Red Mango to Offer Fresh-Squeezed Juices

Red Mango has recently rolled-out fresh-squeezed juices in their stores and co-branded Juice Bars  across the U.S – an attempt to take part in the $5 billion juicing industry. Founder Dan Kim noted that today’s consumer have limited location options for fresh juices such as a health food store or juicing boutique. Red Mango has been looking to offer affordable and high-quality options for years but have recently decided the time is right as juicing is one of the fastest growing segments in the industry.

The fresh-squeezed juices menu at Red Mango will include flavors such as Sweet Green Zing and Cool Pineapple Zen. All juices are squeezed-to-order in front of the customers. Prices range from $2.95 to $5.95.

Panera 2.0: A Digital Ordering Platform

At Panera’s Investor Day, Chairman and CEO Ron Shaich unveiled Panera 2.0 – a digital ordering platform that the Company plans to deploy at all of its locations by 2016. Panera 2.0 has two components:

1)  “Rapid Pick-Up,” which allows guests to order from the Panera website or the new Panera mobile app and then pick-up in-store

2) “Enhanced To-Go and Eat-In” kiosks (enclosed and mounted iPads), that enable the customer to order in-store

The idea is to better serve both take-out and and dine-in customers by making the experience more seamless and efficient. Shaich stated that this is not simply a need for new technology but “an evolution of Panera’s guest experience.” The Company’s vision was digital ordering program that utilizes technology to offer customers an experience that is faster, more accurate, and more personal.

You can read more on Panera 2.0 here at Fastcasual.com

 

 

Holey Donuts to Go from Online to West Village Location

Holey Donuts, the popular online donut retailer, is opening its first brick and mortar location this summer in the West Village. Holey Donuts is unique in that their products have half the calories and one-seventh the fat of traditional donuts. The company has been in operation 10 years as an online retailer. Unlike most donut shops, Holey Donuts will not display any donuts in their store  in order to avoid waste and numerous unsold donuts. Instead, Holey Donuts will be kept warm in a machine that holds 480 at a time. 

Holey Donuts is set to open at 101 Seventh Avenue South this May.