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Restaurant industry health and outlook hits a two-year peak
June 30, 2014
Driven by stronger sales and traffic levels and an increasingly optimistic outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant…
read nowFoodservice packaging providers expect volume growth for limited-service concepts
June 30, 2014
According to an annual survey conducted by the Foodservice Packaging Institute, foodservice packaging converters, raw material and machinery suppliers…
read nowDunkin’ Donuts adds to hotel footprint
June 30, 2014
Dunkin' Donuts announced today the opening of a new unit in Rochester, Minn., at the Kahler Grand Hotel at 15 First Avenue, SW, which is owned and operated by…
read nowArby’s launches financing program for restaurant remodeling initiative
June 30, 2014
Arby’s Restaurant Group has entered into an agreement with Element Financial Corp. to help finance the brand’s remodeling program, announced earlier this…
read nowReport: 93% of restaurant chains plan to raise menu prices
June 30, 2014
This year's unexpected food cost increases will likely to force chain restaurants to raise menu prices even as competition gets tighter. A new report from…
read nowBurger King scholars program fundraiser sets record
June 30, 2014
The Burger King McLamore Foundation’s 12th annual Jim McLamore Golf Invitational raised more than $275,000, a record-breaking amount. Funds raised from this…
read nowWendy’s supply chain co-op expands e-sourcing process
June 30, 2014
SciQuest Inc., a provider of cloud-based business automation solutions for spend management, announced that Wendy’s co-op – Quality Supply Chain Co-op Inc., …
read nowPaytronix adds four POS integrations to its rewards platform
June 30, 2014
Paytronix Systems Inc. announced that it has expanded its rewards platform with integrations to four additional POS systems, including Par Pixel Point, Digital…
read nowCalifornia repeals requirement for glove use by restaurant workers
June 30, 2014
California lawmakers repealed a regulation requiring restaurant employees to use gloves or utensils to handle food going directly to diners, according to the…
read nowAmazon rolling out takeout service
June 30, 2014
Amazon is rolling out a food takeout service to directly compete with the likes of GrubHub, Seamless and DeliveryHero. TechCrunch reports:
read nowDaytona Speedway paves the way for permanent QSR presence
June 27, 2014
The Daytona International Speedway in Florida is in the middle of a $400 million, multi-year redevelopment project called DAYTONA Rising. As part of the…
read nowPanera leads staggering fast casual growth in Canadian market
June 27, 2014
The Top 200 Canadian restaurant chains achieved $29.2 billion in sales last year, accounting for approximately 60 percent of the country’s total restaurant…
read nowFizzled out: NYC's soda ban overruled by final appeals court
June 27, 2014
The proposed ban on large soda drinks in New York City, first introduced in 2012, has officially been overruled. New York State’s Court of Appeals refused to…
read nowJobApp releases social recruitment platform
June 27, 2014
JobApp recently released a new Social-Mobile Recruiting Start-Up Program aimed at helping service industry employers recruit Millennials.
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Sonic’s new display technology driving average check increases
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Sonic’s strategy is to focus on specific product categories, grow them and sell them throughout the day.
read nowWendy’s franchisee reports 60% reduction in turnover from BI solution
June 26, 2014
Ultimate Software, a cloud provider of people management solutions, announced today that Carlisle Corporation, a Wendy’s franchise with more than 4,80…
read nowTouchBistro adds Pay at Table service in PayPal app
June 26, 2014
TouchBistro today announced that it has integrated the Pay at Table service in the PayPal app with its TouchBistro mobile point-of-sale solution for tableside…
read nowLa Prep now sells Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee exclusively
June 26, 2014
La Prep announced recently that all of its coffee is now sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms. The change took effect June 9.
read nowDiningGrades launches website to report restaurant food poisoning
June 26, 2014
Restaurant patrons can now report a suspected restaurant food poisoning event on DiningGrades.com and provide information to restaurant management, health…
read nowDunkin’ appoints several execs to support international business
June 26, 2014
Dunkin' Brands Group has added several new appointments and executive promotions within its Global Marketing, Innovation and Operations teams. These changes…
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