Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2023

According to a study conducted by Technavio , the fast casual restaurant industry will witness a compound annual growth rate of over 12 percent from now until 2026. I believe that fast casual continues to be a great place for savvy multi-unit restaurant franchisees to diversify. Here are three reasons why.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 18, 2022

If you’re involved in any aspect of the Fast Casual category, you don’t need me to tell you that labor and distribution issues are real. The pre-pandemic fast-casual “chicken war” and the pandemic race to add chicken wings to menus, are good examples of putting many eggs in one basket.

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EATER

OCTOBER 5, 2020

But such is the world of giant quick-service and fast-casual business : Find interesting, “trendy,” flavorful ideas from any culture, dilute them into their most mass-marketable forms, and reap monetary gain without acknowledging the sources. To light the way , a new wave of fast casuals is actively changing the status quo.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2021

The owner of Delicious Raw, a healthy fast casual concept launched in 2013, is looking to grow the brand and create a one-stop-shop for healthy consumables for a broad audience. Flemming Madsen has journeyed from Demark to Florida and from investment banking to culinary entrepreneur.

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Foodable

APRIL 29, 2021

The Fast Casual Nation podcast offers exclusive interviews with experts ranging from top chefs and brand makers to executives and restaurateurs who work in one of the fastest-growing segments of the restaurant industry. Fast casual chicken concepts have exploded in popularity in recent years.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Blaze Pizza is preparing for a brand relaunch, but the concept must first solve some fundamental problems laid bare by the pandemic. CEO Beto Guajardo outlines his strategy for profitability.

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Lavu

MARCH 25, 2020

In recent years, fast-casual establishments have dominated the restaurant industry. Fast-casual restaurants are adapting to meet the demand of their customers. With fast-casual restaurants popping up all over the United States, many restaurant owners are eager to get on board.

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Foodable

JULY 6, 2020

The Fast Casual Nation podcast offers exclusive interviews with experts ranging from top chefs and brand makers to executives and restaurateurs who work in one of the fastest-growing segments of the restaurant industry. Barron and Dover discuss the evolution of technology and operations in the fast casual industry.

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Foodable

MARCH 3, 2021

The Fast Casual Global virtual event features the rising stars, executives, and innovators in the fast casual restaurant sector. This event series will present some of the most sought after research and insights driving fast casual restaurant business growth and innovation.

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Foodable

AUGUST 13, 2021

Covid Requirements and Fast Casual Consumer Update July 2020" on Spreaker. The Fast Casual Nation podcast offers exclusive interviews with experts ranging from top chefs and brand makers to executives and restaurateurs who work in one of the fastest-growing segments of the restaurant industry. Listen to "93.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 12, 2022

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Foodable

AUGUST 13, 2021

Covid Requirements and Fast Casual Consumer Update July 2020" on Spreaker. The Fast Casual Nation podcast offers exclusive interviews with experts ranging from top chefs and brand makers to executives and restaurateurs who work in one of the fastest-growing segments of the restaurant industry. Listen to "93.

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Foodable

JULY 29, 2020

In this episode of Fast Casual Nation , brought to you by Chepri , host Paul Barron sits down with Louis Basile, the president and founder of Wildflower Bread Company. For over twenty years, Wildflower Bread Company has prioritized quality ingredients, fast and friendly service, and keeping customers’ needs paramount.

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Gourmet Marketing

JUNE 5, 2022

The food industry is seeing rapid growth and rising interest in the fast-casual restaurant concept. The concept is defined with better ingredients usage while delivering food almost as fast as traditional fast-food operations.

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Foodable

JULY 1, 2020

In this episode of Fast Casual Nation , brought to you by Chepri , host Paul Barron sits down with Chef Dimitri Moshovitis, the co-founder and chef of Cava Grill. Cava Grill is a fast casual Mediterranean restaurant with a budget- and health-conscious clientele. Based in Washington D.C.,

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 1, 2023

After about two years and four locations, the pancake chain said it would apply lessons from the grab-and-go concept to other parts of its business.

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Restaurant Business

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Sweetgreen, Cava and Salad and Go are part of a new generation of chains looking for the Holy Grail of the restaurant industry: Building a national chain of healthy fast-food restaurants. This is how they're doing it.

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Foodable

MARCH 3, 2021

The Fast Casual Global virtual event features the rising stars, executives, and innovators in the fast casual restaurant sector. This event series will present some of the most sought after research and insights driving fast casual restaurant business growth and innovation.

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Revel Systems

JANUARY 22, 2024

Pandemic conditions inspired a surge of traffic to drive thru lanes as restaurants resumed operations with limited on-premises dining rooms. The trend had staying power even as COVID concerns subsided. Consumers, it turns out, have an appetite for drive thru dining.

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RGU

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Earlier this year, the marketing solutions company polled dozens of QSR and fast casual restaurant owner/operators to uncover what was missing in their marketing strategies. Earlier this year, the healthy fast casual concept worked with ShopAdviser on a six-week mobile marketing campaign across four locations in Florida.

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Restaurant Business

APRIL 1, 2024

The Bottom Line: Led by Sweetgreen and Cava, fast-casual restaurants outperformed other sectors. Wall Street rewarded them.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2024

We’ve seen this trend take off at many quick-serve or fast-casual chains, where displays and screens provide entertainment value for patrons as they wait for their meals or decide if they are staying for dessert. It will be interesting to see how this shakes out, but one thing is for sure.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Fine-tuned scheduling, proactive management, and continuous training harmonize staff efforts with the fast-paced QSR landscape, ensuring teams align with business goals and evolving demands. Casual Dining In today's casual dining sector, the focus is on blending operational efficiency with a welcoming atmosphere.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The fast casual restaurant segment has seen tremendous success and growth in recent years. CREST®, while overall restaurant traffic was down four percent in 2022 compared to 2019, fast casual traffic was up nine percent. Why should fast casuals work on improving with young families?

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 16, 2023

Tim and Nancy Cushman are known for their higher-end concepts like O Ya and Bianca in Boston. So what are they doing in a West Coast food hall?

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Restaurant Business

APRIL 9, 2024

Five units were in California but the fast-food wage there was not to blame, the fast casual said. The closed restaurants in 10 states and the District of Columbia were "underperformers."

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2023

When we asked about fast food: 29 percent said they eat fast food frequently. 46 percent said they occasionally dine at a fast-food restaurant. Only five percent said they never eat fast food. 29 percent said they rarely ate at casual restaurants. 29 percent said they rarely ate at casual restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

percent) than they do in casual restaurants (16.5 Tipping on fast casual is going strong : In spite of the “tipflation” backlash, diners haven’t stopped tipping in fast casual restaurants, though the median tip size is still hovering under 9 percent—well below the 17.32 percent to 8.07

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2024

Among the findings: Casual experiential dining appeals on many fronts to consumers of varying ages in different parts of the country looking for affordable culinary experiences. Chef driven fast casual restaurants feed consumers’ desires for high quality menu items delivered quickly and on the go.

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Foodable

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Kimberly Grant, the co-sponsor and chief strategy officer at FAST Acquisition Group, to explore her rise in the restaurant industry, and what lies ahead for FAST.

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Restaurant Business

JANUARY 27, 2023

Gregg Majewski partnered with FG Financial Group Inc. to create the new Craveworthy LLC.

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Restaurant Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Chef Jared Howard won the opportunity to test-launch HoneyBunny Chicken and Biscuits for six months inside NYC’s Market 57 food hall.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2021

From full service to fast-casual to legacy fast-food brands, the one constant was disruption. The “chicken wars” had captured most headlines in the months leading up to the COVID pandemic, and a crowded field of fast food and fast-casual concepts have made attempts to get into the game.

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Restaurant Business

APRIL 24, 2023

The once-urban brand is making a play for the suburbs where officials believe a broader audience is hungry for from-scratch bowls at both lunch and dinner.

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Restaurant Business

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Bottom Line: The work being done at Chipotle and Sweetgreen could not only change the fast-casual sector, it could change much of fast food.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 20, 2024

Now she's plotting new business ventures and international growth at the fast-casual burger brand. Denise Nelsen spent more than two decades at Starbucks, most recently leading U.S. operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2024

When asked if they had ordered more or less from full-service, fast-casual and QSRs in the past month, respondents were primarily bearish, except when it came to QSRs. Nearly 50 percent of survey respondents reported they spent less time dining out at fast casual, full service and breakfast spots.

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