Dairy Queen adds 34 new markets in 2011

March 8, 2012

International Dairy Queen Inc., part of Berkshire Hathaway, opened 272 new DQ Grill & Chill, Dairy Queen, DQ Orange Julius and Orange Julius locations in…

Burger King's Crown Program leads to new name for NY penguin

March 7, 2012

Burger King's BK Crown Program's promotion with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), launched at the end of January, has led to a new name for a male…

British responding favorably to Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

March 7, 2012

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is making quite a splash in the UK, turning in a 26 percent jump in revenues this year.

Ronald McDonald House Charities awards $2.3M in grants

March 7, 2012

The global offices of Ronald McDonald House Charities, a philanthropic arm of McDonald's Corp., recently awarded nine grants totaling $2.3 million to…

Tim Hortons plans continued North American expansion

March 7, 2012

There are currently 3,295 Tim Hortons locations in Canada, and 714 in the U.S. Paul House, executive chairman, CEO and president, told attendees at the Raymond…

Bojangles' celebrates new Alabama location

March 7, 2012

New Generation Foods LLC celebrated the opening of Huntsville, Ala.'s new Bojangles' unit, located on North Memorial Parkway, with a $25 gift card giveaway…

El Pollo Loco names new ad agency

March 7, 2012

El Pollo Loco Inc. has selected Sausalito, Calif.-based Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners (BSSP) as its new advertising agency of record.

Turning social media mentions into best-in-class business insight

Operators must understand the difference between marketing and operational insights from online feedback before they can use that information to their…

McDonald's nutritional kiosk

Since installing a nutritional kiosk in his Texas McDonald's unit, operator Jonathan Chan has been receiving phone calls non-stop from other operators about…

NRA, LivingSocial form marketing-best-practices partnership

March 6, 2012

The National Restaurant Association and LivingSocial have announced a new partnership through which both organizations will work to educate and inform…

Gloves! The Controversy Continues - Part 3

by Paul Mcginnis — Vice President, Marketing, Ecolab Food Safety Specialties

If glove use is going to be effective, several factors should be considered when designing a disposable glove program. Size is vitally important to ensure the…

Dunkin' Brands signs marketing deal with LeBron James for China expansion

March 6, 2012

As Dunkin' Brands plans to expand its Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins' footprints in China by 100 stores in the next few years, the company is betting on NBA…

Church's Chicken adds two SVPs to support global expansion

March 6, 2012

Church's Chicken CEO Jim Hyatt announced the appointments of Michael Mader, senior vice president, Global Strategy, Planning and Alliances, and John (Barry…

Del Taco streamlines operations with Kitchen Brains

March 6, 2012

In an effort to improve kitchen operations, Del Taco recently upgraded kitchen timers to Kitchen Brains' TT-500.

Jack in the Box franchisee receives funding to refinance debt

March 6, 2012

GE Capital, Franchise Finance provided a $91 million senior agented credit facility to JIB Management Inc., a Jack in the Box and Denny's franchise company…

Popeyes names new president of U.S. operations

March 6, 2012

AFC Enterprises Inc., the franchisor and operator of Popeyes restaurants, has announced that U.S. chief operating officer Ralph W. Bower has been named…

Cousins Subs rolls out new menu boards

March 6, 2012

Wisconsin-based Cousins Subs has rolled out nearly 170 new indoor and outdoor menu boards to help establish consistency across the system and increase margins.

Restaurant chains join Healthy Dining's new School Wellness program

March 6, 2012

Healthy Dining has announced the rollout of a research-based initiative, the "Healthy Dining School Wellness Rewards Program," designed to contribute to the…

Culver's introduces Catch of the Day Facebook promotion

March 6, 2012

Culver's restaurants have launched the new "Catch of the Day" instant win promotion on Facebook to celebrate the chain's North Atlantic Cod Filet.

Scala introduces cloud-based analytics for QSRs

March 6, 2012

Scala Inc. has unveiled its new Scala Advanced Analytics, a cloud computing-based predictive analytics application for quick-service restaurants. The…