WFF gearing up for annual event

June 27, 2013

Women's Foodservice Forum will host its annual Executive Summit July 29-31 in Chicago. The gathering of restaurant and foodservice industry executives will…

Game on: How restaurants can power up loyalty strategy

Loyalty gaming must be fun and simple, with rewards that link back to genuine in-restaurant experiences.

Popeyes' Zatarain's Butterfly Shrimp back on the menu

June 26, 2013

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has once again partnered with fellow New Orleans' brand Zatarain's to bring back the Zatarain's Butterfly Shrimp. The combo offering…

Popeyes to take advantage of QSR's 'wide open' seafood space

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The company is also expecting its strongest year for unit growth this year.

Food manufacturers combine to provide allergy- and gluten-free seafood

June 26, 2013

Slade Gorton, a provider of premium seafood through foodservice and retail channels, and Elevation Brands, a provider of all-natural, allergy-friendly and…

Sonic's hot dogs now available in pretzel buns

June 26, 2013

The pretzel bread trend continues to accelerate in the QSR space. Sonic announced it will begin serving pretzel dogs — its beef hot dogs served in pretzel buns.

Taco Bell adds 100 new artists to Feed the Beat roster

June 26, 2013

Taco Bell has announced its next lineup of Feed the Beat artists. The new group of 100 up-and-coming Feed the Beat artists join the more than 600 alumni in the…

MICROS introduces commerce platform

June 26, 2013

MICROS Systems Inc., a provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, has introduced the new MICROS Commerce Platform…

Krystal partners with Nutter Butter for new shake

June 26, 2013

Dessert innovation has become commonplace in the QSR burger segment. Sonic recently introduced a peanut butter and jelly shake, for example. Burger King rolled…

MustHaveMenus now offers instant printing, real-time Web updates

June 26, 2013

MustHaveMenus is now offering instant printing and real-time Web updating to help simplify the tasks of creating in-house menus and publishing them to mobile…

Conduit launches app reseller program

June 26, 2013

Restaurants looking for a new stream of revenue may find it with Conduit, a provider of engagement solutions for Web and mobile publishers. The company has…

EMN8 acquires Snapfinger to accelerate digital ordering growth

June 26, 2013

EMN8 Inc., a provider of digital ordering and engagement platforms for the limited-service restaurant industry, announced this morning that it has acquired…

Restaurant operators needed to weigh in on state of industry

June 25, 2013

FastCasual.com is gathering data for its annual Sate of the Industry report and is now calling fast casual restaurant operators to take a survey polling them…

Catering in a franchise ecosystem: Part 1

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

Every restaurant operator today has customers asking for catering services; saying no to customers is never an option for any growing venture.

McDonald's Kuwait testing mobile payment platform

June 25, 2013

McDonald's and Kuwait International Bank have teamed up to test Seamless' Seqr mobile payment platform throughout Kuwait.

Wendy's: Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger is brand's most anticipated new product

June 25, 2013

Earlier this year, the pub-style cheeseburger outperformed any other promotional hamburger in test markets in Wendy's recent history.

Ben & Jerry's adds FreedomPay Commerce Platform

June 25, 2013

Ben & Jerry's announced this week that it is deploying the FreedomPay Commerce Platform across its U.S. system.

Sonic targeting small towns in expansion bid

June 25, 2013

As Sonic Drive-In continues franchise development across the country, the company has its sights set on a particular market segment — small towns throughout…

Subway spotlights Jared Fogle in new health-focused web series

June 25, 2013

In celebration of Jared Fogle's 15th anniversary of losing and keeping off more than 200 lbs., he will host a new health-focused webisode series in partnership…

Krispy Kreme jumps on the sweet/salty bandwagon

June 25, 2013

The sweet/salty combination has been identified by many as strong trend this year and now Krispy Kreme has thrown its hat in the ring. The brand has introduced…