News & Media
Virtual restaurant franchise launches Miami virtual food hall
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
With brands like Chef Burger, El Taco Loco and Mama Rosa, its safe to say that the nation's first virtual restaurant franchise has a little something for…
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Restaurant recovery efforts stall
July 28, 2020
COVID-19 case surges and the rollbacks in reopening plans have stalled the U.S. restaurant industry's recovery, according to The NPD Group. Major restaurant…
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NRA: 'Second wave of closings hinders recovery efforts'
July 27, 2020
The National Restaurant Association wants all U.S. governors and mayors to know the restaurant industry has maintained an "unwavering commitment to customer…
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Yelp: Pandemic permanently closes nearly 16K restaurants
July 27, 2020
Sixty percent of the more than 26,000 restaurants that were temporarily shuttered by the pandemic will not reopen, according to the Yelp Economic Average…
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Nathan's Famous to 'let the dogs out' nationwide with neighborhood kitchen network
July 27, 2020
Nathan's Famous Inc said it will use neighborhood kitchen operator and logistics hub, Reef, to grow the longtime hot dog-centered brand nationally. Reef has a…
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McDonald's to customers: Mask-up, but hold up on dining in
July 27, 2020
McDonald's is now mandating that its QSR customers mask up, just like its employees, and is also postponing opening dine-in options for another 30-day period…
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Dunkin' Brands adds digital chief, team members
July 24, 2020
Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. has hired Philip Auerbach, a travel industry executive, as chief digital and strategy officer, a news release said.
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A&W signs 8 C-store franchises, June c-store sales jump 10.5%
July 24, 2020
A&W's same-store sales at its franchised gas and convenience store locations grew significantly last month, according to a news release, even though the…
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Hungry Howie's pushes its borders, while Lavu puts a premium on online promotion
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Hungry Howie's CEO joins today's podcast with the brand's plan to "move on out" around its Motown-area home and beyond. Then Lavu's CEO points to the…
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Sonic says it's 1st QSR to use Alexa to connect via mobile
July 23, 2020
Sonic said it's the first brand to allow customers to connect to its app on mobile devices by asking Alexa, now that the Alexa Skill thas been added to the…
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Taco John's leadership moves from Wyoming to new Minneapolis facility
July 23, 2020
Taco John's is now basing its expanded leadership team at its new Franchise Support Center in Minneapolis.
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Judge: Burger King did not dupe Impossible Whopper customers
July 23, 2020
A federal judge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has ruled that seven plaintiffs failed to show "reasonable" customers at Burger King were duped into paying more…
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North Carolina McDonald's franchisee fined for child labor violations
July 23, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division's investigation into a dozen North Carolina McDonald's locations found the operators violated child labor…
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Del Taco does 'guac-thrus' for National Drive-thru Day
July 23, 2020
Just in case you missed this one in your Hallmark Holidays calendar book, Friday is National Drive-thru Day in the U.S. And for Del Taco, that is plenty reason…
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Fast food drive-thrus: Plan for it now or pay for it later
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
If you're building or renovating a QSR now or in the near future, industry experts increasingly recommend that you find a site and the dollars to include a…
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Wendy's launches rewards program nationwide via mobile app
July 22, 2020
Wendy's Co. has launched Wendy's Rewards, a program that lets customers earn points at participating U.S. restaurants.
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Virtual restaurant group launches ghost kitchen franchise model
July 22, 2020
Miami-based virtual restaurant group, The Local Culinary, has launched a ghost kitchen franchise model.
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7 benefits of taking the Fast Casual Executive Summit virtual
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
The virtual version of the Fast Casual Executive Summit is Oct. 20-21. Registration is open and is free to the first 500 restaurant executives who sign up.
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Taco Bell: 'Change is hard'
July 22, 2020
Taco Bell's plans to simplify its menu Aug. 13 were designed — according to the brand — to create a more efficient experience for both customers and store…
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Edible's sales skyrocket 18% 1st half of year
July 21, 2020
Edible said today that the first half of 2020 was a record-breaker with sales up 18% systemwide for the period and an eye-popping 70% in the U.S. since April…
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