Cousins Subs awards fan 'Big Red' experience

March 31, 2016

Cousins Subs and University of Wisconsin Athletics partnered to award a Badger fan and cancer survivor with the "Big Red" experience.

McDonald's Money Monopoly promises more prizes, more winners

March 31, 2016

The McDonald's Money Monopoly Game kicks off this week.

Krystal shuns the ho-hum in new marketing strategy

March 31, 2016

The Krystal Company's latest marketing campaign is called "shun the ho-hum."

Heard at the Summit: Memorable quotes from Day 1

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Any time you gather some of the industry's brightest CEOs, franchisors, chefs, franchisees and vendors, there is sure to be some insightful quotes. We've…

Burger King puts a saucy twist on its new 'angry' burger

March 30, 2016

Burger King is seeing red, at least when it comes to the buns on its newest U.S. menu offering.

Caging your losses: How controlling loss can offset costs of using cage-free eggs

While restaurant owners and operators can try to pass price increases to customers, recent media reports suggest that although consumers are willing to pay…

Dunkin' Brands appoints 5 new VPs

March 30, 2016

Dunkin' Brands Group has appointed five new vice presidents to its management team.

Culver's best-selling LTO returns to menu

March 30, 2016

Culver's best-selling LTO, the Colby Jack Pub Burger, is back in restaurants for a limited-time only.

HotSchedules, Kitchen Brains partner on IoT integration strategy

March 30, 2016

HotSchedules has partnered with Kitchen Brains to bring its SCK Quality Production Manager together with the HotSchedules IoT platform.

Social Media Is Running (Not Ruining) Your Restaurant…Why That’s A Good Thing

Watch the full session video of the opening keynote of the 2016 Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit. Speaker: Andrew Gruel, Founder and Head Chef of…

'Hungry Buddy' promises to make dining alone a more engaging experience

March 29, 2016

The experience of dining alone is about to change, at least for patrons of Jack In The Box.

Auntie Anne's to celebrate 'National Pretzel Day'

March 29, 2016

In celebration of National Pretzel Day (April 26), Auntie Anne's is offering guests who sign up for the brand's "My Pretzel Perks" app the choice of one free…

Global QSR market expected to surpass $141B in revenue by 2019

March 28, 2016

According to the latest market research report by Technavio, the global quick service restaurants market is expected to surpass $141 billion in revenue by 2019

Why are smaller chains leading the way on digital menu boards?

by Scott Sharon — CEO, START

Usually the smaller chains and new concepts follow what the major chains do, but that's not the case with digital menu boards. Why do large chains have more…

5 ways a QSR can save money without spending a dime

by Jeff Rebh — President and CEO, Innoseal

Being in the restaurant business is one tough and often expensive enterprise. Making the most of what you have can make a big difference in how much money you…

Del Taco opens in South Carolina

March 28, 2016

Del Taco Restaurants has opened a new location in Columbia, South Carolina, as part of a recently signed multi-unit development agreement.

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen chief brand officer adopts trading plan

March 28, 2016

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen announced its chief brand officer has established a stock trading plan.

Infographic: Are you using Instagram to attract Millennials?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Of Instagram's 40 million monthly users, 90 percent are Millennials.

The latest in menu labeling

by Betsy Craig — CEO and Founder, MenuTrinfo

Just when it looks like menu labeling is settled and ready to go into effect, there is a new bill, movement, sneeze or other change from one end of this…

Carl's Jr., Hardee's partner with Midnight Moonshine on new menu offering

March 25, 2016

Carl's Jr. and Hardee's have joined forces with Midnight Moon Moonshine to introduce the Midnight Moonshine burger.