Restaurant sales up, retail sales down in December

January 16, 2015

The restaurant industry posted its eighth consecutive monthly increase and strongest volume ever in December, adding 43,600 jobs.

5 Best Practices for Finding Your Ideal Labor Budget

Throw away the crystal ball, it’s time to figure out your restaurant’s ideal labor budget once and for all.

HotSchedules Launches New Affordable Care Act Advisor Module

ACAdvisor offers employers real-time reporting to manage statuses, scheduling and labor costs under new health reform laws

Burger King brings back nugget deal, sparking talk of price war

January 14, 2015

Burger King’s previous chicken nugget promotion, which ran in October, helped the company post a 3.6 percent gain in same-store sales in the U.S. and Canada…

McDonald's USA making its digital menu board play

January 14, 2015

AT&T collaborating with digital signage solution provider STRATACACHE and digital signage display provider LG Electronics to provide a completely integrated…

New Year's resolution: Start the year with a great plan for your business

by Marla Topliff — President, Rosati's Pizza

If you’re one of those people who have great intentions but lack follow through, writing a good business plan is the first major test of your commitment.

Church's launches app

January 14, 2015

The new app also features a store locator for restaurants in the United States, a menu tab and opportunities to provide feedback.

ShopKeep launches mobile app for iOS

January 14, 2015

The app works with ShopKeep Register, the company’s point of sale application, and offers users the ability to monitor business operations via their mobile…

Sonic Drive in adds breakfast, snack LTOs

January 14, 2015

The TOASTER breakfast sandwich and Lil' Doggies and Lil' Chickies will be available for a limited time.

Marble Slab, MaggieMoos urging dieters to ditch resolutions on Jan. 17

January 14, 2015

The ice cream purveyors are offering a buy-one-get-one promotion on Jan. 17, which is National Ditch Your New Year's Resolution Day.

Handel's, Wendy's and Quiznos expand footprints

January 14, 2015

Handel's debuted in Nevada, The Briad Group opened its 60th Wendy's, and QSR International launched its nineteen Quiznos in Venezuela.

Demolition danger for first Taco Bell building

January 14, 2015

A local preservation group is working to save the building, which is located at 7112 Firestone Blvd. in Downey, California

Popeyes preliminary FY2014 results positive

January 14, 2015

Preliminary results for Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. show the chicken brand posted same-store sales growth of 6.2 percent for the year and added 14…

Quiznos taps former Krystal exec as new CEO

January 14, 2015

Quiznos has appointed Doug Pendergast as president and Chief Executive Officer.

Franchise Expo South headed to Houston February 5-7

January 13, 2015

The Expo will include a small-business seminar series hosted in conjunction with the local Houston resources, and more than 40 other free seminars and five…

PAR announces rollout of SureCheck Advantage device

January 13, 2015

Users can perform checklists and access unlimited compliance data and reports using the SureCheck Advantage.

Zomato acquires Urbanspoon

January 13, 2015

The deal marks restaurant search app Zomato's entrance into North America. Zomato is now active in 22 countries.

Franchise association names new regulatory VP

January 12, 2015

The International Franchise Association announced the addition of Michael Layman as VP of Regulatory Affairs.

NRA expands Healthy Dining partnership

January 12, 2015

Healthy Dining provides nutritional knowledge to NRA members and their customers.

Netherlands Burger King locations crowned with digital signage 'King Channel'

January 12, 2015

More than 50 Burger King locations across the Netherlands are using BroadSign digital signage software to power the "King Channel."