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Restaurateurs, start your engines! It's Takeout Tuesday
March 31, 2020
The Great American Takeout is amping up the activity in its second consecutive week, by both asking Americans to order delivery or pickup "at least one…
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Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons company CEO lays out COVID-19 response
Restaurant Brands International CEO Jose Cil sent an information-filled letter to the system, media and investors to provide a look at the many levels the…
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Yum Brands CEO relinquishes salary to fund GM bonuses, employee aid fund
March 31, 2020
The CEO of Louisville-based QSR and pizza brand parent, Yum Brands, is contributing his salary for the remainder of the year to fund one-time $1,000 bonuses…
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Farmers Insurance temporarily adds free delivery coverage to individual policies
March 31, 2020
With states enacting restaurant seating restrictions and stay-at-home orders to help deter the spread of the COVID-19, Farmers Insurance said it's temporarily…
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5 ways QSRs can build a bridge to the 'other side' of COVID-19
by Jimmy Oliva — CEO, Ordereze
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the name of the game is sustaining business for many, if not most, QSR operators. Here are five ways to build your bridge to the…
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US restaurant chain transactions drop by 36%
March 30, 2020
The mandated restaurant dine-in closures are hitting chains hard, according to the NPD Group. Total restaurant customer transactions declined by 36% in the…
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Foodservice distributors praise passage of CARES Act, say more is needed
March 30, 2020
The International Foodservice Distributors Association is applauding the government's passage of the CARES Act, but Mark Allen, president and CEO of the…
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Michigan's Halo Burger closes temporarily, starts employee fund
March 30, 2020
Michigan regional QSR, Halo Burger, announced they will give 25% of all gift card sales to a fund for employee support during the pandemic called the Halo…
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Taco Bell does free drive-thru tacos Tuesday
March 30, 2020
Taco Bell is working to generate some customer love and drive-thru traffic with its plan to give all its drive-thru guests a free Doritos Locos taco, with no…
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2 restaurateurs' views over 2 weeks of US pandemic
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
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Webinar to offer guidance on controlling COVID-19 in food facilities
March 26, 2020
During a free webinar at 12:30 p.m. ET Friday, former FDA Chief Medical Officer David Acheson will update the food industry on ways to control the coronavirus…
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Restaurateurs respond to Senate's passage of stimulus package
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Leaders of Firehouse Subs, Boloco and the National Restaurant Association weigh in on if the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act goes far enough…
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Wendy's North American sales up 15% 1st week of March, down 20% last week
Despite a successful re-entry into the breakfast daypart, Wendy's Q1 financials show the pain that even the largest QSRs are facing amidst pandemic…
read nowStimulus package to provide $350B in small business loans
March 25, 2020
The largest stimulus bill in U.S. history is almost reality, thanks to a deal struck this morning between the White House and U.S. Senate okaying $2 trillion…
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Yelp findings show consumer interests in pandemic-stricken US
March 25, 2020
Yelp released its Coronavirus Economic Impact Report that shows some consumer trends developing amidst the nation's fight against COVID-19 infections…
read nowRevention launches order/delivery bundle providing no-contact delivery
March 25, 2020
Revention, a restaurant order management provider, is offering an online ordering and delivery starter bundle, at a reduced price, as restaurants grapple with…
read nowOnline service launched for COVID-19 communications help
March 25, 2020
Despite, and also because of, the restrictions placed on restaurant businesses by the fight to end the spread of COVID-19, operators must continue to…
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Yum Brands closing 7,000 stores globally due to COVID-19
March 25, 2020
Yum Brands is closing 1,000 Pizza Hut Express outlets and at least 900 U.K. KFC stores in a group of 7,000 restaurant outlets the Louisville, Kentucky-based…
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COVID-19 blindsided restaurateurs right from start, Ohio poll shows
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
As early as March 8, as COVID-19 restrictions in the U.S. were just beginning, Ohio restaurateurs were hit with a sucker punch that knocked sales down 20…
read nowNational Restaurant Show canceled due to COVID-19 safety concerns
March 24, 2020
The National Restaurant Association is canceling this year's show citing concerns regarding the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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