RBI Q1 a solid start to the year

May 3, 2023

Restaurant Brands International Inc. enjoyed consolidated systemwide sales growth of 15%, year-over-year, and global comparable sales growth of 10%.

Restaurant Brands International promotes Joshua Kobza to CEO

February 14, 2023

Restaurant Brands International, parent company to Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeyes and Firehouse Subs, has appointed Joshua Kobza as the company's CEO…

Botrista raises $55M, hires former Zoup president to lead strategy

October 6, 2022

Botrista Beverages, a provider of automation technology and the inventor of The Botrista DrinkBot, has raised $55 million for expansion.

Popeyes enters master agreement for South Korea

January 4, 2022

Popeyes has entered into a master franchise agreement with Silla Co., Ltd. ("Silla Group) to develop and open hundreds of Popeyes restaurants across South…

Firehouse H2O For Heroes effort happening Saturday

August 6, 2021

Firehouse Subs aims to help local first responders with its H2O For Heroes program this weekend in which customers who donate a 24-pack of water will get a…

Sonic set to soup up its ranks with 20K hires

April 7, 2021

Right on the heels of mass hiring efforts announced at Taco Bell and Firehouse Subs, Sonic Drive-In and its franchisees said the brand now has an estimated…

4 major QSR leaders break down 3 new industry imperatives

by Jim Hardeman — CPO, CMX (ComplianceMetrix)

QSR leaders may compete for market share, but they are pretty much in lock-step with each other when it comes to their feelings about how the last year has…

Restaurant operators: 'Not the right time for wage boost'

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

February 16, 2021

Leaders of Dickey's Barbecue, Firehouse Subs, Mooyah, Famous Toastery and Teriyaki Madness discuss when and if it's time to raise the federal minimum wage to…

Restaurants adapt to short, long-term impact of COVID-19

by Fast Casual

The short-term impacts of COVID-19 have been tremendous on restaurant customer behavior. Luckily, restaurants have adopted many tactics to handle both the…

Coca-Cola rolls out contactless Freestyle beverage dispenser

July 13, 2020

The Coca-Cola Co. is rolling out contactless, triggered via smartphone, for its Freestyle self-service dispenser used in restaurants, as the coronavirus…

Firehouse Subs '5-alarm' tech emergency highlights value of evaluating systems

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

For Firehouse Subs, the emergence of COVID-19 on the American landscape triggered nothing short of a five-alarm emergency to get the sandwich brand in sync…

Firehouse Subs CEO on surging sandwich sector quality + pleasant surprises

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Sometimes — when the restaurant gods are smiling on a brand — a new store prototype not only delivers on its objectives, but produces a whole new benefit or…

Pie Five, Firehouse, First Watch,Pei Wei execs discuss 'the good, the bad and the ugly' of online reviews

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

A recent survey found that 61 percent of the dining public check online reviews before visiting a restaurant. How those reviews can help or hurt sales was a…