CKE, Carl's Jr., Hardee's ... a plant-based love story

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

It's well-established now that QSR plant-based mania is in full swing. But how do the category's firmly ensconced and very beef-based burger brands even go…

McDonald's expands McDelivery nationwide via DoorDash, Uber Eats

August 28, 2019

Late Wednesday, McDonald's announced it is expanding delivery nationwide to include more than 10,000 U.S. locations through partnerships with DoorDash and Uber…

Burger King sprouts a 'weed' in its plant-based burger patch

August 9, 2019

A new weed has sprung up in the growing field of plant-based burger option, this one focused squarely on Burger King and the plant-based Impossible Whopper it…

Plant-based proteins? Subway says 'let's play (meat)ball!'

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

Subway again threw out a pitch today in the ever-heightening QSR plant-based protein wars, when it announced it will test a plant-based meatball in its new…

Burger King launches nationwide Impossible Whopper LTO, as plant-burger wars heat up

August 1, 2019

Burger King said today it's launching an LTO nationwide of its Impossible Whopper, beginning Aug. 8. The news comes on the heels of yesterday's news that OSI…

White Castle partners with Uber Eats, celebrates 'Harold & Kumar' anniversary

July 30, 2019

White Castle today said Uber Eats will now take orders and deliver the brand's food to residents around more than 330 of its nearly 400 locations, nationally.

White Castle signs on Plexure for loyalty, engagement

July 22, 2019

White Castle has signed on with New Zealand-based Plexure Group to provide mobile engagement and loyalty capabilities to the burger chain's nearly 400 U.S.

QSR plant-based burgers orders spike 10% over last year

July 17, 2019

QSR orders for plant-based burgers shot up 10% this year over last, to a whopping 228 million servings according to new data from the NPD Group. That's a far…

White Castle runs rings around QSR chicken this summer

June 28, 2019

White Castle is running rings around its chicken offerings this summer by offering a chance at a $5,000 diamond ring, as well as limited edition "Chicken Ring…

White Castle beefs up retail business

June 4, 2019

Thirty-two years after the brand began selling its sliders in stores, White Castle has partnered with Alliance Sales and Marketing and Burdette Beckmann to…

White Castle goes all in for Burger Month with free sliders, luge clinics, contests

May 1, 2019

White Castle is sinking — or perhaps we should say "sliding" — its teeth into National Burger Month with a retro tribute to the chain's 98-year-old square…

White Castle debuts 'juicier, beefier, tastier' Impossible Slider

April 12, 2019

"Juicier, tastier and "beefier" (without the beef): That's what White Castle promises its reformulated Impossible meatless slider is now. The brand today said…

White Castle plants a flag in Super Craver Alice Cooper's home turf

April 11, 2019

The privately owned White Castle chain has planted a shovel in Arizona. The state's first White Castle will open on East Via de Ventura in the Salt River…

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…

Squaring the square: White Castle VP tells how brand develops new slider spin-offs

In this podcast, White Castle Vice President Jamie Richardson tells how the brand keeps innovating on that famous little square of beef, while Blockchain Tech…

White Castle offers free meals for federal workers, 'slider detante' for nation

January 25, 2019

White Castle is hoping to both ease the financial pains of paycheck-less federal workers and be a point of unification for Congress and President Trump during…

White Castle intros a truly 'gobble-able' slider

January 23, 2019

Sandwich lovers in the U.S. also love their turkey meat, so perhaps it was fate that sparked White Castle to create a slider devoted almost entirely to our…

White Castle slides into 2 more years as US luge sponsor

January 21, 2019

Billing itself as one of the nation's "two foremost slider experts," White Castle has partnered with USA Luge for a two-year extension of the brand's status as…

White Castle Valentine's Day reservations open with 1st delivered 'Love Castle'

January 16, 2019

Pucker up gents. Slip into your slipperiest lip gloss, ladies. It's time to slip into a few sliders for Valentine's Day next month. With more than 30,00…

White Castle next-gen Impossible Slider promises beefier-taste, no cow needed

January 8, 2019

That little darling of the molecular science world, the Impossible Burger, has reappeared in new and improved form, promising more meat-like flavor than ever…