Starbucks, Panera Bread, McDonald’s winning the digital game

November 12, 2020

Digital sales will make up over 50% of limited-service restaurants' business by 2025, according to a study by Incisiv, which also predicted that although…

Study: Consumers prefer mobile pay

November 12, 2020

Due to COVID-19, contactless payment technology has been in high demand and has shown significant growth for both consumers and businesses. Appetize recently…

Halo Burger has hunters covered

November 12, 2020

If you know Halo Burger's home base of Flint, Michigan, you know that deer-hunting season is a very big thing for many patrons of the regional chain. That's…

Wendy's Toronto ghost kitchen 1st of several

November 12, 2020

Calling ghost kitchens an "important part" of its growth, Wendy's Restaurants of Canada said it was partnering with neighborhood kitchen provider, REEF, to…

Blaze, Cousins, Torchy's, &Pizza, Slim Chickens CEOs: 'Chaos is the new normal'

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

In this recent Fast Casual Executive Summit roundtable, &pizza Co-founder and CEO Michael Lastoria, Blaze Pizza CEO Mandy Shaw, Cousins Subs CEO Christine…

Krispy Kreme expands into self-service to serve customers 24/7

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Krispy Kreme opened a pilot vending machine at its headquarters shop in Charlotte, North Carolina.  If successful, future machines will be placed in locations…

Flynn Restaurant Group makes $816M reserve bid for NPC's Pizza Huts, Wendy's units

November 11, 2020

A large multi-QSR brand franchisee, Flynn Restaurant Group, has made a reserve, or so-called "stalking horse" offer of $816 million to buy the bankrupt Pizza…

In the Zaxby's sauce universe, it's good to be a jerk

November 11, 2020

Sandwich and dipping sauces are proving to be instrumental in the race for customers, and on that front one brand recently distinguished itself with hot and…

Paytronix debuts subscription program for restaurants, c-stores

November 11, 2020

Paytronix Systems Inc., a digital guest experience platform, has launched Paytronix Subscriptions to make it easy for restaurants and convenience store brands…

Ritual, Square partnering to help restaurants reach new customers

November 10, 2020

Ritual and Square are joining forces in an effort to help restaurants attract new digital customers. The partnership integrates orders from Ritual app users…

QSRs get gobbled up in turkey talk

Ready to talk turkey? QSRs sure are.

Revel helping brands bypass third-party delivery systems

November 10, 2020

POS and business management provider, Revel Systems, has launched a restaurant delivery management platform that allows brands to bypass third-party delivery…

SMG taps Olo to give customers digital feedback

November 10, 2020

Kansas City-based Service Management Group, an experience management partner, is partnering with Olo, a food ordering platform, to allow SMG clients to solicit…

Plants dig deeper at McDonald's, Pizza Hut

McDonald's and Pizza Hut are embracing plant-based menu items.

Coming back from COVID-19: Tips, strategies and a silver lining

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

A panel of fast casual brand leaders shared how they're on a comeback trail post COVID-19 during the recent Fast Casual Executive Summit as well as insight on…

Grubhub, Restaurant Strong team on $2M grant support program

November 9, 2020

Grubhub, a food order and delivery platform, and The Gregg Hill Foundation's Restaurant Strong Fund, are teaming up on a $2 million support program providing…

Nathan's Famous launches wings-n-waffles ghost concept

November 9, 2020

New York-based Nathan's Famous Inc. is launching a virtual brand, Wings of New York, which will deliver wings, as well as Harlem-style chicken-and-waffles, the…

McDonald's promises better burgers, community connectedness

November 9, 2020

Shortly after reporting better-than-predicted Q3 financial results, McDonald's Corporation announced that it was embarking on a growth strategy — Accelerating…

Restaurant-transaction declines holding steady

November 9, 2020

Customer transaction declines at major U.S. restaurant chains held steady at -9% every week in October compared to the same weeks one year ago, according to…

McDonald's reports prediction-beating Q3 results, brighter path forward

McDonald's started its Monday off right with analyst-beating results from its third quarter, led by healthy U.S. sales for the period that ended Sept. 30.