FAT Brands acquiring GFG Brands in $442M deal

June 28, 2021

Marking the largest restaurant acquisition of 2021, FAT Brands is buying Global Franchise Group — the parent company of Round Table Pizza, Great American…

Baskin-Robbins gets 'deep' with sea creature promotion

June 28, 2021

July kicks off National Ice Cream Month, and this year Baskin-Robbins is taking an ocean plunge to pay homage to the most delectable summer treat. Dubbed…

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: Voxie

Voxie is the conversational text marketing leader that helps retailers and restaurants connect with and learn from their customers to drive significantly more…

Gimbal’s Matthew Russo explains how location-based marketing can improve services and revenue

Diners come to expect experiences that are catered to them. How can restaurants understand a diner’s context, preferences, and real-world movement to better…

Wetzel's Pretzels opens Arizona-California state line bakery

June 25, 2021

Wetzel's Pretzels is luring motorists off the road on the Arizona-California border with its recently opened bakery in the Arizona Travel Plaza at Interstate…

Restaurant running short of workers? Experts say brands must look within for answers

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

While many believe the answers to the current labor issues in the restaurant industry lie in bringing vast amounts of new workers into the restaurant sector…

Texas, Tennessee lawsuits trigger cancellation of restaurant revitalization money

June 25, 2021

The Restaurant Revitalization Fund, established to help commercial foodservice businesses recover financial losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, has been…

McLoyalty: One of world’s largest QSR brands enters the loyalty arena

by Andrew Robbins

McDonald's is about to learn the same lessons that companies like Jimmy John's, Panera Bread, and Papa Murphy's put into practice every day.

QSRs beating casual dining brands at loyalty game

June 24, 2021

Nearly half (47%) of restaurant customers use at least one loyalty program, according to "Delivering on Restaurant Rewards," a report co-authored by Paytronix…

Your POS Isn’t Just for Cashiers Anymore. It’s for Customers Too!

Gone are the days when point-of-sale systems were being used only at the cash register. Diners are already using them to access menus, order and pay at the…

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Wendy's rolls out black bean burger

June 24, 2021

Wendy's is adding a spicy black bean burger to its menus in three cities, including its homebase of Columbus, Ohio, as well as nearby Pittsburgh…

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: Viking Cloud

Viking Cloud (formerly NuArx, Inc.) is transforming the way organizations approach cyber defense. Our customer-centric SaaS solutions enable cutting-edge ways…

Investment group buys Lee's Famous Recipe

Artemis Lane Partners-backed business has purchased Lee's Famous Recipe.

Central Asia will have 65 Wendy's stores by 2030

June 24, 2021

Columbus, Ohio-based Wendy's has signed development agreements to expand its Central Asia presence to 65 units by 2030. The owners of Kusto Group and Global…

Vegan fast food chain opening 1st US store

June 24, 2021

Vegan fast food burger brand, Odd Burger, is moving into Manhattan, according to a news release from its parent company, Toronto-based Odd Burger Corporation.

Subway says NY Times' DNA tests can't prove its tuna's fake

June 24, 2021

In an effort to see if Subway was serving fake tuna, the New York Times recently paid a lab to run DNA tests on samples obtained from the chain's stores in…

Krispy Kreme expects $4B IPO valuation

June 23, 2021

A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday indicated that Krispy Kreme Inc. was expecting a $4 billion valuation in its U.S. initial…

Little Caesars to add 25 Charlotte stores in 3 years

June 23, 2021

Little Caesars will add 25 units in the Charlotte, North Carolina market by 2024, substantially increasing the brand's current footprint there of nearly 4…

KFC-Big Brothers Big Sisters partnership supports mentoring pairs

June 23, 2021

KFC has partnered with the country's biggest donor — and volunteer-supported mentoring network — Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), to help newly…

Little Caesars' hosting National Detroit-style Pizza Day deal

June 23, 2021

Just in case you haven't been keeping up, here's your reminder that Wednesday is National Detroit-Style Pizza Day. Detroit-based Little Caesars is honoring it…