Laying it on thick: Sauce sales set to soar

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

By 2027, the culinary sauce market in the U.S. is projected to be worth nearly another $12 billion or $55.3 billion annually. A lot of that money will be spent…

HotSchedules launches global brand Fourth

December 2, 2020

HotSchedules, a technology and services provider for the hospitality and restaurant industries, is now operating under a unified global brand called Fourth and…

Sales of online gift cards holding steady for fast casuals, QSRs

December 2, 2020

Online gift sales for fast casual and QSR brands held steady during Black Friday weekend this year, according to Paytronix, which examined anonymous aggregate…

Pandemic triggering $95B revenue loss in European restaurant sector

December 2, 2020

After the COVID-19 lockdown in the first months of 2020, restaurants around the world began reopening in the second half of the year, but that's changed the…

Wendy's beckons breakfast biz with free Baconators

December 2, 2020

Wendy's has put itself in prime position to pick up seasonal breakfast business with its latest promotion to give free Breakfast Baconator sandwiches with a…

Uber wraps up Postmates acquisition

December 1, 2020

Uber Technologies Inc. has completed the acquisition of Postmates Inc. in an all-stock transaction, and the companies have started integrating U.S. operations…

Wendy's partnering with cloud kitchen vendor to open 400 locations in India

December 1, 2020

The Wendy's Company is partnering with Rebel Foods and Sierra Nevada Restaurants to expand the QSR's presence in India over the next decade. As part of the…

Franklin Junction flaps wings with virtual concept

December 1, 2020

Virtual restaurant operator marketplace, Franklin Junction, has hatched a virtual concept called, WingDepo, as a solution for what it said was for diners…

Hughes Positioned as a Challenger in 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Network Services

Hughes also distinguished as a leader on the 2020 Frost Radar for North American Managed SD-WAN Services

NYC ghost kitchen lends hand to pandemic-stricken dine-in-heavy brands

December 1, 2020

Travel, food and entertainment site, Thrillist, is opening what it said is a first-of-its-kind "rotational " ghost kitchen with ghost kitchen operator, Zuul.

Cold Stone 'spoons' with Super Mario Bros.

December 1, 2020

The Super Mario Bros. are turning 35 this year, and Cold Stone Creamery is not letting that birthday pass without showing the little guys and his Nintendo game…

Smokey Bones adds some lift to Wing Experience

December 1, 2020

Casual dining brand, Smokey Bones, is doubling down its efforts with its nearly 1-year-old chicken wing virtual brand, The Wing Experience. The company said in…

The virtues of virtual kitchens, plus a few myths revealed

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

Restaurateurs are popping out virtual brands today like candy from a Pez dispenser, leaving more than a few misconceptions about these concepts in their wake.

Partech adds FreedomPay payment gateway for Brink POS

November 30, 2020

Partech Inc., a provider of point of sale software and integrated technical solutions to the restaurant industry, has added FreedomPay as a payment gateway…

McDonald's giving free McRibs to 'baby-smooth' faces

November 30, 2020

McDonald's famous ribless McRib sandwich is not only back Wednesday but the brand is hoping it literally pleases the hair right off of the faces of all those…

Yes, Virginia, there is karma: Momofuku's David Chang wins 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'

Momofuku founder and celebrity restaurateur, David Chang, became the first celebrity to win "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." The winnings will help restaurant…

Doordash launches IPO

November 30, 2020

DoorDash Inc. has launched the roadshow for the initial public offering 33,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock. The initial public offering price is…

How a 'slow-sip' of Maker's can make life better for restaurant workers

November 25, 2020

Sitting back with some good ol' Kentucky sippin' whiskey may not seem like a plausible way to help much of anyone but yourself, but Kentucky bourbon maker…

KFC China deploys autonomous rolling chicken-dispensing 'pods'

November 25, 2020

KFC China has deployed autonomous chicken-dispensing robots around Shanghai, according to CNET. The machines that look like miniaturized minivans with side…

White Castle celebrates the 'stuff' they're made of ... er, with

November 25, 2020

This time Friday, most of us will be thoroughly stuffed and White Castle's is hoping some part of our newly pudged-out stomachs is jam-full of the now-famous…