Market Force restaurant study reveals jump in consumer confidence

June 29, 2010

Consumer confidence is on the rise when it comes to eating out, according to a new survey conducted by Market Force Information, a customer intelligence and…

Wendy's readies for new premium salad launch

June 29, 2010

Wendy's will announce its new lineup of premium salads next week, but the salads are already in many stores and posted on the company's website.The new…

Teamsters threaten strike against Dunkin' Brands distributor

June 29, 2010

A Boston-based union that has protested and threatened boycotts against Dunkin' Donuts over a contract dispute with one of its distributors is now talking…

Jack In the Box completes new credit facility

June 29, 2010

Jack in the Box Inc., parent company of the Jack in the Box and Qdoba Mexican Grill restaurant brands, has completed a new five-year $600 million senior credit…

NexCen now producing own dry pretzel mix for Pretzelmaker

June 29, 2010

NexCen Brands Inc.'s manufacturing facility in Atlanta is now producing dry pretzel mix for its Pretzelmaker brand in addition to the company's existing cookie…

NRA Show 2010: Attendance up 11%

While still below the 71,000 who attended the show in 2008, the increase over 2009 is a good sign.

Leave Me Alone---I'm trying to work!

by Michael Harms — Sr. Business Analyst, People Report - Black Box Intelligence

Okay, so unemployment is at 10% and the economy has lost over 8 million jobs since this recession began. You don't have to be an economist to know that this…

Why QSRs aren't winning with premium salads

I prefer to eat healthy, so it's encouraging for me to see more QSRs adding better-for-you items to their menus, including salads. But I'm not sure that…

Snackdown: Should your brand be a 4th and 5th daypart challenger?

by Lori Walderich — CMO, Top That! Pizza

Some of us might remember how, when we were kids, we’d come home from school, drop our books and start foraging in the kitchen for Oreos and milk, Pop Tarts…

Food & beverage innovation ideation boundaries

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Boundaries can stifle food and beverage new product ideation, or they can create more fertile product concepts. This may well represent the crux of innovative…

Jack in the Box debuts LTO $3.99 double-patty chicken sandwich combo

June 28, 2010

Jack in the Box restaurants has launched its latest sandwich with a limited-time only value promotion. The Really Big Chicken Sandwich, which features two…

Yum! Brands on Black Enterprise's '40 Best Companies for Diversity' list for 6th year

June 28, 2010

Yum! Brands Inc., parent of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants, again has been named one of Black Enterprise magazine’s “4…

Blogger finds cadmium in earlier McDonald's glasses

June 28, 2010

The California lawyer and blogger who originally alerted the Consumer Product Safety Commission about the levels of cadmium in McDonald's "Shrek Forever After…

FoodCALC shows restaurants how to monetize nutritional info

June 28, 2010

Nutrition analysis provider FoodCALC and The Kentucky Restaurant Association are offering a webinar to help restaurant operators market the results of…

Wendy's franchisee DavCo selects API Outsourcing accounting services

June 28, 2010

API Outsourcing Inc., a provider of finance and accounting outsourcing services (FAO), has been selected by DavCo Restaurants — one of the largest Wendy's…

Groupon testing B2B deals

June 27, 2010

Groupon helps restaurateurs acquire new customers through its online couponing deals, but could it soon help operators get discounts from other businesses? "We…

Sonic rolls out bigger, better Footlong Quarter Pound Coney

June 27, 2010

Sonic is starting the celebration of National Hot Dog Month early with the introduction of its new and improved Footlong Quarter Pound Coney.

Great American Cookies names Great Grad contest winner

June 27, 2010

Great American Cookies has announced the winners of its first-ever Great American Grad Contest. The contest, which was conducted completely online at the…

Checkers/Rally's new burger offers 3 choices of bacon

June 27, 2010

Checkers/Rally's Drive-In continues to push discounting with its latest burger special. The new Bacon Choice Champs promotion features two sandwiches for $…

Sugar's comeback slowly reaching into QSR

Retail brands are using the ingredient as a marketing ploy, but cost and other factors may be holding fast food companies back.