Restaurants face a variety of challenges when it comes to operations management, but few are as important as implementing solid kitchen systems, said Rick Caron, SVP of Innovation at Manitowoc Foodservice, who will discuss proper kitchen design and technology at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit, March 29-31 at The Highland Dallas. In his presentation, […]

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Several of the restaurant industry’s heaviest hitters have agreed to share tips and business practices at this year’s Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit, slated for March 29-31 in Dallas. “We had already booked some of the industry’s top leaders to speak, including Dairy Queen’s EVP of marketing and Fazoli’s CEO, but we’ve also just confirmed […]

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The publishers of restaurant industry news website FastCasual.com have announced the three finalists for “The Perfect Pitch” contest after an open nominations process. The finalists will present their concept to a panel of restaurant experts and a live audience on Oct. 20 in Miami during the Fast Casual Executive Summit at the Mandarin Oriental. The […]

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FastCasual.com’s editorial team has released its annual list of the industry’s most significant brands and trends, awarding Panera Bread the top spot. The 2015 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers publication is now available for download and comes after an awards gala Sunday in Chicago. Sponsored by Taylor Company, the gala honored the Top […]

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Networld Media Group (NMG) today announced that Cherryh Butler has returned as editor of FastCasual.com and will also oversee three of the company’s other news sites, QSRWeb.com, PizzaMarketplace.com and RetailCustomerExperience.com. “Cherryh is a well-known industry veteran reporter in many of the verticals we cover. She will be developing and providing rich content not only for […]

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“The 2014 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers” publication was released this morning for download, after an awards gala last night in Chicago, timed to coincide with the National Restaurant Association tradeshow. Both “The Top 100” and the event were sponsored by restaurant equipment manufacturer, Henny Penny. Judges determined the top 50 brands based […]

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Networld Media Group has announced the slate of panelists for the “C-Level Roundtable” closing general session at the 2014 CONNECT Mobile Innovation Summit in Chicago on Aug. 20. Panelists include: ●    Baron Concors, Chief Digital Officer, Pizza Hut ●    Don Fox, Chief Executive Officer, Firehouse Subs ●    Jared Miller, Chief Technology Officer, Atlanta Falcons ●    Frank Paci, President and […]

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