NextGen Casual

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill takeout boxes of food.

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill Launches Flybuy Pickup Systemwide

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill has launched Flybuy Pickup to power its takeout and delivery business in each of its 55 locations in 20 states.

Wings and Rings Brings Robotics Into the Kitchen

Wings and Rings recently lifted the lid on a partnership with Miso Robotics to begin a piloted test of Flippy 2, one of Miso’s flagship products, in its Crestview Hills, Kentucky location. ...

Solita Tacos & Margaritas to Open New Chicago Location in August

Solita Tacos & Margaritas, from Xperience Restaurant Group, one of the nation’s leading operators of casual, polished casual and fine dining Mexican restaurants, announced it will open a new Ch ...

Puttshack Expands Leadership Team Ahead of Growth

Puttshack, the world’s only upscale, tech-infused mini golf experience with global food and drink, announced new key appointments to drive the development and growth of the brand globally. ...

Xperience Restaurant Group Launches Rewards Program

Xperience Restaurant Group, a leading casual and fine dining operator known for beloved brands like El Torito, Chevys Fresh Mex, Acapulco and more, announced the launch of Xperience Rewards, a loya ...

Clark Crew BBQ brisket with sauce being poured on it.

The Greene Turtle Wants to Empower Founders in New Holding Group

In mid-June, The Greene Turtle hyper-charged this concept by doing something it hadn’t done since opening in 1976 on the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland—it acquired a brand in Clark Crew BBQ. ...

People playing pickleball at Smash Park.

Pickleball-Themed Smash Park Takes Social Entertainment to Next Level

After selling his previous company roughly seven years ago, food business veteran Monty Lockyear turned his attention toward entertainment—something more active and social than traditional arcade g ...