News & Media
Impossible Foods contemplates public listing
April 9, 2021
Impossible Foods Inc., a plant-based burger manufacturer, is preparing a public listing that could value the company at around $10 billion or more, according…
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Jeremiah's opens Florida Gold Coast store
April 9, 2021
Orlando-based Jeremiah's Italian Ice has opened another Sunshine State store, this one on the state's Gold Coast, in Cooper City. The Stirling Road location…
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QSRs' new Holy Grail: 1st-party data
by Dennis Becker — Ceo, Mobivity
Changes are afoot on the fast food marketing landscape in both traditional media and -- starting in 2022 -- on the digital playing field. The question is, has…
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PAR acquires Punchh for $500M
April 8, 2021
After dropping $500 million in cash and shares, PAR Technology Corporation, a global provider of restaurant software, now owns Punchh Inc., a loyalty and guest…
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Yoshinoya customers 'Meat-Up'
April 8, 2021
Meat and mega-deals are on the menu at Yoshinoya Japanese Kitchen, where the brand is giving diners the opportunity to add 50% more meat to their regular combo…
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On-demand webinar: How to unblock your restaurant's loyalty blind spot
Learn why your loyalty program is probably missing more than 95% of your customers and, most importantly, what to do about it.
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Gimbal and NextNav Level Up Location Services to Meet Consumer Expectations
Gimbal and NextNav have partnered to elevate the capabilities of location services for consumers. The partnership makes a new, vertical dimension - the Z-axis…
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BellyMelly expands online ordering to live event venues
April 7, 2021
Online food ordering service platform, BellyMelly, is expanding into event venues, amusement parks, sport stadiums and arenas to give those attending and…
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Sonic set to soup up its ranks with 20K hires
April 7, 2021
Right on the heels of mass hiring efforts announced at Taco Bell and Firehouse Subs, Sonic Drive-In and its franchisees said the brand now has an estimated…
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Smokey Bones' virtual brand revamp returns burger to value-based roots
Burgers have gotten pretty darn tony on the virtual restaurant landscape, with prices to match. But one virtual brand thinks the real money is in the…
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Dunkin', Baskin-Robbins to put 26 stores 'deep in the heart of Texas'
April 7, 2021
Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins will open 26 Dunkin' restaurants and eight multi-brand Dunkin'/Baskin-Robbins locations across Dallas and Houston through agreements…
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How to unblock your restaurant’s loyalty “blind spot”
Learn how your organization can gain visibility into the purchasing preferences of 100% of your diners without the friction of an opt-in process.
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Taco Bell US to hire 5K on 1 day
April 6, 2021
On Wednesday, April 21, Taco Bell said it will launch its fourth annual hiring party at 2,000 U.S. stores with the goal of hiring 5,000 people through…
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Edible's 1st 'manage-to-own' candidate takes over Florida store
April 6, 2021
Edible said the brand's first candidate in its Manage-To-Own (MTO) program, Tony Herlong, has taken the reins of his first store after completing the company's…
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White Castle lets 'them eat cake'
April 6, 2021
While people might get less vocal about their age as they get older, QSRs flaunt their longevity, and in the case of White Castle this year is a milestone…
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Fast food turkey: Why it could really fly
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
For a long time, fast food meant burgers. But a couple of years back, that began to change in earnest with the start of the Chicken Wars. And this year…
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Jollibee opening 1st DC metro store April 8
April 5, 2021
Fast-growing southeast Asian QSR, Jollibee, will open its first location in the Washington, D.C. metro area Thursday, April 8, at the Westfield Wheaton Mall in…
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Checkers & Rally's' Mother Cruncher gets bacon-ified
April 5, 2021
Checkers & Rally's is adding candied bacon to its entry in the chicken sandwich wars — the Mother Cruncher — from now through May 16, according to a news…
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Value central to Wendy's Biggie Bag promo
April 5, 2021
Wendy's is bringing back its Bacon Double Stack burger as the starring attraction in its $5 Biggie Bag promotion that is focused on providing a value-based…
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Dunkin' customer pays it forward to tune of $4K
April 2, 2021
A Dunkin' customer in the southwest Ohio suburb of Beavercreek, outside Dayton, paid it forward in a very big way recently when the anonymous patron at the…
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