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Kitchen United opens in Austin
May 21, 2020
Kitchen United, a kitchen-as-a-service company built to serve off-premise dining, has opened a center in Austin, Texas. The facility, referred to as Kitchen…
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Taco Bell will hire 30K for summer
May 21, 2020
Taco Bell said today that the chain and its franchisees and licensees will hire at least 30,000 team members this summer, with all new hires learning the ropes…
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Service helps brands build in-house delivery, bypass 3rd-party providers,
May 21, 2020
Irvine, California-based gig engagement platform provider, ShiftPixy, has launched an initiative that it said in a news release will "help restaurants reclaim…
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Lineage Logistics acquires QSR food distributor
May 21, 2020
Novi, Michigan-based logistics provider, Lineage Logistics, said it has acquired the assets of one of the nation's leading food service distributors, Maines…
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QSR customers dissatisfied with delivery, but still won't dine-in
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
A consumer survey and another data analysis show consumers are not racing back to dine in, but are committed to delivery, though many have big issues with how…
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DoorDash unveils location-tracking feature for to-go orders
May 20, 2020
DoorDash, one of the nation's largest mobile delivery platforms, has launched a feature to make restaurant to-go orders more efficient for merchants and…
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Grocery workers sack up a White Castle discount
May 20, 2020
White Castle is offering a 20% discount to employees of grocery stores and retail food outlets as a way to thank them for making sure people have food on their…
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McDonald's workers in 20 cities to strike today
May 20, 2020
McDonald's Corp. is the target of a planned strike today by its workers in 20 U.S. cities calling attention to what workers allege is inadequate employee…
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Edible launches 'manage-to-own' program after 61% April same-store sales spike
May 20, 2020
Fresh fruit arrangement retailer and QSR company, Edible, has launched its "Manage-To-Own" program as a path for hands-on operators to become franchisees.
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Dunkin' Brands names vice president, managing counsel
May 19, 2020
Dunkin' Brands, the parent company of Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins, has promoted Ryan Schaffer to vice president and managing counsel. Schaffer will lead a team…
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International organization's complaint says sexual harassment pervades McDonald's worldwide
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has filed a complaint seeking McDonald's action on alleged sexual harassment at its locations…
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Subway's take on getting back to dine-in
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Like so many other QSRs these days, Subway stores and franchisees are in the process of powering and training up for dine-in amidst a socially distanced world.
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Pyramid Computer introduces kiosk to measure body temperature
May 19, 2020
Pyramid Computer GmbH has announced the U.K. availability of its polytouch 32 curve access control kiosk which automatically measures human body temperature as…
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Restaurant reopenings, Mother's Day drive transaction boost
May 19, 2020
A combination of a holiday, Mother's Day and the reopening of restaurants and bars is proving to be beneficial to U.S. restaurant chain transactions.
read nowMoto, QikServe launching mobile ordering at UK rest stops, starting with Burger King
May 18, 2020
Moto, the largest highway service operator in the U.K., is launching a click-and-collect mobile ordering program at 48 of its sites, backed by QikServe's…
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NRA names former Sysco, PepsiCo leader as CEO
May 18, 2020
The National Restaurant Association has named former Sysco CEO and PepsiCo president, Tom Bene as its president and CEO, as well as CEO of the NRA's…
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Sweetgreen named FastCasual's top brand of 2020
Sweetgreen, a 104-unit salad chain, topped the 2020 list of Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers, and Fazoli's took home the Excellence in Food Safety Award.
watch nowNew York investment group pays $49M for Krystal chain
May 15, 2020
Dunwoody, Georgia-based Krystal Burger – which has remained open after filing for bankruptcy – has been sold to New York-based Fortress Investment Group for…
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Sonic ushers in QuaranQueen, QuaranKing for Prom 2020
May 15, 2020
Prom season got seriously derailed this year by the pandemic, but Sonic Drive-In is starting a promotion tomorrow that gives kids something to shoot for this…
read nowYum Brands announces 47-cent dividend
May 15, 2020
Yum! Brands, Inc. board of directors declared a dividend of 47 cents per share of common stock. The quarterly dividend will be distributed June 12 to…
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