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White Castle lets 'them eat cake'
April 6, 2021
While people might get less vocal about their age as they get older, QSRs flaunt their longevity, and in the case of White Castle this year is a milestone…
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Fast food turkey: Why it could really fly
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
For a long time, fast food meant burgers. But a couple of years back, that began to change in earnest with the start of the Chicken Wars. And this year…
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Jollibee opening 1st DC metro store April 8
April 5, 2021
Fast-growing southeast Asian QSR, Jollibee, will open its first location in the Washington, D.C. metro area Thursday, April 8, at the Westfield Wheaton Mall in…
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Checkers & Rally's' Mother Cruncher gets bacon-ified
April 5, 2021
Checkers & Rally's is adding candied bacon to its entry in the chicken sandwich wars — the Mother Cruncher — from now through May 16, according to a news…
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Value central to Wendy's Biggie Bag promo
April 5, 2021
Wendy's is bringing back its Bacon Double Stack burger as the starring attraction in its $5 Biggie Bag promotion that is focused on providing a value-based…
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Dunkin' customer pays it forward to tune of $4K
April 2, 2021
A Dunkin' customer in the southwest Ohio suburb of Beavercreek, outside Dayton, paid it forward in a very big way recently when the anonymous patron at the…
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California’s energy companies funding COVID-19-affected restaurants
April 2, 2021
The California Restaurant Foundation has received more than $1.25 million from SoCalGas, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas and Electric and and…
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Coming to a restaurant near you: Battery-electric supply chain trucks
April 2, 2021
Restaurants nationwide will soon be getting shipments via electric semi thanks to the addition of a Volvo VNR electric truck to national foodservice logistics…
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Edible adds cupcakes, cooking classes
April 2, 2021
In plenty of time for Mother's Day on May 9, delivered gift e-commerce company, Edible, has not only added cupcakes to its Bakeshop lineup, but is also…
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Are QSR companies overdue for some common sense?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Organizations that lose cultural common sense also lose touch with both their employees and their customers. That's why one cultural transformation expert…
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DoorDash, Mastercard team up on expanded cardholder benefits
April 2, 2021
Delivery service, DoorDash is partnering with Mastercard to offer World and World Elite Mastercard cardholders complimentary DashPass benefits, according to a…
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Brink POS, Deliverect integration aims to ease online order management
April 1, 2021
POS software provider ParTech Inc. is launching an online order management tool, called Deliverect, as part of its Brink POS.
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Quick Service Restaurant Facilities Benchmark Report
You’re being asked to cut costs, but where should you begin? Before you can optimize your facilities spend, you need to know where to focus. See where you’re…
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Chick-fil-A invests $19M in 2021 employee scholarships
April 1, 2021
Chick-fil-A will invest $19 million in employee continuing education this year, awarding college scholarships to 7,492 team members in 44 states, Washington…
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Top 5 Benefits of Standardizing Network Security Across the Franchise Brand
A standardized network offers the ability for corporations to gain “herd immunity” and add solutions the brand may have thought out of reach of its franchisees.
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Jeremiah's Italian Ice makes Bayou State debut
April 1, 2021
Jeremiah's Italian Ice is opening its first store in Louisiana as part of the brand's expansion in the Southern U.S. The Covington, Louisiana store is located…
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Del Taco franchisee opens 12th New Mexico store
April 1, 2021
Southern California-based Del Taco has opened a location in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, on North Date Street. The store is the twelfth New Mexico…
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Franchisee to bring 8 Brooklyn Dumpling Shops to New Jersey
April 1, 2021
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, the restaurant startup that utilizes the automated service concept popularized by the Horn and Hardart Automat, has entered a franchise…
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Effective Restaurant Design for Today & Beyond
Site layout is key for quick service restaurants in the ongoing and post COVID 19 pandemic.
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McDonald's stock offers boost spend 120%, study says
March 31, 2021
It might be wise for restaurateurs to put stock in … well … stock. That's according to a two-year study run by fractional stock reward company, Bumped, to…
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