Green Restaurant Association, NY restaurant assoc. partner

May 18, 2009

NEW YORK — The national non-profit Green Restaurant Association (GRA) and the New York State Restaurant Association (NYSRA) have announced their official…

Technomic, C3 partner on insights into QSR family-dining occasions

May 18, 2009

CHICAGO — Technomic and C3 have joined forces to provide expanded services to their clients, beginning with a new Family Attitudes and Motivations (FAM) Dining…

Utah Del Tacos support children of National Guard, chain's burger top in LA

May 18, 2009

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Recently, Del Taco restaurants in Utah raised funds for the Utah National Guard Charitable Trust and presented the trust with a check for…

NRA Show: Novacart features free-standing paper dessert cups

Joe Miglia, national sales manager for Novacart USA, demonstrates the company's bakeable dessert molds for QSRweb from the 2009 NRA Show's Organic & Natural…

NRA 2009: Pavilions highlight organic, green product lines

May 17, 2009

CHICAGO — Natural and eco-friendly offerings continue to draw operators' attention as demonstrated by the products showcased in the Organic & Natural and…

Church's Chicken CEO performs first 'Random Acts of Goodness'

May 17, 2009

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Church's Chicken president and CEO, Harsha V. Agadi, kicked off the brand's Random Acts of Goodness campaign May 14 in San Antonio, Texas…

Institutional Investor survey names Yum! CFO tops in restaurant industry

May 17, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc.'s chief financial officer Richard Carucci has been recognized by Institutional Investor's 2009 America's Best CFOs survey…

Burger King suffers from marketing misstep

May 17, 2009

BusinessWeek: While its competitors blanketed the market with dollar deals this spring, Burger King stuck with ads that wooed its male "superfans" and…

Chick-fil-A founder to speak at mayor's prayer breakfast

May 17, 2009

Branson Daily News (Mo.): Truett Cathy, founder of the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain and one of the nation's most prominent Christian businessmen, will be the…

Getting the most out of a giveaway

Marketing experts and QSR brands share tips on crafting a successful promotion.

NRA 2009: Coca-Cola debuts dispenser options, tea products

May 16, 2009

CHICAGO — Coca-Cola FoodService has debuted several products aimed at helping operators during the 2009 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel…

NRA 2009: Payment solutions to combat card breaches shown

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

May 16, 2009

When Heartland Payment Systems was contacted by Visa and MasterCard about reports of fraud tied to credit cards it had processed, an investigation showed that…

NRA 2009: Five hot new products on the show floor

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

May 15, 2009

The 2009 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show kicked off today at Chicago's McCormick Place. The show runs May 16-19 and features new…

Green Seal intros new life-cycle standard for restaurants and foodservice

May 14, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Green Seal, the premier ecolabel in the United States, has announced the release of GS-46, Environmental Standard for Restaurants and…

Second national menu labeling bill introduced

May 14, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) have…

Even in a recession, strategic hiring should still go on

Employers may be tempted to stop recruitment and hiring to save money. However, this lockdown approach may do more harm than good.

Burger King refranchises 20 Canadian stores

May 14, 2009

MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced that its Canadian subsidiaries have sold 20 restaurants in Ontario to Heartland Food Corp. of Canada as part of the…

Krystal names franchisee of the year

May 14, 2009

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Krystal Co. has named Nashville, Tenn.-based franchise group, BJKF LLC its 2008 Krystal Franchisee of the Year, an honor given…

QSRweb to host technology panel at 2009 NRA Show

May 14, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Keeping up with emerging technology is a challenge for quick-service operators. To help, QSRweb will be hosting the panel discussion, "Which…

Yum! Brands amends terms of cash tender offer

May 14, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell, has announced that it has amended the terms of its cash tender offer to…