Southern Cal McDonald's turns up the heat on choice

July 7, 2016

As we head ever closer to the dog days of summer, McDonald's is turning up the heat just a few notches at its Southern California locations with a smattering…

Menu-labeling enforcement: Lessons learned from Subway

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

Nearly 20 years ago, Subway led the charge to put nutritional information about its menu items out in the open. With the May 2017 deadline fast approaching for…

McDonald's goes all in for breakfast all the time

July 6, 2016

McDonald's this week announced that the iconic chain is going all in for breakfast all day. Beginning in September, customers can order any item from the…

Ark Restaurants announces stock repurchasing program

July 6, 2016

Ark Restaurants Corp. announced a stock repurchase program this week which authorizes management to purchase up to 500,000 shares of the company's common stock…

Amazon "primes" the pump to play major role in restaurant delivery

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

It's called Prime Day and Amazon clearly sees it as a prime opportunity to make a major entry into the restaurant delivery business.

An up-and-down third quarter for two Good Times chains

July 6, 2016

Good times Restaurants, Inc. reported its third-quarter same store sales this week for the Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard quick-service chain and the…

Innovative Upstarts Part 4 - Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes shakes up the burger business with a burger for EVERYbody

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

Whether customers eat meat, poultry or only vegetables, Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes wants them all in its fold of followers.

4 ways to get your suppliers working toward food safety

by Katy Jones — VP of Marketing, FoodLogiQ

These four actions will greatly enhance your efforts to boost food safety with your suppliers.

Hot diggity dog: The weiner is finally getting some respect

An award-winning chef shows that even the lowliest of foods can make a menu hit when done with creativity and an eye toward the trending taste preferences.

Innovative Upstarts Part 3 — Slim Chickens finds chicken biz is anything BUT slim pickings

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

In the hotly contested chicken sector of food service, one relatively new player is showing competitors how it's done, increasing sales by 50 percent last year…

The case for sustainability: 4 considerations for restaurants

All too often businesses, including restaurants, take an incomplete view of what sustainability entails and the investment necessary to generate a strong ROI.

3 ways Chipotle can avoid blowing its reputation

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Chipotle's latest scandal is proof that bad things happen to great brands. And keep happening.

Happy Independence Day! How about a beer IN your burger?

July 1, 2016

Happy Independence Day weekend all! How about a beer-flavored burger to celebrate?

Uber defies Brexit in debuting new London food delivery service

July 1, 2016

Popular taxi-hailing service Uber is expanding its food delivery to a second location in Europe: London. Londoners can download the UberEATS app and order…

Wienerschnitzel pairs up with Skate For Change to raise nearly $70K

July 1, 2016

Wienerschnitzel, the world’s largest hot dog franchise, contributed $20,000 to the second annual Hot Dogs for Homeless Tour. for a grand total of nearly…

The Krystal Company cooking up savings on Independence Day

July 1, 2016

This Independence Day, The Krystal Company is making it all about America, according to a press release.  All day Monday, July 4, Krystal's classic hot dogs…

Chester's Chicken makes a pit stop at Durand Shell

July 1, 2016

Chester's Chicken is celebrating the opening of a new location at the remodeled Durand Shell in Durand, IL. The owners of Durand Shell, Jeff and Renee Price…

Baskin-Robbins cools off with charity campaign

July 1, 2016

Baskin-Robbins is celebrating National Ice Cream Month in July with the launch of Polar Pizza, a donation program to support the United Service Organizations…

Sonic pledges bigger support to #ThanksTeach campaign

July 1, 2016

Sonic Drive-In intends to boost its contribution to brand’s inaugural #ThanksTeach campaign, pledging $15 million over the next five years. The campaign helps…

Seeking a source of new summer business? Reach out to all those smartphone-addicted travelers

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

We love our smartphones. We love them so much that, according to a new poll, they are our favorite place to spend time while on vacation.