Burger King shakes up menu with soft serve desserts

September 18, 2011

Burger King Corp. is celebrating the end of the summer season with the launch of a new, premium soft serve dessert menu that includes sundaes, shakes, cones…

Arby's, Tasti D-Lite partner with Mattel Games

September 18, 2011

Arby's has been named as one of a handful of new national promotional partners with Mattel Games. The partnerships were secured by Mattel's new AOR, Allied…

Culver's opens new green prototype restaurant

September 18, 2011

Culver's new restaurant in West Baraboo, Wisc., is the company's first focusing on energy efficiency and is in line to become one of Wisconsin's first…

TCBY plans 30th anniversary celebrations

September 18, 2011

TCBY has planned its official 30th anniversary celebration, with nationwide events created specifically to thank its customers. On Sept. 30, participating…

NPD Group: Restaurant traffic slips slightly in Q2

September 18, 2011

Just as the U.S. economy stalled in the second quarter of the year, so did restaurant industry traffic, according to The NPD Group, a market research company.

Wendy's launches Dave's Hot 'N Juicy burger

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

September 18, 2011

Wendy's begins selling its new burger line today, Dave's Hot 'N Juicy, named after late founder Dave Thomas.

Google Wallet now available for consumers

by James Wester

Initial retail partners include Einstein Bros. Bagels and Subway.

Foodservice Social Media: Learn, talk, advocate, support and innovate

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

To implement a successful social media strategy, foodservice operators need to invest in their customers and their strategy.

RAMP: Mobile card-swiping technology

Lance Ning from ID Tech showed some of his company's mobile swiping technology at the recent mobile payments conference in Chicago. Applications include…

Discussing healthy trends

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Last week, I had the pleasure of being the main speaker and coordinator of two and a half hours of topics around a number of the current Healthy Trends facing…

Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza Increases Online Sales with eThor.com

A northwestern gourmet pizza delivery company needed to build an online presence and eThor.com offered a solution.

Partnership puts food safety in spotlight

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

National Restaurant Association joins SCA to promote training and hygiene in September and beyond. 

Chains ask Congress to end Ethanol Tax Credit and Tariff

September 15, 2011

The National Council of Chain Restaurants and 16 of its member companies today asked Congress' "supercommittee" to repeal a federal tax credit for corn-based…

Del Taco adds Shredded Pork Carnitas to the menu

September 15, 2011

Shredded Pork Carnitas is available now for a limited time at Del Taco, offering customers the savory taste of tender, slow-braised pork that is simmered in…

KFC franchisee's unpaid OT lawsuit cannot be dismissed

September 15, 2011

A Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) suit brought by a former KFC assistant manager could not be dismissed, according to U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore…

Quiznos brings back Black Angus sub

September 14, 2011

Quiznos has re-launched its Black Angus on Rosemary Parmesan Sub in stores nationwide today. The limited-time offer includes thick slices of premium Black…

NRA Innovations Awards application process opens

September 14, 2011

The National Restaurant Association is now seeking applications from foodservice equipment manufacturers for its 2012 Kitchen Innovations Awards.

LivingSocial survey: Lunch is most popular dine-out opportunity

September 14, 2011

LivingSocial has released results from its first "Dining Out" survey of consumer behavior. The research was conducted among 4,000 Americans by Mandala Research.

NRA hosting CFI Summit in October

September 13, 2011

The National Restaurant Association is partnering with the Center for Food Integrity (CFI) to host the 2011 CFI Food System Summit in Chicago Oct. 25-26.

Delphi earns quality management re-certification

September 13, 2011

Delphi Display Systems Inc., a provider of quick-service restaurant drive-thru performance optimization products, has been re-certified in accordance with ISO…