News & Media
Coming to a restaurant near you: Battery-electric supply chain trucks
April 2, 2021
Restaurants nationwide will soon be getting shipments via electric semi thanks to the addition of a Volvo VNR electric truck to national foodservice logistics…
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Edible adds cupcakes, cooking classes
April 2, 2021
In plenty of time for Mother's Day on May 9, delivered gift e-commerce company, Edible, has not only added cupcakes to its Bakeshop lineup, but is also…
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Are QSR companies overdue for some common sense?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Organizations that lose cultural common sense also lose touch with both their employees and their customers. That's why one cultural transformation expert…
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DoorDash, Mastercard team up on expanded cardholder benefits
April 2, 2021
Delivery service, DoorDash is partnering with Mastercard to offer World and World Elite Mastercard cardholders complimentary DashPass benefits, according to a…
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Brink POS, Deliverect integration aims to ease online order management
April 1, 2021
POS software provider ParTech Inc. is launching an online order management tool, called Deliverect, as part of its Brink POS.
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Quick Service Restaurant Facilities Benchmark Report
You’re being asked to cut costs, but where should you begin? Before you can optimize your facilities spend, you need to know where to focus. See where you’re…
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Chick-fil-A invests $19M in 2021 employee scholarships
April 1, 2021
Chick-fil-A will invest $19 million in employee continuing education this year, awarding college scholarships to 7,492 team members in 44 states, Washington…
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Top 5 Benefits of Standardizing Network Security Across the Franchise Brand
A standardized network offers the ability for corporations to gain “herd immunity” and add solutions the brand may have thought out of reach of its franchisees.
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Jeremiah's Italian Ice makes Bayou State debut
April 1, 2021
Jeremiah's Italian Ice is opening its first store in Louisiana as part of the brand's expansion in the Southern U.S. The Covington, Louisiana store is located…
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Del Taco franchisee opens 12th New Mexico store
April 1, 2021
Southern California-based Del Taco has opened a location in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, on North Date Street. The store is the twelfth New Mexico…
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Franchisee to bring 8 Brooklyn Dumpling Shops to New Jersey
April 1, 2021
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, the restaurant startup that utilizes the automated service concept popularized by the Horn and Hardart Automat, has entered a franchise…
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Effective Restaurant Design for Today & Beyond
Site layout is key for quick service restaurants in the ongoing and post COVID 19 pandemic.
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McDonald's stock offers boost spend 120%, study says
March 31, 2021
It might be wise for restaurateurs to put stock in … well … stock. That's according to a two-year study run by fractional stock reward company, Bumped, to…
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Paytronix, Tattle partner to power-up CX improvement
March 31, 2021
Improving the restaurant guest experience is the goal of a partnership between CX improvement company, Tattle, and guest experience platform, Paytronix…
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Ex McDonald's CEO must answer QSR's questions about sexual relationships
March 30, 2021
McDonald's ex-CEO Steve Easterbrook will have to provide much of the information he asked a court to hold back in a lawsuit in which McDonald's alleges he lied…
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Dunkin' opens doors on 1,000th Next-Gen store
March 30, 2021
Three years after launching its Next Generation restaurant format, Dunkin' has opened its thousandth store with the design configuration on March 26 – this one…
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Church's Chicken names leaders for growing international business
March 30, 2021
Global QSR company Church's Chicken and its international sister brands, Texas Chicken and Church's Texas Chicken, have added two names to the company's…
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What's next for the ghost in the restaurant machine?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Whether you refer to delivery and/or pickup-only businesses as ghost, virtual, cloud kitchens or brands, the fact is they've moved into the restaurant…
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Chipotle, Jersey Mike's VIPs weighing in on dining trends
March 30, 2021
The pandemic has no doubt taken its toll on restaurants, but while thousands are struggling, others are reporting gains. In an effort to uncover the successful…
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McDonald's general counsel: 'Challenges are complex, but opportunities are significant'
McDonald's has named former Boston Scientific Corporation General Counsel Desiree Ralls-Morrison, a Black corporate leader, to head its global legal operations…
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