News & Media
Rita's Italian Ice awards development agreement for Minnesota market
April 16, 2014
A day after announcing a new development agreement for Kansas, Rita's Italian Ice has awarded another deal for Minnesota. The Minnesota agreement was signed…
read nowB2C mobile messaging company adds Apple Passbook platform
April 16, 2014
Outspoken, a B2C mobile messaging company, announced the expansion of its mobile marketing platform to support Apple's Passbook application.
read nowBurger King's largest franchisee launches public offering
April 16, 2014
New York-based Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., the largest Burger King franchisee in the world, has announced the launch of a public offering of up to $6…
read nowNRA's Marketing Executive Group conference to focus on better branding
April 16, 2014
The National Restaurant Association's Marketing Executives Group will host its annual spring conference, May 14-16, at the Westin Michigan Avenue in Chicago…
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Using technology to reach Millennials
by Jeff Fromm — Executive Vice President, Barkley
A key finding of our first Millennial study was the mantra, "Useful is the new cool." In our follow up study, "Millennials as New Parents: The Rise of a New…
read nowMcDonald's regional VP earns inaugural WFF scholarship
April 15, 2014
Women's Foodservice Forum and The Coca-Cola Company have honored Yolanda Cook with the inaugural Chris Lowe Scholars Award. Cook is the quality, service and…
read nowRita's Italian Ice plans Kansas entry
April 15, 2014
Rita's Italian Ice has awarded franchise and area development agreements for Kansas to franchisees Jay Miller, Jeff Miller and Pat Reilly.
read nowTechnomic extends restaurant brand tracking tool to reflect blurred channels
April 15, 2014
To keep up with the blurring distinctions between restaurants and retailers, Technomic has expanded its online Consumer Brand Metrics tracking tool to include…
read nowPopeyes' CFO announces departure
April 15, 2014
Mel Hope, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen SVP and chief financial officer, announced he is leaving the company effective May 23 to pursue other opportunities.
read nowRestaurant industry posts solid sales gain in March
April 15, 2014
The National Restaurant Association announced that industry sales figures were up solidly in March, after a soft winter. Chief Economist Bruce Grindy said in a…
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Dunkin' Donuts' digital menu board success dependent on franchisee buy-in
by Christopher Hall — w, t
The move to digital is about staying relevant in the competitive restaurant space.
read nowFoodservice event being covered in real time via Google Glass
April 14, 2014
The Washington Restaurant Association's 2014 Northwest Foodservice Show, which kicked off Sunday and continues throughout today, is featuring Google Glass live…
read nowMarch sales rebound doesn't save Q1 for restaurant industry
April 14, 2014
March delivered good news for the restaurant industry once the crippling effect of an unusually cold winter ended. Same-store sales growth was 0.7 percent for…
read nowJapanese restaurant review site expands to Chicago
April 14, 2014
Japanese restaurant review site Tabelog.com is in the process of rolling out its U.S. version to Chicago. It debuted in the domestic market last April in New…
read nowArby's marks Tax Day with free curly fries
April 14, 2014
Arby's is marking Tax Day with a free snack-sized curly fry promotion all day April 15. To take advantage of the deal, guests should visit Arbys.com or Arby's…
read nowCanadian Restaurant Investment Summit schedule solidified
April 14, 2014
The fifth annual Canadian Restaurant Investment Summit, produced by GE Capital, will be held in Toronto on May 6-7. According to a news release, it will…
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Spicy Chicken Cool Ranch unveiled as Taco Bell's new Doritos Locos flavor
April 14, 2014
Taco Bell leveraged Snapchat and the MTV Movie Awards Sunday to announce its newest Doritos Locos Taco flavor — Spicy Chicken Cool Ranch. The new flavor will…
read nowBaskin-Robbins further expanding LA footprint
April 14, 2014
Baskin-Robbins is planning to expand its presence in the Los Angeles market and is hosting a Franchising Seminar from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. PST on April 23 for…
read nowTim Hortons U.S. testing a variety of lunch sandwiches
April 14, 2014
Tim Hortons Cafe & Bake Shop has added a new, savory Italian-style sandwich to the lunch menu, featuring ham capicola, genoa salami and pepperoni.
read nowTaco Bell turns to Snapchat to unveil new Doritos Locos offering
April 11, 2014
Earlier this week, Taco Bell's chief marketing officer Chris Brandt said the next Doritos Locos Taco will be launched in early May.
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