Features
And they're off: QSR annual fish fare face-off begins
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
For the estimated 1.3 billion Catholics globally, Lent and its restrictions on eating land-based animal meat, begins today, as do many of the fish-based QSR…
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Restaurant leaders to reveal how they increased traffic, sales via technology
C-level executives from more than 30 brands, including Papa John's, Chick-Fil-A, CKE, Dippin' Dots, Captain D's and Mongolian Concepts, will share stories and…
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Free webinar: Optimize operations by running a data-driven restaurant
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Is your brand's data doing all that it can for you? If you have a sneaky suspicion you might be missing out, check out this March 7 webinar with Focus Brands…
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Taco Bell COO gives firsthand account of rising through the QSR ranks
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
What's it take to climb from the bottom of the corporate "food chain" at a large QSR to the C-suite? Determination? Luck? Support? According to Taco Bell COO…
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KFC to deploy 5,000 kiosks by 2020
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
KFC will become the next major restaurant chain to get on the kiosk bandwagon.
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'Single-use' - QSRs 'dirty word' for 2019?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
There may never have been a more contentious time for QSR brands when it comes to their dependence on single-use packaging. In fact, the Virginia-based…
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Chick-fil-A uses data in new, faster, results-producing way
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Chick-fil-A is using interactive data visualization technology to make better, faster decisions in its ongoing efforts to boost both revenue and customer…
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Attention new brands: Make Perfect Pitch nominations by June 14 or miss the chance of a lifetime
New brands have until June 14 to apply for a chance to win a spot on stage in the popular Perfect Pitch restaurant standoff at the Fast Casual Executive Summit…
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More time, more money, more insight: How supply chain apps can ease inventory headaches
by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts
Inventory and problem-spotting as you go, massive time and money savings, and just maybe a restaurant staff mood-improving makeover: These are some of the…
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What the Trump Clemson feast teaches brands about riding a politically charge media wave
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
How best can a brand capitalize on a potentially media event, like the Trump-Clemson White House feast this week, without getting blasted for the wrong…
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Top tech execs say voice, near-me searches will soar in 2019
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
This year's top restaurant tech trends are all about meeting the customer at the time and the place of his or her choice. Restaurant brands that point their…
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Chop Stop: The salad QSR with a 'meat-n-potatoes' guy at the helm
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
What's a "meat-and-potatoes" guy doing in the salad business? Very well, thank you.
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2019 Fast Casual Top 100 call for nominations now open
Nominations for the Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers will close Jan. 31.
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Delivery, digital, additive oddities top 2018 blog reads
From the delivery trade that's driving dining trends these days, to leadership stress and hair-growing fry additives, QSRweb blog readers had lots on their…
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Top 10 2018 QSRweb stories show our eyes are always on the other 'guys'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The top 10 QSR stories this year were all about keeping a friendly, but watchful eye on the competition, who as it turns out were all doing some pretty amazing…
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Falls, slips, 'barista wrist' major causes of lost restaurant worker time
In coffee houses and cafes nationwide, barista wrist is regularly waylaying employees for more than a year, while falls and wounds from sharp objects are also…
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Your Pie, Starbird, Blazing Onion founders spell out brands' top kitchen equipment demands
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
What does today's QSR want in the equipment used in their increasingly "open" kitchen concepts? A trio of restaurant concept founders took to the stage at…
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Keeping screens clean of pathogens unseen: A challenge for self-service age
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Bacteria found on McDonald's U.K. touchscreens have raised concerns about kiosk sanitation, presenting what many consider to be the first public health issue…
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Calling all restaurant leaders' ears: Podcast starts here Nov 30
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Ready for an early holiday gift? QSRweb is joining with sister sites, Fast Casual, Food Truck Operator and Pizza Marketplace, to start a weekly podcast on all…
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Presidents of Krystal, Schlotzsky's, Auntie Anne's, Huey Magoo's make up 'Franchising Think Tank'
The Franchising Think Tank is part of the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, March 11-13, in Louisville.
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