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Melissa J. Flick, President Honored as a Professional of the Year for Two Consecutive Years by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Melissa J. Flick of Brinnon, Washington has been honored as a Professional of the Year for two consecutive years, 2018 and 2019, by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the restaurant field. About Melissa J. Flick,... - September 07, 2019 - Strathmore Worldwide

Subway® Restaurants Launch Latest Mouth-Watering, Culinary Innovation with New Naturally Pit-Smoked Brisket Sandwich

Today, Subway® restaurants are adding layers of smoky, mouth-watering flavor to its menu with the nationwide launch of its New Naturally Pit-Smoked Brisket sandwich. Subway continues to deliver guests unexpected and craveable menu items, launching several limited time only in-restaurant tests... - September 05, 2019 - Subway

Tortoise Supper Club Partners with Ravinia, Lyric Opera for Steinway Centennial Celebration

River North restaurant to host week-long celebration that includes performances by Ravinia CEO, Lyric Opera Artists, Julliard Grads and more. - September 04, 2019 - Tortoise Supper Club

MyLife Mobile, LLC Announces Engagement of Fidelity Equity Partners, LLC

MyLife Mobile, LLC, a social media and big data aggregator, announces that the company has engaged Fidelity Equity Partners, LLC, a boutique advisory firm, to assist with MyLife’s market launch. - August 31, 2019 - MyLife Mobile, LLC

The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation to Host 3rd Annual Dine & Donate During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation to host its annual fundraiser to benefit pediatric cancer research. - August 28, 2019 - Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation

Fishman & Associates Supports Design of the New Café Venice

Fishman & Associates recently contributed to the design of the new Café Venice located in Venice, Florida. The support included consulting, operational analysis, schematic design, development of construction plans, kitchen and bar equipment specification, Health Department plan review... - August 19, 2019 - Fishman and Associates

PathSpot Adds Executive and Raises $4MM

PathSpot Closes Total of $4MM Seed Funding and Brings on Experienced Industry Executive Marc Lapides, Former National Restaurant Association Executive, Joins Booming Food Safety Company PathSpot is proud to announce and welcome Marc Lapides to lead sales and marketing for the company. Marc joins... - August 15, 2019 - Wei Art Collections

Kobe Sizzlers, a Small Restaurant Chain, Invests in Big Technology

Kobe Sizzlers, an old school iconic restaurant brand from Mumbai, recently invested in Freeze-Dry technology (lyophilisation) to produce ready-to-make sauce from its secret recipe. The technology is used by NASA to preserve food for astronauts as it keeps the nutrients intact and increases the... - August 11, 2019 - Kobe Sizzlers

Subway® Restaurants and Beyond Meat® Unveil Its Strategic Culinary Partnership and the Beyond Meatball™ Marinara

Subway® fans know they can customize their favorite sub to fit any lifestyle and now guests have even more options. Today, Subway unveils a new culinary innovation partnership with Beyond Meat® to test exclusive plant-based protein options. Starting this September and for a limited time... - August 07, 2019 - Subway

BizPappa Introduces Platform to Buy or Sell Your Local Business Fast

BizPappa is here and launching today. BizPappa’s focus is to provide an online platform to help business owners easily buy & sell small local businesses in the restaurant category. In the initial phase of the launch, BizPappa introduces a unique online marketplace that makes buying and... - August 02, 2019 - BizPappa

Global Subway® Teams Donate Thousands of Meals to Those in Need During Annual Convention

Subway® restuarants and its Franchise Owners are not only passionate about serving guests their beloved Footlong subs and Signature Wraps, but also about helping communities thrive and providing nourishing meals to those in need. As part of its annual Global Convention in Toronto, thousands of... - August 01, 2019 - Subway

Linga Announces Acquisition of Hybrid Payments

Linga, a leader in cloud-based restaurant software technology, and developers of the rOS (restaurant operating system) announces the acquisition of Hybrid Payments. As such, Hybrid Payments will change its name to Linga Pay. - July 25, 2019 - Linga

Wild Monk - La Grange Releases New Food Menu

Highlights of Wild Monk's new menu and other information about the restaurant. - July 20, 2019 - Wild Monk

Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication Recognizes New Members

Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide of Farmingdale, New York is proud to recognize their newest members who will be included in their next edition for their contributions and achievements in the many fields listed. About New Members Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide is pleased... - July 17, 2019 - Strathmore Worldwide

Subway® Restaurants to Expand Its New Look to Nearly Half of Its U.S. Restaurants by the End of 2020

Learn more about our Brand Transformation - July 11, 2019 - Subway

Joey’s Sells Kids Cards in Support of Canadian Authority on Bullying Prevention

Joey's Seafood Restaurants is selling Kids Club Cards. Guests can buy 5 free kids meals for cheap. - July 05, 2019 - Joey's Seafood Restaurants

Benseron Hospitality Changes Company Name to Linga

Benseron Hospitality has changed their company name to “Linga.” Under the new company name, Linga rOS has been announced as the new flagship product. The new cloud-based rOS product will be the first of its kind. As such, the company and add-on services will all be adopting new, enhanced logos. - July 03, 2019 - Linga

Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria to Celebrate Raising $200,000 for Local Charities

After another successful Giveback Tuesday event for Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria in June, they officially surpassed their goal of raising $200,000, in total, for local charities. In honor of this important milestone, Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria will host a celebration on July... - July 03, 2019 - Katie's Pizza & Pasta Osteria

Restaurant Insurance Brokers Discuss Restaurant Liability Insurance

The restaurant insurance brokers at MFE Insurance recently published a blog discussing the benefits of restaurant liability insurance. This type of insurance protects your restaurant and its finances in the event of particular legal claims that you would otherwise need to pay for on your... - June 30, 2019 - MFE Insurance

Dogtown Pizza Donates $500 to Local Volunteer Fire Department

Family-owned Dogtown Pizza recently surprised the Crystal City Fire Department by donating $500 for winning the company’s "Nominate Your Favorite Fire Department" contest through social media, inspired by International Firefighter’s Day on May 4. “We’re proud to... - June 27, 2019 - Dogtown Pizza

Wilshire Comedy Group Brings an All-Star Comedy Show to Buona Sera Restaurant in Red Bank, NJ on Thursday July 18th

Comedy Night returns to Buona Sera Restaurant. - June 25, 2019 - Wilshire Comedy Group

The Spirit of the Season: ABSOLUT Vodka Makes a Splash on Fort Lauderdale Beach to Usher in Midsommar

Planet Earth’s favorite vodka, ABSOLUT, brings the spirit of the Swedish Midsommar to Fort Lauderdale's famed coastline in conjunction with the launch of their new ABSOLUT Juice Strawberry and ABSOLUT Juice Apple. Taking place throughout the months of July and August, the eight-week fest, Midsommar Splash Fort Lauderdale Beach, offers a variety of unique events, experiences, and activities which to gather with friends through food, fashion, fitness, community, and cocktails. - June 20, 2019 - Arianne Glassman

Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria Anticipates Raising $200,000 with June Giveback Tuesday Event

Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria is approaching their much anticipated goal of raising $200,000, in total, for local charities with their upcoming June Giveback Tuesday event. - June 19, 2019 - Katie's Pizza & Pasta Osteria

Eleven Eleven Chicago Hosts Culinary Fight Club Blended Burger Battle Tour on June 17

The national food sport series, Culinary Fight Club (CFC), (http://culinaryfightclub.com/) makes its sixth stop in Chicago for their 2019 Blended Battle tour at host venue Eleven Eleven Chicago (https://elevenelevenchicago.com/) on Monday June 17. This year, chefs will battle across an expanded... - June 15, 2019 - Culinary Fight Club

Magic Noodle Celebrating Their 6th Anniversary

For the 6th year, Magic Noodle is the leader providing customers with the best and authentic hand-pulled noodles. Magic Noodle is celebrating their 6th anniversary with a new app to kick off the celebration to enhance the digital experience for both in-store and mobile ordering. - June 14, 2019 - Magic Noodle

Renovations Made in Rock Hill: Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria

Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria (KPPO) just finished a full re-design to its Rock Hill location, which includes all new furniture, artwork by Ted Collier and Belinda Lee, updated lighting, and a patio space – all of which is now available to the public. - June 13, 2019 - Katie's Pizza & Pasta Osteria

Gluten Free Bakery and Cafe Opens in Central Oregon

Ellie Mae's Cafe is soon to open providing an entirely gluten free dining experience to Central Oregon with great pizza, cookies,waffles and more. The company has launched a Kickstarter to aid in launching this new business and renovate their location. - June 12, 2019 - Ellie Mae’s

Eatery Pulse to Provide Training Program; D.C. School for Restaurant Owners

Eatery Pulse Media, a primary source of restaurants news in the U.S., will open registration for its Washington, D.C. school for restaurant owners this spring. The Swizzle Chill Channel is currently in production of Season 2 of Swizzle Chill TV – DC Food, Drink and Lifestyle Show. - May 30, 2019 - Eatery Pulse Media

The Talk Awards Honors Restaurants for Outstanding Customer Satisfaction Ratings

Three restaurants have ranked high in customer satisfaction for multiple years, earning them consecutive Talk Awards. - May 23, 2019 - The Talk Awards

Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria Announces New Spring Menu

Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria (KPPO) is announcing a brand new spring menu – “Katie’s Back Menu” – featuring completely new entrees and items at both its Rock Hill and Town and Country locations. “This menu means a lot to me. It marks my return from... - May 23, 2019 - Katie's Pizza & Pasta Osteria

Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria to Hold May Giveback Tuesday Event Benefitting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals of Greater St. Louis

Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria in Rock Hill will be hosting their upcoming May Giveback Tuesday event on May 28. The event will take place at their location at 9568 Manchester Road and will benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals of Greater St. Louis. Every month, Katie’s... - May 23, 2019 - Katie's Pizza & Pasta Osteria

Green Buoy Consulting Launches Restaurant Sustainability Playbook

Green Buoy Consulting, provider of sustainability consulting to small business, today announced the launch of The Sustainability Playbook for Restaurants, a fillable PDF and Excel workbook that guides restaurant owners through sustainability tasks to reduce waste and costs. - May 15, 2019 - Green Buoy Consulting

QSR Automations’ Blog Honored as Gold Stevie® Award Winner in 2019 American Business Awards®

QSR Automations marketing team and other Stevie winners to be honored on June 11 in New York. - May 09, 2019 - QSR Automations

For[a]ging, a New Dining Experience in Dairy Block

Brent Walker, Proprietor + Operations Manager, announced today that For[a]ged will be opening early summer 2019 in Dairy Block at 1825 Blake Street in Denver, CO. For[a]ged is the second collaboration between Walker and acclaimed Concept Chef Duy Pham, serving up 45+ years of combined restaurant... - May 07, 2019 - For[a]ged

Le Cellar Wine Bar, in Clerkwenwell, Now Has the Largest Eat-in Selection of Charcuterie, Cheese & Antipasti in London

Le Cellar is an authentic French wine bar that offers a range of organic wines, French classic food and a great selection of artisan cheese, charcuterie and antipasti. In fact, with 12 types of cured meat on the menu daily, 9 cheese and 9 types of marinated vegetables, they have the largest combined selection on offer of any wine bar/restaurant. With a basement wine cellar, where you can have private wine tastings, Le Cellar is definitely the closest thing to France in this part of London. - May 02, 2019 - Le Cellar

New Chef Joins Hotel Washington

Hotel Washington is excited to announce that they are bringing a new chef to Hotel Washington on Washington Island, WI. He brings a passion for exciting and innovative farm-to-table cuisine and working with local farmers and purveyors. Hotel Washington and Studio is looking forward to what this new season will bring. - April 30, 2019 - Hotel Washington and Studio

The Talk Awards Honors Rock n’ Jenny’s Italian Subs for 10 Years of Outstanding Customer Satisfaction

Rock n’ Jenny’s Italian Subs earns its tenth prestigious Talk Award for high customer satisfaction ratings. - April 20, 2019 - The Talk Awards

Ming River Sichuan Baijiu Wins Gold at the 2019 San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Baijiu continues to gain ground in the US spirits world. - April 18, 2019 - Ming River

Traditional, Glatt Kosher for Passover Seder 2019 at Talia's Steakhouse, New York | Manhattan Kosher Restaurants NYC

Searching for Passover Glatt Kosher Restaurants in Manhattan, New York? For over 16 years, Talia's Steakhouse has been offering prepaid Glatt Kosher lunch and dinner Seders during Passover (Pesach), Yom Tov and Shabbat. - April 15, 2019 - Talia’s Steakhouse & Bar House

Eat Quiche: the New Powerhouse for Nutrients and Proteins

The Pan's Club vegetarian restaurant is an expert in preparing various vegetarian meals. They will be launching the flexi-vegetarian style food Quiche relished with unique taste and health. Quiches are packed with nutritious ingredients like egg, milk, cream, cheese, vegetables, etc. These... - April 15, 2019 - The Pan's Club

Mhde Askar Explores the Five Essential Places to Eat in Chicago

Travel blogger Mhde Askar has just released his "Top Five" list of insider eats. He explores all the Windy City has to delight the taste buds. “I really enjoyed putting this list together for my readers. There’s truly something for everyone … from budget bites to fine... - April 13, 2019 - Mhde Askar Travels

Thai Direct Bowls, the First Healthy, Gluten and Dairy Free Thai Restaurant in NYC

Street Thai food reinvented for healthy eating, served in salad and rice bowl style, with authentic Thai flavors. The bowls are gluten free and dairy free with vegan options. - April 13, 2019 - Thai Direct Bowls

Organic Consumers Association and Bareburger Announce Transparency Initiative

Consumers Association (“OCA”) and Bareburger are pleased to announce Bareburger’s launch of a new initiative aimed at providing consumers with full transparency about the origin, nature and quality of the food they eat at Bareburger restaurants. OCA has long been at the forefront... - April 11, 2019 - Bareburger

Locust Grove Restaurant Launches New Brand with Successful Event

On Friday, March 15, 2019, a successful launch event was held to officially announce the rebranding of Heaven’s Café to Southern Fusion Dining. The new brand consisted of the name change with new logo, new menu, and updated décor to enhance the customers dining experience. - April 06, 2019 - Southern Fusion Dining

Dan’s Taste of Summer Presented by Out East Returns Memorial Day Weekend with an All-Star Lineup

Dan’s Papers Celebrates Its 60th Summer All Year Long. Dan’s Taste of Summer presented by Out East, the Hamptons real estate marketplace, is back for the season, offering incredible culinary events highlighting the best of the Hamptons, the North Fork and New York. Chefs from the North... - April 03, 2019 - Dan's Hamptons Media

Cartana Releases Free Digital Commerce Builder

A game changer to decentralize marketplaces to single domain focused commerce. - April 02, 2019 - Cartana

World-Renowned Chefs and Mixologists Are Reinventing the Sensory Palate Experience Through the Forgotten Sense: Aroma. Their Secret Ingredient? Tea.

TEALEAVES Presents Language of Aroma: an international exploration of the senses, bringing together top names in design, culinary and innovation. - April 02, 2019 - TEALEAVES

Irish Fast Casual and American Diner Group Targets International Growth