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90% Open Rate? Why Your Brand Needs Text Message Marketing in 2021
In this webinar, VIPinsiders gives you a winning game plan to effectively use text message marketing in 2021.
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&Pizza CEO: 'Now is the right time for hourly wage increase'
&Pizza CEO Michael Lastoria, who disagrees with the National Restaurant Association's stance against raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, said…
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3 key performance areas your QSR can't scrimp on
2021 will test QSRs in three primary areas of operation. Is your brand up to snuff?
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Nathan's Famous launches gourmet Impossible burger
February 16, 2021
Nathan's Famous is launching the brand's first plant-based gourmet burger through a partnership with Impossible Foods, a news release said.
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Krispy Kreme's doughnut: A 1st in 'Mars'keting
February 16, 2021
If you're a lover of all things outer space, you already know that NASA is landing a rover Thursday on Mars for the first time since the rover, "Curiousity,…
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Restaurant operators: 'Not the right time for wage boost'
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
February 16, 2021
Leaders of Dickey's Barbecue, Firehouse Subs, Mooyah, Famous Toastery and Teriyaki Madness discuss when and if it's time to raise the federal minimum wage to…
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Church's credits 540% year-over-year sales increase to digital upgrades
February 16, 2021
Among the many brands vying for tops spots on the QSR playing field, we often hear of initiatives to expand, improve or tweak a brand's digital customer…
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Buyers Edge Platform acquires RestaurantLink
February 15, 2021
Buyers Edge Platform, a digital procurement network for the foodservice industry, has acquired RestaurantLink's group purchasing and beverage consulting…
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Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores to rebrand as US Foods Chef’s Stores
February 15, 2021
Effective March 1, Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores will be rebranded as US Foods Chef's Stores, as a result of US Foods acquiring Smart Foodservice…
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NY restaurant workers eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
February 15, 2021
New York restaurant employees, as well as Uber drivers in the state, are eligible to receive COVID-19 vacinnations even if the county in which they work hasn't…
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Sysco introduces 9 menu concepts, eco-friendly towels
February 15, 2021
Sysco Corp. has introduced nine menu concepts plus eco-friendly towels through its Cutting Edge Solutions platform.
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CardFree delivery, ordering service helps restaurants keep more revenue
February 15, 2021
San Francisco-based CardFree, a mobile commerce solutions provider, is offering mobile ordering, delivery, contactless order and pay at the table services that…
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Bite Acquisition Corp begins selling stock
February 12, 2021
Restaurant investment company, Bite Acquisition Corp. is pricing its upsized initial public offering of 17.5 million units at $10 per unit. The stock began…
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Time-tested Restaurant Technologies for a New Normal
Restaurant operators need all the help they can get while trying to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the tools they can use may already be in their…
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Burgerville grows kids meal seed packet program
February 12, 2021
Burgerville has long had a program of putting vegetable and flower seed packets in kids' meal bags, rather than the small toys that many quick-service brands…
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Inspire applies for Dunkin' ghost kitchen permit in Atlanta
February 12, 2021
Hot off its recent acquisition of the 32,000-store Dunkin' Brands, Inspire Brands is moving forward on construction of a Atlanta-based virtual kitchen…
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From doughnut shop 'I do's' to pink burger buns, 'Love' has struck the QSR
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
This Valentine's Day quick-service restaurants extend their versions of love in the fast lane.
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McDonald's brings back Hi-C after 4-year hiatus
February 11, 2021
After receiving a litany of pleas to bring back Hi-C Orange Lavaburst since dropping it from the menu in 2017, McDonald's is doing just that, according to a…
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Wendy's, Egg Board's 'egg-cellent' breakfast adventure
February 11, 2021
The American Egg Board has partnered with Wendy's to further the brand's breakfast expansion.
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Sift uncovers Telegram-based scheme exploiting restaurant apps
February 11, 2021
Digital safety company, Sift, has identified a cyber-scheme that exploits restaurant and delivery services via the Telegram messaging platform, according to a…
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