News & Media
Sonic says it's 1st QSR to use Alexa to connect via mobile
July 23, 2020
Sonic said it's the first brand to allow customers to connect to its app on mobile devices by asking Alexa, now that the Alexa Skill thas been added to the…
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Taco John's leadership moves from Wyoming to new Minneapolis facility
July 23, 2020
Taco John's is now basing its expanded leadership team at its new Franchise Support Center in Minneapolis.
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Judge: Burger King did not dupe Impossible Whopper customers
July 23, 2020
A federal judge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has ruled that seven plaintiffs failed to show "reasonable" customers at Burger King were duped into paying more…
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North Carolina McDonald's franchisee fined for child labor violations
July 23, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division's investigation into a dozen North Carolina McDonald's locations found the operators violated child labor…
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Del Taco does 'guac-thrus' for National Drive-thru Day
July 23, 2020
Just in case you missed this one in your Hallmark Holidays calendar book, Friday is National Drive-thru Day in the U.S. And for Del Taco, that is plenty reason…
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Fast food drive-thrus: Plan for it now or pay for it later
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
If you're building or renovating a QSR now or in the near future, industry experts increasingly recommend that you find a site and the dollars to include a…
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Wendy's launches rewards program nationwide via mobile app
July 22, 2020
Wendy's Co. has launched Wendy's Rewards, a program that lets customers earn points at participating U.S. restaurants.
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Virtual restaurant group launches ghost kitchen franchise model
July 22, 2020
Miami-based virtual restaurant group, The Local Culinary, has launched a ghost kitchen franchise model.
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7 benefits of taking the Fast Casual Executive Summit virtual
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
The virtual version of the Fast Casual Executive Summit is Oct. 20-21. Registration is open and is free to the first 500 restaurant executives who sign up.
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Taco Bell: 'Change is hard'
July 22, 2020
Taco Bell's plans to simplify its menu Aug. 13 were designed — according to the brand — to create a more efficient experience for both customers and store…
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Edible's sales skyrocket 18% 1st half of year
July 21, 2020
Edible said today that the first half of 2020 was a record-breaker with sales up 18% systemwide for the period and an eye-popping 70% in the U.S. since April…
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In a World of Uncertainty, You Can Count on a Summer BBQ
While the world seems shifting between “Ground Hog Day” and constant change, one thing you can count on is that Summertime means BBQ.
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Considering touchless biometric tech? Read this first
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator
The pandemic has ushered in a new demand for touchless tech at all levels of customer and employee engagement at QSRs. But before you make the leap to any type…
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Global Franchise Group adds to exec team
July 21, 2020
Global Franchise Group — the parent company of Great American Cookies, Hot Dog on a Stick, Pretzelmaker, Marble Slab Creamery and Round Table Pizza — has added…
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Nathan's serving nickel dogs for Hot Dog Day
July 21, 2020
Nathan's Famous is going retro for National Hot Dog Day — July 22 — offering hot dogs for a price from when the brand first began a century ago — 5 cents…
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Golden Chick signs 20-unit Vegas expansion deal
July 21, 2020
Golden Chick and one of its tenured franchisees, Chris Aslam, have signed a 20-unit deal to expand into the Las Vegas market, a first for the Texas-based…
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Fast food industry worth $932B by 2027
July 21, 2020
The fast food restaurant sector will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.6% reaching $931.7 billion by 2027, according to ResearchandMarket.com, The…
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Yum Brands partners with Russian company on lab-grown KFC nuggets
July 20, 2020
Yum Brands said it hopes to launch and sell lab-produced chicken nuggets through KFC as part of its "restaurant of the future," according to news release made…
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QSRs: 'Cleanliness is the new ambiance'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Coming clean takes on a whole new meaning for QSRs in the time of COVID-19.
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Free surprise menu items added to Carl's Jr. Postmates orders
July 17, 2020
Beginning today, July 17, Carl's Jr. customers can get a free "surprise menu item" added to their orders from the chain through Postmates as a celebration of…
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