avanti, the company that provided Subway with its mobile-ordering platform, has made it possible for smaller chains to use the same type of system since it…

Free download: 5 Essential Strategies for Selecting and Implementing a Cloud-Based POS

March 20, 2017

Implementing crucial technology, such as a new cloud-based POS, can be a challenge if you don't know what you are up against. To help operators avoid any…

Popcorn is on a roll in Minneapolis

March 16, 2017

The QSR snack food trend continues to grow, making this an ideal time for the world's largest popcorn franchise retailer, Doc Popcorn, to take the chain's…

Stay solid: Join the movement to add 'e' to Pi Day

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

Enough of this obscure 3.14 math stuff. Join restaurateurs everywhere to make this day about the real "pie" — the one dripping with cheese on a steamy crust.

Using technology to comply with menu-labeling legislation

There is simple and intuitive software out there that provides access to calorie counts and nutritional information at the click of a button, empowering the…

Spring training: Are you disengaging your employees?

Clearly, increasing employee satisfaction, engagement, and retention is critical to your success, but the question remains: What can you do to truly achieve…

A day without women in the restaurant industry?

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

March 6, 2017

Women contribute largely to the restaurant industry, according to the Departmentment of Labor, which reported that in 2015, the foodservice industry as a whole…

Manitowoc Foodservice rebranded as Welbilt

March 6, 2017

Manitowoc Foodservice Inc. announced today that it has completed its name change to Welbilt Inc. and will begin trading today on the New York Stock Exchange…

Standing out in 2017: How to implement 4 fresh marketing tips

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Check out four ways to up your marketing game in 2017.

The plant-based burger that 'bleeds' like rare beef

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

It bleeds on the plate like a rare-cooked beef burger, tastes like a patty of ground beef but is produced with a mere sliver of the resources used to produce…

[WEBINAR] Food safety, human error and the digital age

February 24, 2017

It's true. The number of foodborne illnesses has grown in recent years. In fact, from 1990 to 2014, the number of such incidents reported increased 81 percent…

Research: Worldwide political uncertainty = unpredictable economies

February 24, 2017

The wildly fluctuating and uncertain political climate in both the U.S. and Europe may cause some real problems for the economy this year for both areas, while…

5 ways to improve your mobile-ordering experience

Adoption is so high that mobile ordering is expected to be a $38B business by 2020 among QSR chains alone.

How payments technologies are changing fast food

Careful consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of each available payments option will enable restaurant owners to find the one that best meets the…

5 ways to run your restaurant in an uncertain political time

by Steven Starr — President, starrdesign

With questions surrounding labor costs and market patterns many restaurateur operators may wonder how to deal with this tumultuous period and continue to move…

Saladworks CEO reveals brand's 5-step come-back strategy

Saladworks was facing bankruptcy in 2015, when Centre Lane Partners bought it for nearly $17 million. Since then, CEO Patrick Sugrue has been working to…

4 metrics every restaurant should track

You may be running a well-structured training program for new staff in the hopes that they’ll learn quickly and become more productive, but you might be…

BuzzFeed exec schools restaurateurs on mastering customer engagement

Jennifer Klawin, SVP, brand strategy, West Coast for BuzzFeed, shared social media tips with restaurateurs.

Ode to the taco: Why the old-school menu item is trending

Tacos aren't new, but they are trendier than ever. Here's why.

Workers' groups quiet about Trump's pick to replace Hardee's CEO as labor sec nominee

February 20, 2017

President Trump's latest pick for labor secretary, R. Alexander Acosta, has evoked little response from workers' rights and other organizations supporting…