Villa Enterprises secures $15M to fund acquisitions

October 24, 2012

Villa Enterprises Management Ltd. Inc. announced that it closed a seven-year, $15 million credit facility with Capital One Bank.

Tim Hortons to go contactless by 2013

October 24, 2012

Tim Hortons' Canadian locations will offer a contactless payment option to its customers by the end of this year. According to Market News, the 3,000 outlets…

Church's Chicken's franchise association re-elects president

October 24, 2012

Church's Independent Franchise Association (CIFA), an organization that represents domestic and international franchisees in the Church's Chicken system…

Bojangles' secures $200M for expansion efforts

October 24, 2012

Bojangles' Restaurants Inc. announced a refinancing of its $200 million senior debt facility, which is expected to significantly lower its borrowing costs.

Burger King plans expansion in Colombia, Siberia

October 24, 2012

Burger King Worldwide today announced an exclusive restaurant development agreement with Fondo Escala Capital and Promotora to further develop brand in…

Panera emerges as consumers' favorite sandwich chain

October 24, 2012

Panera Bread topped the list of Americans' favorite sandwich chains, according to a national study from customer intelligence solution provider Market Force.

Digital signage taking a big bite out of the restaurant space

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Digital menu boards and digital signage are spreading quickly across the fast casual and quick-service restaurant sectors.

Why isn’t there more pizza innovation?

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

There are five key innovation trends emerging from independent pizza restaurants in the U.S.

3 tips for creating an effective mobile website

Mobile website visitors are in a rush; make sure all of the information they need is easily and quickly accessible.

Taco Bell hosting World Series giveaway promotion

October 23, 2012

On the heels of its most successful product launch ever, Taco Bell has partnered with Major League Baseball to give away a free Doritos Locos Taco if any…

Former Arby's CEO becomes Burger King franchisee

October 23, 2012

Burger King Worldwide today announced the refranchising of 42 company-owned restaurants in the metro-Atlanta area to GPS Hospitality, which is operated by Tom…

Krystal marks 80th anniversary with 25-cent burgers

October 23, 2012

The Krystal Company will kick off its 80th anniversary Oct. 24 with parties at its 350 restaurants throughout the Southeast. On that day, from 11 a.m. to …

Baskin-Robbins rolls out Halloween ice cream cakes

October 23, 2012

Baskin-Robbins is offering a special lineup of ice cream cakes for Halloween. Available now at participating Baskin-Robbins locations nationwide, the…

White Castle inducts loyal fans into hall of fame

October 23, 2012

White Castle will induct its most dedicated fans, known as "Craver Nation," at its annual Cravers Hall of Fame event Oct. 25 in Columbus, Ohio. The 2012 class…

Jersey Mike's hits mobile marketing milestone

October 23, 2012

Jersey Mike's Subs has signed up the 650,000th member of its Shore Points Rewards loyalty program powered by SkyPop's mobile marketing platform. The milestone…

Driving big business with loyalty programs

by Christopher Hall

Loyalty programs offer a way to build relationships with customers, and gather mission critical insight into their behavior.

Technology, value emerge as McDonald's priorities in tight market

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

CEO discusses Q3's soft sales and customer service initiatives, including a greater focus on mobile initiatives.

Hardee's adds ribeye steak to breakfast menu

October 22, 2012

Hardee's has added another biscuit sandwich to its breakfast menu. The new ribeye steak, egg and cheese biscuit is now available at all Hardee's locations and…

Crawfish returns to the Popeyes' menu

October 22, 2012

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has brought back its popular limited-time offering of crawfish for its 4th annual Crawfish Festival. From today through Nov. 25, the…

Burger King partners with Nintendo for Wii U giveaway

October 22, 2012

Burger King restaurants are offering guests the chance to win a Wii U system, the new gaming and entertainment system from Nintendo that launches on Nov. 18.