In the Zaxby's sauce universe, it's good to be a jerk

November 11, 2020

Sandwich and dipping sauces are proving to be instrumental in the race for customers, and on that front one brand recently distinguished itself with hot and…

Paytronix debuts subscription program for restaurants, c-stores

November 11, 2020

Paytronix Systems Inc., a digital guest experience platform, has launched Paytronix Subscriptions to make it easy for restaurants and convenience store brands…

Ritual, Square partnering to help restaurants reach new customers

November 10, 2020

Ritual and Square are joining forces in an effort to help restaurants attract new digital customers. The partnership integrates orders from Ritual app users…

Roundtable: How to Design a Technology Strategy for Your Restaurant

Designing a technology strategy for your restaurant isn’t easy. Many restaurants depend on a variety of integrated technologies to run their business, from…

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QSRs get gobbled up in turkey talk

Ready to talk turkey? QSRs sure are.

Revel helping brands bypass third-party delivery systems

November 10, 2020

POS and business management provider, Revel Systems, has launched a restaurant delivery management platform that allows brands to bypass third-party delivery…

SMG taps Olo to give customers digital feedback

November 10, 2020

Kansas City-based Service Management Group, an experience management partner, is partnering with Olo, a food ordering platform, to allow SMG clients to solicit…

Plants dig deeper at McDonald's, Pizza Hut

McDonald's and Pizza Hut are embracing plant-based menu items.

Coming back from COVID-19: Tips, strategies and a silver lining

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

A panel of fast casual brand leaders shared how they're on a comeback trail post COVID-19 during the recent Fast Casual Executive Summit as well as insight on…

Grubhub, Restaurant Strong team on $2M grant support program

November 9, 2020

Grubhub, a food order and delivery platform, and The Gregg Hill Foundation's Restaurant Strong Fund, are teaming up on a $2 million support program providing…

Nathan's Famous launches wings-n-waffles ghost concept

November 9, 2020

New York-based Nathan's Famous Inc. is launching a virtual brand, Wings of New York, which will deliver wings, as well as Harlem-style chicken-and-waffles, the…

McDonald's promises better burgers, community connectedness

November 9, 2020

Shortly after reporting better-than-predicted Q3 financial results, McDonald's Corporation announced that it was embarking on a growth strategy — Accelerating…

Restaurant-transaction declines holding steady

November 9, 2020

Customer transaction declines at major U.S. restaurant chains held steady at -9% every week in October compared to the same weeks one year ago, according to…

McDonald's reports prediction-beating Q3 results, brighter path forward

McDonald's started its Monday off right with analyst-beating results from its third quarter, led by healthy U.S. sales for the period that ended Sept. 30.

Dunkin' salutes those who served

November 6, 2020

For the second year, Dunkin' will salute U.S. veterans on their designated day of honor, Nov. 11, with a free doughnut of any choice with no purchase necessary…

Wendy's promotes SVP to US COO

November 6, 2020

Ajmani (photo provided) Wendy's has named Deepak Ajmani as its U.S. COO, the company disclosed in its Q3 earnings call this week. He had previously…

Fears of 2nd coronavirus wave halt October restaurant sales

November 6, 2020

Despite October being the best month for restaurant same-store sales growth since February, the latest resurgence of COVID-19 is not portending well for the…

Is mobile solving the wait-time problem for restaurant brands?

by Emil Davityan — CEO and co-founder, Bluedot

These days of COVID-19 make it clear that customers will not stand for restaurant brands that make them wait. Limited-service restaurateurs that intend to…

Fast casual leaders talk gender inclusivity, how females can advance

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

There are more women than ever working in the fast casual industry, but it's still quite far from being a 50-50 gender split. Three female leaders share…

Is your brand WILD-worthy?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

FastCasual has teamed up with Messner Reeves to create a certification program - Women In the Lead - recognizing restaurant brands that strive to include women…