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That's Biz adds mobile coupon redemption for restaurants
March 25, 2014
That's Biz has created a system that allows restaurants to redeem coupons emailed to customers without the need for additional hardware or software.
read nowJersey Mike's donating 100% of sales for Day of Giving
March 25, 2014
Jersey Mike's "Day of Giving" is set for Wednesday, with the company donating 100 percent of sales from the event to more than 100 local charities. According…
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A new vision for restaurant catering
by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia
By simply pursuing traditional restaurant sales channels, we are not getting our consumers to spend more money with our community.
read nowWendy's sells 104 company-owned units to complete initiative
March 25, 2014
The Wendy's Company has announced the completion of its System Optimization initiative, launched in July 2013, with the sale of 104 restaurants in four U.S.
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Are your employees lying to you?
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Certain verbal cues and body language behaviors can give away liars.
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WFF: How to win over your employees
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
The best way to ensure buy-in from each employee is to communicate with each person based on their personality type.
read nowLiveDeal partners with menu ordering system
March 24, 2014
LiveDeal Inc., a geo-location based mobile marketing platform that enables restaurants to publish real-time offers to nearby consumers, has formed a strategic…
read nowWendy's jumps into QSR mobile payment race
March 24, 2014
Days after Bloomberg reported about Burger King's systemwide mobile payment rollout, a similar report has surfaced about Wendy's doing the same.
read nowWFF's Fritzi Woods receives two posthumous honors
March 24, 2014
Fritzi Woods, the late president and CEO of the Women's Foodservice Forum, has received two special honors at the 2014 Annual Leadership and Development…
read nowAuntie Anne's expands nontraditional portfolio
March 24, 2014
Auntie Anne's is continuing its growth in nontraditional venues with the grand opening of a new location at the Maryland House Travel Plaza along I-95 in…
read nowEquipment provider named sponsor of corporate chef association
March 24, 2014
Vulcan, a commercial cooking equipment provider, has been named a 2014 corporate sponsor of the International Corporate Chefs Association.
read nowChick-fil-A surpasses KFC as top selling chicken chain
March 24, 2014
The 500 largest U.S. restaurant chains registered a 3.5-percent annual sales increase in 2013, a decline from 4.9 percent the prior year.
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Top (missing) food industry trends for 2014
by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc
The budget conscience consumer will demand luxury and "value" will be defined as the best quality for the money.
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How Dunkin' Donuts keeps operations simple with fast LTO pace
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Involving franchisees in the rollout process from concept to launch is "crucial" to the brand's success.
read now21-cent debit card swipe fee cap upheld
March 21, 2014
A federal appeals court has today handed down a ruling in a back-and-forth drama that grew out of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection and Wall Street…
read nowQuiznos international units operating as usual, despite bankruptcy
March 21, 2014
Quiznos announced today that its restaurants across Canada are open and operating as usual, despite the current Chapter 11 proceedings taking place in the U.S.
read nowRoy Rogers steps up breakfast with 'pancake weekends'
March 21, 2014
Roy Rogers has introduced All You Can Eat Pancake Weekends for $1.99, available to dine-in customers every Saturday and Sunday morning through May 25.
read nowMcDonald's eliminating COO position after Fenton's October retirement
March 21, 2014
McDonald's COO Tim Fenton announced that he will retire on Oct. 1, after serving with the company since 1973.
read nowJack in the Box completes refinancing
March 21, 2014
Jack in the Box Inc. has completed a new five-year $800 million senior credit facility, comprised of a $600 million revolving credit facility and $200 million…
read nowDunkin' Donuts adds Brazil to international portfolio
March 21, 2014
Dunkin' Donuts has signed an agreement with OLH Group to facilitate the brand's entry into Brazil.
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