Baskin-Robbins plans South Africa, Germany expansion

June 24, 2013

Baskin-Robbins announced today plans to develop locations in major metropolitan areas across South Africa and Germany. This effort is part of Baskin-Robbins…

Tim Hortons teams up with Jason Priestly for donut crowdsourcing contest

June 24, 2013

For the first time in Tim Hortons' history, Canadians have the chance to create what could be the next donut to be added to the company's menu. Starting today…

Sonic announces proposed partial refinancing

June 24, 2013

Sonic Corp. has announced that certain of its subsidiaries intend to refinance a portion of the 2011-1 Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes issued under their…

Bojangles' recognizes top franchisees

June 24, 2013

The Seneca, S.C.-area Bojangles', located on Highway 123 Bypass, has won first place in the company's ShowBo awards. The award is based on an evaluation…

'Here Be Dragons'

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

During the Age of Exploration, brave people climbed aboard wooden ships to set sail for faraway lands.

NPD: Customers want fresh ingredients, choice

June 24, 2013

Consumers want fresh ingredients and choice when they visit restaurants, according to market research by The NPD Group, a global information company. Although…

5 things mobile payments vendors don't want you to ask

The man behind the Starbucks mobile payments implementation tells restaurant owners what they need to ask their mobile payments vendors.

National Restaurant Association to host inaugural Innovation Summit

June 21, 2013

The National Restaurant Association will host the inaugural Restaurant Innovation Summit this fall as a way to offer restaurant operators ideas to better…

Survey: Treating employees well outweighs philanthropy, sustainability efforts

June 21, 2013

According to Restaurant DemandTracker, a recent survey of restaurant customers in the U.S., treating employees well is more important than giving back to the…

White Castle searching for its most loyal fans

June 21, 2013

White Castle is issuing a call for entries for its 13th Annual Cravers Hall of Fame Contest. Cravers have until July 31 to submit their entry for the 201…

McDonald's expands 365Black Awards program

June 21, 2013

In celebration of its 10th annual 365Black Awards, McDonald's announced it is expanding the program by inviting more than 2,500 consumers to attend the…

Wendy's turns to Twitter to promote Late Night menu

June 21, 2013

Wendy's has turned to its Baconator Twitter account to offer fans "late night" prizes throughout the summer. Those who follow @IamBaconator will have the…

Texas Del Taco opens with eClub promotion

June 21, 2013

San Marcos, Texas, is the location of the newest Del Taco. The restaurant opened this week at 660 E. Hopkins St., near I-35 at exit 205. It is open 24 hours…

Frozen desserts: What fast casuals can learn from QSRs

To win the ice cream fans over, find a niche that your competitors can't.

The importance of traceability: “Fish fraud” sparks food-labeling controversy

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Seafood fraud not only affects consumers' wallets, it also has the potential to take advantage of and even damage the reputation of honest vendors and…

Burger King now delivering to Boston

June 20, 2013

Burger King has expanded its BK Delivers program to Boston, with five participating restaurants now on the roster and more expected to join.

Chain restaurant group asks for repeal of Renewable Fuel Standard

June 20, 2013

The National Council of Chain Restaurants (NCCR) today launched "Feed Food Fairness: Take RFS Off the Menu," a new grassroots campaign focused on repealing the…

Chick-fil-A adds three new entrée salads, dressings

June 20, 2013

Chick-fil-A introduced three new entrée salads and an "improved" cool wrap to the menu this week. New salad dressings have been added to the menu as well…

Sonic plans further SoCal expansion

June 20, 2013

Sonic Drive-In is diving deeper into Carl's Jr. and In-N-Out Burger territory. The chain announced today that it has signed an agreement with existing…

UK Burger King franchisee adds SaaS-based analytics app

June 20, 2013

NCR Corporation today announced that Hybrid Dining, a United Kingdom-based Burger King Franchisee, has implemented the NCR Pulse Real-Time smartphone…