Bruegger?s sales up 2.5% to $58.7 million
Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. has reported positive sales growth during the second quarter ending …Read more...

Technomic reveals top foodservice franchise companies
Technomic Inc. has just released its 2010 Technomic/Restaurant Finance Monitor Top 400 Restaurant …Read more...

Einstein Bros. partners with Starlight Children's Foundation
Einstein Bros. Bagels has signed a partnership with Starlight Children's Foundation to sponsor a …Read more...

Restaurant industry recovery stalled in July
Like a flight out of a stormy harbor, the restaurant industry's performance hit a string of jarring …Read more...

A trend walks into the unemployment office?
He sat patiently on the hard little chair, not sure what to expect. The paper in his hand seemed …Read more...

Smashburger targets South Korea for 2011 growth
Smashburger has partnered with Bridging Culture Worldwide, a professional consulting, strategic …Read more...

BigHoller mines POS systems for marketing purposes
The BigHoller brand has unveiled a product that will allow a third-party marketing company to …Read more...

Planet Smoothie names Bonnie Rhinehardt as new president
Planet Smoothie LLC has named Bonnie Rhinehardt as its new president. Rhinehardt assumed the role …Read more...

New report explores the ROI of self-service in restaurants
NetWorld Alliance, publishers of Fast Casual, QSR Web, Pizza Marketplace and other leading B2B …Read more...

UFood Grill continues airport expansion with five new locations
UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has signed an area development agreement with the Robinson Hill …Read more...

Mama Fu?s signs Pittsburgh development deal
Mama Fu's has signed a three-unit area development agreement for its first locations in Pittsburgh …Read more...

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill continues expansion push
Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill has opened its newest location in Denver's University Hills area …Read more...

Firehouse Subs to open in Louisville, Ky.
Firehouse Subs has announced the Aug. 31 grand opening of its first location in Louisville, Ky., to …Read more...

PixelPoint POS Point-of-Sale Software for the Hospitality Industry
Expect to improve your guest experience and your bottom line with PixelPoint POS software, a solution designed to be amazingly easy to use, brilliantly flexible and rock solid reliable. PixelPoint POS can be easily configured to work in any restaur...

PAR EverServ Self-Service Terminals Score Big at Winter Olympics Venue
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, ParTech, Inc. self-service point-of-sale (POS) software and hardware served the thousands of customers who visited Molson Canadian Hockey House.  Vision/Co deployed 14 PAR EverServ™ 2000 POS hard...

Tropical Smoothie Cafe adds breakfast items
September is National Breakfast Month, and Tropical Smoothie Café, a tropical-themed …Read more...

BBI digital branding campaign deemed a success
Beautiful Brands International, which launched a digital branding initiative for Camille's Sidewalk …Read more...

Greatness: Accelerating the Recovery, Part III
By Dale Furtwengler Great companies are contrarians by nature. They distinguish themselves by …Read more...

Report reveals fast casual obstacles to growth
Mintel's recent foodservice survey and report on fast casual concludes what many in the limited …Read more...

Payroll savings in the kitchen: Worth the risk?
With businesses facing continued economic uncertainty, the pressure to find cost savings is greater than ever.  Undeniably, cutting down on overtime costs is one of the first places employers look.  Unfortunately, this is often rife with r...

Are we missing something?
Recently Market Force ran a series of studies with over 4,00 consumers to investigate their …Read more...

Flagship Stores Provide Customers with a Unique Opportunity
Flagship stores are able to catch the customer's eye more quickly and provide a exciting way to display all the retailers' products and serivces without having to deal with limited space. For a flagship store to be successful, it should: Drive tr...

Saladworks expands in Orange County
Saladworks has announced an agreement with a multi-unit developer for three locations in Northern …Read more...

Rubio's closes merger to go private
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc. has closed its merger with a Mill Road Capital, L.P. subsidiary to …Read more...

Jamba Juice swipes for charity
Jamba Juice has announced the launch of "Sip to Support," a 10 percent give-back swipe card …Read more...