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Pivoting to meet immediate demands while planning for the future
Restaurants, retailers and pretty much every business enterprise are facing a slew of challenges in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hear how Adobe industry…
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Yoshinoya beefs up for summer
May 28, 2020
Japanese-inspired rice bowl brand and one of the world's oldest QSRs, Yoshinoya, has launched a grilled BBQ beef LTO through its Yoshinoya America stores that…
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Meeting QSRs' urgent app-based COVID-19 training needs
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
QSR leaders nationally are urgently seeking training services that can be pushed out quickly to vast numbers of hourly workers across many locales and types of…
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Fresh from acquisition, Krystal hatches a hangover 'cure'
May 27, 2020
Fresh from its acquisition last week by Fortress Investment Group LLC and Golden Child Holdings, Krystal is back up and fighting with a new menu item that…
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Bojangles' spreads it on thick' with pimento cheese LTO
May 27, 2020
That spicy cream and cheddar-cheese concoction, known as pimento cheese — after the namesake cherry peppers that dot the spread — is back at Bojangles' as an…
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Tork pledges $100K to help restaurants provide meals to pandemic workers
May 26, 2020
Tork, a global professional hygiene brand of Essity, is donating 100,000 to restaurants and hospitals in Philadelphia, the headquarters for Essity's global…
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Reopening of dine-in service helping restaurants make small progress
May 26, 2020
Customer transactions at major U.S. restaurant chains declined by -21% in the week ending May 17 compared to the same period last year, a slight gain from last…
read nowMenuDrive platform helping restaurants launch online ordering in 1 hour
May 26, 2020
MenuDrive, a white-labeled online ordering platform, has launched MenuDrive Self Sign-up for restaurants, which allows them to launch online ordering and…
read now[ON-DEMAND WEBINAR]: Converting to Curbside and Delivery: How to Make the Shift and Thrive
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants across the country have been impacted by unprecedented circumstances and the closure of on-premise dining.
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KFC tests '20%' bigger chicken filet sandwich
May 26, 2020
Kentucky Fried Chicken is testing what it calls a "more premium" fried chicken sandwich in several Orlando, Florida-area stores for a limited time, a news…
read nowMVP Group introduces touchless hand sanitizer dispenser
May 26, 2020
MVP Group, a Miami based foodservice equipment supplier that has a medical supply division that provides personal protective equipment, has introduced a…
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Pandemic hammers foodservice coffee sales; outlook uncertain
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Long-term, foodservice will continue to struggle to recover from COVID-19, as consumers will increase their economy focused spending. The lingering impact of…
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How self-service can make restaurants omnichannel retailers
by Ben Wheeler — President, KioskGUY.COM
Fully opted-in loyal restaurant customers would jump at the chance to get their order started long before they wait to get to a speaker box. Self-service…
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Pathspot raises $6.5M in financing
May 22, 2020
PathSpot, a creator of a hand hygiene management system, has raised $6.5 million in a Series A round led by Valor Siren Ventures I L.P., bringing the company's…
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Investors acquire Krystal
May 22, 2020
Krystal Restaurants LLC said it was acquired Monday this week bia funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC and its operating partner…
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Golden Chick hatches Big & Golden entry in QSR chicken sandwich wars
May 22, 2020
This Monday, May 25, Texas-based Golden Chick is launching what it hopes is a new player in the chicken wars in its Big & Golden chicken sandwich at all…
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Roberto's Taco Shop's 1st Nevada store reopens in new development
May 22, 2020
The first Nevada location of Roberto's Taco Shop has reopened in the University Gateway building on South Maryland Parkway in Las Vegas after the Harmon Avenue…
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Cincinnati city council caps delivery fees at 15%
May 22, 2020
Add Cincinnati, Ohio to the growing list of cities that are capping third-party delivery fees. Thursday, the local city council passed legislation that caps…
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Tackling COVID-19 training on QSRs' front lines, plus menu must-haves for a 'to-go' world
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
For QSR operators today, there are two huge questions: "How can I quickly train my staff on all these new COVID-19-related mandates?" and "How should I modify…
listen now[ON-DEMAND WEBINAR]: How to Improve Your Customer Experience by Shifting Focus
Improve customer experience by changing your perspective. In this webinar, we’ll be speaking with pizzeria operators Todd Vierra of Spinato’s Pizza, Reed…
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