Managers waste food no more: HotSchedules and BiRite announce partnership

July 26, 2016

HotSchedules and BiRite Foodservice Distributors have announced a partnership intended to help restaurant and hospitality managers accurately order and monitor…

Wendy's sells 39 company units

July 26, 2016

The Wendy's Company has completed a major sale of 39 restaurants in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina to NPC International. The sale includes four…

Foodtech key to tapping into growing Indian foodservice market

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

A new report from TechSci Research shows that over the next five years, India may be one of the most promising markets for food service investment, But you…

Sonic offers new summer drinks

July 26, 2016

Sonic Drive-In is adding options to its menu, including a new line of Island Breeze frozen drinks, according to a press release. Flavors include pina colada…

3 types of rewards to increase employee satisfaction

By Autumn Manning, CEO of YouEarnedIt

The good, the bad and the ugly about those food holidays

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

Hamburgers ... Pinot noir ... peanut butter-and-chocolate: What do they all have in common? They all have specific U.S. days of celebration when the brands…

Beef begets "Beef" at Arby's

July 25, 2016

Twenty-seven-year-old British golfing cult sensation, Andrew "Beef" Johnston will soon appear in the PGA Championship tournament in New Jersey sporting the…

Smoothie system sales down, the NPD Group finds

July 25, 2016

Dollar sales of smoothie makers declined during the first part of 2016, a press release said. According to the NPD Group, a global information company, dollar…

Sodexo aims to make it a cage-free egg world

July 25, 2016

Sodexo, a food service company, is partnering with Humane Society International to supply cage-free eggs across the globe by 2025.

McDonald's brings virtual reality to light

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

McDonald's just completed a makeover of a Singapore location and it is using virtual reality kiosks to show off all its improvements.

Historic 1st FAA-approved food delivery? Of course, it's a Slurpee and a doughnut

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

Just how long do we have before these autonomous flying delivery trucks fill our skies like a perpetual "day of the locusts"?

The Instagram advantage: Seven rules for putting this super-visual tool to work for you

by Seshu Madabushi — Founder & CEO, mKonnekt

Pictures and words and great hashtags — that's the world of Instagram. It's a world restaurateurs must know to engage today's customers. Here are some…

Chick-fil-A app campaign analytics show just how big a win it was

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

You can drive consumers to your app, but you can't necessarily make them download it. This has been the perpetual problem for restaurants that want their…

Former NRA exec moves to Specialty Food Association

July 22, 2016

The not-for-profit Specialty Food Association has hired a new president away from his previous role as chief innovation and member advancement officer with the…

Canadian restaurant group acquires Kahala, readies for US growth spurt

July 22, 2016

Shareholders approved the merger Thursday of Kahala Brands Ltd and a wholly owned subsidiary of MTY Food group. Kahala — as the parent company of 18 brands…

Chipotle reports dismal Q2

July 22, 2016

The second-quarter financial news is in for Chipotle Mexican Grill. and it is not good, although the chain has apparently returned to profitability. 

3,000+ Japanese McDonald's location giving out Pokemon Go loot in Happy Meals

This Wednesday, the craze that is Pokemon Go here in the U.S. got a lift from the McDonald's chain in Japan, where the game has still not launched. McDonald's…

Domino's doles out dividend after 90 quarters of global growth

July 21, 2016

Domino's pizza today reported Q2 results, including the company's 90th consecutive quarter of sales growth globally and its 21st in the United States. Domestic…

Chinese labor market stabilizes -- restaurant sector is key

July 21, 2016

The labor market in China appears to finally be stabilizing and one of the leading industries driving that turnaround is the food-service sector. That news…

Dunkin' gives shareholders a little mid-summer delight

July 21, 2016

Dunkin' Brands investors got some profitable news this week that might help them fund an end-of-summer vacation. The company declared a quarterly cash dividend…