5 great ways paid social ads can equal more restaurant reviews

by Alex Membrillo — CEO, Cardinal Web Solutions

It's no secret that online reviews can be very beneficial for a restaurant's reputation and business. But many restaurateurs are not aware that they can use…

Expert advice for restaurateurs if a fake restaurant Facebook page steals your location

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

At least 60 Houston restaurants are being misrepresented as fictional restaurants, as we reported yesterday, but nobody is sure why. We posed the question to…

Yum! shareholders turn up the volume on demand for antibiotic-free meat

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

Two Yum! Brands shareholder groups step up the pressure on Yum! Brands to rapidly ban the use of the antibiotic-raised meats at all its brands' locations.

What's it worth to dress like me? About $8 million if you're Chick-fil-A

by Eli Portnoy — CEO, Sense360

Chick-fil-A conducted its annual Cow Appreciation Day about a month ago, on July 12. If you're not familiar with this event, it's an annual rite at the chain…

The restaurateur's word for the day? Whopperrito

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

Frankly, we were kind of partial to the name "Burperrito" for the new burger-burrito combination Burger King introduced today.

Auntie Anne’s fights cancer on National Lemonade Day

August 10, 2016

Auntie Anne’s pretzel franchise is celebrating National Lemonade Day August 20 with plans to donate portions of every sale of lemonade to Alex’s Lemonade Stand…

Wendy's Q2 results equal 14th consecutive quarter of same-store sales growth

August 10, 2016

Wendy's second-quarter financials for the period ending July 3, are in and show continued positive growth for the chain although not as much as leadership said…

Qdoba debuts smoky menu item

August 9, 2016

Qdoba is now making smoked brisket available for customers to add to any of the chain's customizable menu offerings. In fact, Qdoba's new Outlaw Knockout…

Focus Brands and its 5,000 locations commit to all cage-free eggs in 10 years

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

August 9, 2016

More than 5,000 ice cream shops, restaurants and bakeries operated by Focus Brands committed today to transition to cage-free eggs over the next 10 years…

Domino’s fires up store No. 13,000

August 9, 2016

Domino’s Pizza is celebrating the grand opening of its 13,000th store, this one located in Auburn, Washington and owned by franchisees Greg and Kenra Keller.  

Houston plagued by fake restaurant listings

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

Somebody is creating dozens of fake restaurant Facebook listings for real restaurant locations in Houston. The question is, why?

Nation's biggest Burger King franchisee reports sizzling Q2 results

August 9, 2016

The nation's largest Burger King franchisee, Carrols Restaurant Group, today reported its second quarter financial results and the news is good.

Bojangles' reports 25th consecutive quarter of sales growth

August 9, 2016

Bojangles' announced its second-quarter earnings this week, which continue the chain's record of system-wide comparable restaurant sales growth to 2…

Why universal POS technology makes all the difference in franchising

Traditionally, franchisors received self-reported metrics from franchisees, making inventory management and sales analysis an unnecessarily lengthy process. To…

Wendy's to fellow QSRs: Hey Porky, we were here first!

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

The Ohio-based chain today sent out a news release making it very clear that before its competitors joined the bacon bandwagon —​ bacon-crusted pizza wars and…

Can coasters address consumer disengagement in restaurants?

August 5, 2016

In hopes of counteracting phone distractions in restaurants, Heckler Design has created coasters made to hold customer phones, according to a company press…

Ta-da! Subway unveils new logo

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

Subway restaurants unveiled its new logo today – one of those rites of passage that is always a big deal for any brand, but especially for restaurant chains.

International franchising: 8 tips for smooth sailing overseas

The CEO of Franchise Global Frands provides eight tips for U.S. franchisors who want to go global.

A good summer for McDonald's and Chipotle, not so good for Arby's and KFC

August 5, 2016

McDonald's is clearly winning the traffic game this summer, while Chipotle is showing signs of a healthy rebound from its E.coli-based fall from grace…

Sonic dividend expected to take super-sonic increase in FY17

August 5, 2016

Sonic execs expect to declare a 14-cent, per-share quarterly dividend in the next fiscal year — an increase of 27 percent over the current 11-cents-per-share…