Mythbusters: Asian cuisine as a gluten-free food

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Soy sauce usually contains gluten and it's a big part of other sauces, such as Teriyaki, Hoisin and black bean.

Dunkin' Brands hires former CVS exec to lead marketing

November 18, 2013

Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. has named Carol Austin as the vice president of Marketing for Baskin-Robbins U.S. and Canada. Austin replaces Dan Wheeler, who has…

McDonald's teams up with NFL for Rush Zone Happy Meals

November 18, 2013

McDonald's has partnered with the NFL to offer "NFL Rush Zone" Happy Meals, featuring toys inspired by Nickelodeon's "NFL Rush Zone: Season of the Guardians…

Famous Wok stirs up digital menu boards

November 18, 2013

The Famous Wok family of restaurants is set to begin rolling out digital signage menu boards from E Display Inc. to its locations across the U.S. and Canada…

Restaurant organizations respond to EPA's Ethanol proposal

November 18, 2013

The Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to lower the biofuel-blending requirement, including corn-based ethanol, generated mixed responses from…

Popeyes' president: The most successful brands focus on people development

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

No matter how good a product tastes, if you don't have a good operations process, it's not going to work, exec says.

Five Canadian restaurant trends for 2014

November 15, 2013

When it comes to eating out, Canadian consumers' foodservice preferences continue to evolve with numerous implications for restaurant operators, according to…

Seattle's Best runs free coffee promotion for Black Friday workers

November 15, 2013

Seattle's Best Coffee will help fuel the all-nighters being pulled by Black Friday retail workers.

Speed of service a priority for McDonald's in 2014

The company will focus investments on operational efficiencies, training initiatives and restaurant remodels.

Tillster names new technology officer

November 15, 2013

The newly-branded Tillster Inc. announced the addition of Phil Dixon as its chief technology officer. Dixon brings experience in high-volume systems and…

Military service members invited to culinary forum

November 15, 2013

The National Restaurant Association Military Foundation will host 30 award-winning military service members at a week-long education program at The Culinary…

Burger King stares down McRib with rib sandwich promo

November 15, 2013

The QSR segment has had its burger wars and its coffee wars. Now we could be witnessing the beginning of the rib sandwich wars.

McDonald's testing mobile app in Australia

November 15, 2013

If you find yourself Down Under, hungry and packing an Android mobile device, McDonald's may have just what you need. The fast food chain, known as "Macca's…

Domino's founder expands military-themed burger concept to Tennessee

November 15, 2013

Gyrene Burger, a military-themed restaurant from Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza, has opened in Knoxville, Tenn.

McDonald's rolls out revamped Dollar Menu, tests burger customization process

November 15, 2013

Following a sneak peak of changes to the Dollar Menu during McDonald's 3Q earnings call in October, the company has rolled out the revamped value offerings as…

Push marketing that turns people on, not off

Treating push marketing the way you handle TV and radio advertising will not work.

Tim Hortons pitches in for Philippines disaster relief

November 15, 2013

Tim Hortons today announced that it will make a $100,000 donation to support emergency disaster relief efforts in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon…

Granbury Solutions launches tablet-based POS

November 15, 2013

Granbury Solutions, a provider of POS systems for restaurants, has launched Thr!ve Point-of-Sale for tablets, which the company said is aimed toward casual…

Improve kitchen production efficiency to grow restaurant catering sales

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

You must adopt a 'manufacturing mentality' for your restaurant catering operation.

McDonald's donating to Philippines disaster relief efforts

November 14, 2013

McDonald's Corporation will contribute to Typhoon Haiyan disaster relief efforts with a donation of $300,000 to the International Federation of the Red Cross…