Celebrating FastCasual.com's Top 100 Movers & Shakers

More than 50 fast casual restaurants received recognition for their success and innovation at the Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers Awards Gala May 19…

Punchh named 'Top Startup'

May 27, 2013

Punchh Inc., a startup that delivers branded mobile apps and a cloud-based marketing automation platform for restaurants, has been recognized as a winner of…

Henny Penny names new corporate chef

May 27, 2013

Foodservice equipment designer and manufacturer Henny Penny Corporation has hired Benjamin Leingang to be the company's new corporate chef. Chef Leingang comes…

Restaurant brands pitch in for Oklahoma tornado relief

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Chains have been handing out food to victims and first responders, as well as directing their social fan base to relief organizations.

NRA Show '13: Energy-efficient equipment proves its ROI

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Time-saving, energy-saving and data-mining are the big equipment stars this year.

Subway, KFC make big gains as valuable global food brands

May 24, 2013

WPP and Millward Brown recently announced the 2013 BrandZ Top 100 list of most valuable global brands. Despite a 5 percent decrease from the prior year…

Zoyo Neighborhood Yogurt expands to Midwest

May 24, 2013

Zoyo Neighborhood Yogurt, an Arizona-based self-serve frozen yogurt franchise, has announced the opening of its first Midwest location in Warsaw, Ind. Operated…

Henny Penny named KFC Equipment Supplier of the Year

May 24, 2013

Henny Penny Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of foodservice equipment, has been named Equipment Supplier of the Year for 2012 by KFC. This is the…

Culver's raises $100K for veterans group

May 24, 2013

Culver's restaurants in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan have raised more than $100,000 for the Honor Flight Network, a nonprofit group created to transport…

Attendee, exhibitor growth at this year's NRA Show

May 24, 2013

The 94th annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show and 6th annual International Wine, Spirits & Beer Event (IWSB), recently held…

Chinese QSR market to pass $280B by 2017

May 24, 2013

According to a new report released by market insight firm Mintel, China's quick-service and takeaway market is expected to reach RMB 1.8 trillion ($283.4B U.S.

Carvel's mobile data solution leads to best free cone promo ever

May 24, 2013

Carvel kicked off its peak season with its annual systemwide "Free Cone Night" in April. This year, Carvel partnered with On The Spot Systems, a provider of…

Dunkin' Donuts teams up with police to benefit Special Olympics

May 24, 2013

For the 11th year in a row, hundreds of law enforcement officers from throughout Illinois will "stake out" Dunkin' Donuts rooftops to benefit Special Olympics…

How to grow online sales: What the GrubHub/Seamless merger means

by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo

As the National Restaurant Show lumbered into its third day, GrubHub and Seamless, two leading online ordering providers for independent restaurants, awakened…

NRA's 2013 Kitchen Innovation winners

NRA's Kitchen Innovations Awards recognize cutting-edge equipment that improves the back-of-house and benefits foodservice operators. Energy efficiency…

McDonald's defends nutritional options, children's marketing

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The company plans between 1,500 and 1,600 new restaurants this year, most of which will open in new and emerging international markets.

BK Delivery expands to Vegas, Sacramento

May 23, 2013

Burger King Worldwide Inc. has expanded its delivery service to the Las Vegas and Sacramento, Calif., markets. The BK Delivers program, which was first tested…

Restaurants to add 448,000 summer jobs

May 23, 2013

Restaurants are expected to add 448,000 jobs this summer season, a 4.5-percent increase over the March 2013 employment level, according to National Restaurant…

QSR worker protests spread to DC, shareholders' meetings

May 23, 2013

First New York, then Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis and Milwaukee. Now Washington D.C.

Franchise business index shows consumer spending higher than expected

May 23, 2013

The Franchise Business Index (FBI), an index of the economic health of the franchising industry, increased by 0.2 percent in April, boosted by improvements in…