Carl's Jr., Hardee's rolls out Memphis BBQ burger

August 21, 2012

Carl's Jr. and Hardee's have introduced a new Memphis BBQ burger, pairing saucy pulled pork with a classic charbroiled beef patty.

Seattle's Best taps Facebook fans to pick new coffee drink

August 21, 2012

After traveling the country and reviewing hundreds of recipes, Seattle's Best Coffee and TV Chef Jeff Mauro have found the top six new coffee drink ideas in…

Brazilian KFC, Pizza Hut franchisee reports 22 percent sales jump

August 21, 2012

Brazil Fast Food Corp., the second largest quick-service restaurant chain in Brazil operating Yum! Brands' KFC and Pizza Hut São Paulo, announced financial…

Edible Arrangements recognizes top franchisee partners

August 21, 2012

Edible Arrangements founder and CEO Tariq Farid recognized top performing franchisees at the company's seventh annual International Convention recently in…

Rita's Italian Ice deploys mobile loyalty platform

August 21, 2012

Rita's Italian Ice is using Punchh, a social loyalty platform designed exclusively for restaurants, to allow its customers to earn rewards for their purchases…

Social media success is about the wizard, not the wand

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Why aren't businesses doing more with location-based services like Foursquare? The problem lies with the wizard, not the wand.

Dunkin' Brands sued again for racial bias

August 20, 2012

Nearly three months after being sued for racial discrimination, another similar suit has been filed against Canton, Mass.-based Dunkin' Brands.

Scotty's Brewhouse Taps Into Hoppin' HR

Fast Casual Client Experiences Positive Bottom Line Results With PeopleMatter

Dunkin' Donuts' mobile payments platform

Dunkin' Donuts introduced a new mobile payments platform, which also allows users to send gifts to friends through texting, email or Facebook.

Arby's launches No Kid Hungry fundraising campaign

August 20, 2012

Beginning today through Sept. 30, Arby's restaurants nationwide will collect money for the Arby's Foundation and its mission to end childhood hunger through a…

McDonald's France testing mobile payments with PayPal

August 20, 2012

McDonald's is currently testing a mobile payments option in France through a partnership with PayPal.

A&W Canada raising funds to fight multiple sclerosis

August 20, 2012

For a fourth consecutive year, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada invites Quebecers to join the fight against MS as part of its annual fundraising and…

Auntie Anne's kicks off fundraiser to fight childhood cancer

August 20, 2012

To mark National Lemonade Day today, Auntie Anne's is kicking off its in-store fundraising campaign to benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, which raises…

Burger King launches 50-cent soft serve promotion

August 20, 2012

To mark the end of summer, Burger King Worldwide is promoting its vanilla soft serve in a cone or cup for 50 cents each for a limited time.

The social technology behind empowering your fans

Loyalty and reward software platforms offer varying functionality.

Sneak peek at Klout shows transparency

Klout is about to become less of a mystery to everyone. Or at least, how the service determines your influence will. A new release of the influence measurement…

11 shocking new social media statistics in America

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Recent findings from social media behavioral researchers show some shocking changes in how Americans use and consume social media.

What works for Subway's top media agency

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Summit Group Communications has stuck to Subway's health, indulgence and value messaging pillars.

McDonald's Canada introduces contactless payment

August 17, 2012

McDonald's Canada has begun accepting contactless debit payments at participating restaurants throughout the country, with a wider rollout expected next year.

Subway introduces all-vegetarian outlet in India

August 17, 2012

Out of about 37,000 Subway outlets in the world, only one is completely meatless. According to the Times of India, Subway is introducing its vegetarian outlet…