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White Castle closing 4 hours on Election Day, pays employees PTO
October 27, 2020
White Castle said today it will close its stores from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Election Day next Tuesday, Nov. 3, to give team members time to vote in the 202…
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'They might run somebody over': Humans sound-off on fast food robots
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
A number of QSR brands have already started on their path to robotic futures and customers' themselves feel fast food robots are an inevitability. But…
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White Castle to pilot kitchen robot in 10 more units
October 27, 2020
White Castle is adding as many as 10 more restaurants to its test of Miso Robotics Flippy Robot-on-a-Rail, which it began testing in several undisclosed…
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Burger-flipping, fry-dipping robot 'ROARs' into bigger QSR reality
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Flippy, the burger-flipping robot, has learned nearly two dozen new tricks in the kitchen. As a result, Flippy's maker is making the tech available…
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White Castle's drive-thru AI: NOT 'Mr. Roboto'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Can artificial intelligence really help a QSR extend a sense of hospitality in the drive-thru? White Castle leadership certainly thinks so, as evidenced by its…
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White Castle intros 1st new packaging in 16 years
September 14, 2020
For the first time in 16 years, White Castle has added new packaging in the form of its Crave Clutch, a 20-slider cardboard box designed to look like those…
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White Castle launches 1st systemwide loyalty program
September 10, 2020
White Castle has launched its first systemwide loyalty program — The Craver Nation. It provides discounts and special offers to customers based on their…
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White Castle testing Mastercard AI-powered drive-thru platform
September 1, 2020
White Castle has partnered with Mastercard to launch an artificial intelligence solution that promises to take physical touch out of the drive-thru lanes.
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White Castle as 'white knight' to bummed-out cocktail lovers
August 11, 2020
White Castle is painting itself as a bit of a "white knight" to bar and restaurant customers who are bummed out about their favorite drinking spots closing…
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White Castle to put 2020 Hall of Famers' stories on 2021 packaging
August 4, 2020
The annual search for White Castle's Cravers Hall of Famers comes with the promise of extra notoriety in 2021. The Columbus-Ohio chain, which has opened…
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At 121, Yoshinoya's digital transformation delivers rice bowls for a new age
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
As what many believe may be the world's oldest fast food chain, Yoshinoya -- with 105 U.S. locations --- is proving that you actually can teach that proverbial…
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White Castle is nation's 1st fast food brand to deploy Flippy 'robot-on-a-rail'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
White Castle will test fry-cook robot, Flippy, in September, in its newest incarnation as a robotic arm on a rail. With White Castle, Flippy's starting as a…
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From eating pods to touchless everything: Where COVID-19-era QSR design is headed
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
From the introduction of novel ideas like eating "pods," to the use of things like German Burger King's tongue-in-cheek social distancing crown, the places we…
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Grocery workers sack up a White Castle discount
May 20, 2020
White Castle is offering a 20% discount to employees of grocery stores and retail food outlets as a way to thank them for making sure people have food on their…
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For Mom's Day, White Castle asks: 'Is life really too short to stuff a mushroom?'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
While most busy moms may not have much time to stuff mushrooms, White Castle hopes some of their kids and partners will try that feat for them this Mother's…
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White Castle's pandemic response shows QSR strains amid dine-in closings
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
With five states closing in-restaurant dining, we talk to one QSR affected by the closures in response to the pandemic and how it's affecting operations for…
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13 of most-crazed 'Cravers' inducted into White Castle Hall of Fame
February 27, 2020
White Castle has inducted 13 people into its Cravers Hall of Fame, chosen from more than 250 people who entered for the offbeat honor, a news release said.
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White Castle intros crispy fish, brings back shrimp 'Nibblers'
February 24, 2020
White Castle is now serving a crispy panko-breaded fish slider and returning shrimp Nibblers to the menu in the runup to the beginning of Lent on Wednesday…
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White Castle among 1st QSRs to add dairy-free cheese
February 19, 2020
White Castle is amping up its plant-based menu item presence, saying it will launch a dairy-free cheddar option in New York- and New Jersey-area restaurants…
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Record 30,000 spend Valentine's Day at White Castle
February 17, 2020
Over the past nearly 30 years, White Castle has accrued quite a name for itself as a Valentine's Day destination, and that proved itself this past weekend when…
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