Popeyes' preliminary '13 results include 3.7 percent jump in same-store sales

January 13, 2014

Popeyes' parent company AFC Enterprises Inc. reported selected unaudited results for its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year which ended Dec. 29. They…

Church's Chicken brings back fan favorite jalapeño jelly sauce

January 13, 2014

Church's Chicken Tender Strips can now be ordered with two new dipping sauces, including fan favorite Purple Pepper Sauce, a sweet heat jalapeño jelly sauce.

Dunkin' Donuts franchising now available in Northern California

January 13, 2014

Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, announced today its franchisees and licensees opened a combined total of 79…

'Restaurant of the future' includes digital menus, order kiosks, virtual hostess

January 13, 2014

Global technology solutions provider Infusion is using this week's National Retail Federation Show in New York City as the backdrop to showcase its retail…

McDonald's franchisees frustrated with expanded value menu

January 13, 2014

McDonald's franchisees seem to be frustrated with the company's expansion of its value menu — the Dollar Menu and More was revamped in November to include more…

AOPEN intros nTAKE to ease digital menu board deployments

January 13, 2014

Addressing the problems of purchasing separate components and challenging IT to figure out how to make it work together, AOPEN today announced nTAKE, a…

How to grow restaurant-catering sales from a franchisee’s perspective

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

If employees at the restaurant level are not trained around your designed catering culture, that culture will cease to exist and your catering program will…

A&W's communications strategist outlines social media trends

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Teens prefer the speed and visual benefits of Twitter, Instagram compared to Facebook.

Burger King franchisee adds 15 restaurants to portfolio

January 10, 2014

GPS Hospitality Acquisition Company LLC announced the purchase of 15 Burger King restaurants from Charton Management Inc.

Philly Dunkin' Donuts giving away coffee to encourage blood donations

January 10, 2014

In support of National Blood Donor Month this January, Dunkin' Donuts in Greater Philadelphia is partnering with the American Red Cross to encourage donors to…

Whole Grain Sampling Day attendees include McDonald's

January 10, 2014

The third Annual Whole Grain Sampling Day is set for April 2, and a number of restaurants, foodservice organizations, supermarkets and more have already signed…

LiveDeal makes San Francisco debut

January 10, 2014

The geo-location marketing company LiveDeal Inc. announced that it has launched livedeal.com in San Francisco. The platform launched in San Diego and Los…

Carvel offering BOGO specials through March

January 10, 2014

Carvel has launched a new mint flavor, which can be used in a variety of offerings including the Oreo Mint Sundae Dasher. According to a news release, mint…

Factors driving interchange rates down

Competition is offering merchants new ways to accept payments and this will lower fees over time.

Yum! Brands' breaks fundraising record for hunger relief initiative

January 9, 2014

Yum! Brands' 2013 World Hunger Relief efforts raised a record-breaking $37 million in cash and food donations for the World Food Programme and other hunger…

Dunkin' Donuts adds salted caramel hot chocolate to beverage lineup

January 9, 2014

Dunkin' Donuts has introduced two new items to the menu to welcome the New Year. The banana chocolate chip muffin is a banana-flavored muffin with chocolate…

Jack in the Box among Mindshare Technologies' new clients

January 9, 2014

Mindshare Technologies, a provider of cloud-based Voice of the Customer technologies, has added a handful of brands to its client roster, including Jack in the…

Willow Run Foods earns top distributor award from Arby's co-op

January 9, 2014

ARCOP Inc., the national supply chain cooperative for Arby's Restaurant Group Inc., has named Willow Run Foods Inc. as its 2013 Distributor of the Year award…

Subway recognized by consumers for healthy options

January 9, 2014

Technomic has announced the winners of the 2014 Chain Restaurant Consumers' Choice Awards, which are based on consumer responses to the research and consulting…

Baskin-Robbins earns TV ad campaign of the year

January 9, 2014

Ace Metrix released its annual list of brands that had the top TV ads of the year, based on Ace Scores within their respective categories. The top 20 brands…