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PAR introduces contactless order solution for restaurants
March 24, 2020
PAR, a provider of cloud-based point-of-sale solutions to restaurants, has introduced a solution that utilizes its online ordering system and a QR code to…
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Nathan's Famous gives 7,000 Angus burgers to food bank
March 24, 2020
Even as restaurant sales slow to a sputter, Nathan's Famous is reaching out to the communities around its stores to help out as many families struggle to make…
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Major media industry player steps up to help restaurants
March 24, 2020
The restaurant industry is getting some public service announcement assistance from the television and newspaper industry. Cincinnati, Ohio-based media…
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Wendy's gives drive-thru patrons free Jr. Frosties
March 24, 2020
Wendy's this week said it's giving every person placing a drive-thru order a free Jr. Frosty. The move to encourage drive-thru customers during the pandemic…
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The Big Shift: Transition to 'delivery only' tough, but potentially lifesaving
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The pandemic that has now got the U.S. restaurant industry in a stranglehold is forcing many brands to delivery-only operations, which not only is requiring…
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Wendy's ceases most US carryout, McDonald's does so in UK, Ireland
March 23, 2020
QSRs are increasingly turning to blogs from their executives speaking directly to customers and shareholders to relay COVID-19 restaurant news, including the…
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DoorDash launches #OpenForDelivery campaign to support restaurants
March 23, 2020
Over the past several days, cities and states have had to restrict the operations of restaurants, which may lead to the foodservice industry losing $22…
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Restaurant food distributors estimate losses of $24B in 3 months
March 23, 2020
The restaurant industry is hurting and so are its food distributors, who are expected to lose $24 billion over the next three months alone as the pandemic…
read nowBruster's postpones PJ Day due to pandemic
March 23, 2020
Bruster's announced its stores will postpone its annual PJ Day due to the restrictions placed on its business in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The brand…
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Yum China sees 'early signs of recovery'
March 23, 2020
Yum China Holdings, Inc. said that despite the "unprecedented scale and impact" of the pandemic across its locations in China, leadership at the company is…
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Bill Kurtis using iconic voice to support restaurant industry
March 23, 2020
Television journalist Bill Kurtis known for his iconic voice is now using it to urge Americans to support the industry by ordering carryout and delivery as…
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Restaurant transactions down 8% amid COVID-19
March 23, 2020
With the coronavirus pandemic spreading throughout the country, more people working from home and social distancing guidance in place, U.S. restaurant customer…
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Restaurant industry urging Americans to join #TheGreatAmericanTakeout
March 23, 2020
In response to the coronavirus' negative economic impact on the restaurant industry, a coalition of restaurants including Panera Bread, Noodles & Company…
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Is your restaurant speaking the COVID-19-era customer's language?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The seismic shift that COVID-19 has put on everything about restaurant "life as usual" demands an equally substantial shift in marketing and communication…
read nowPickup Pods offer food delivery solution for apartment, office dwellers
March 20, 2020
As restaurants increasingly move toward contactless and other forms of food delivery, the makers of an IoT-enabled system for doing just that, called Pickup…
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Jack in the Box discounts app orders
March 20, 2020
Jack in the Box is giving customers an incentive to use the company's mobile app for ordering by offering 25% off the entire order when it's placed via the…
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Smashburger, AMC Theatres execs among leaders weighing in on COVID-19, shrinking kitchens
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Leaders from AMC Theaters, Wing Zone, Smashburger, Four Foods Group and Middleby discuss how they are changing their kitchen designs to stay profitable, while…
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Some COVID-19 aid for foodservice now a reality, more coming
March 19, 2020
After signing the coronavirus relief package into law late Wednesday, restaurateurs and the people they employ are all waiting to see how the aid will help…
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Adapting to the new normal: Vendors offer free services to restaurant operators
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Restaurant operators are scurrying to completely revamp operations to meet the needs of a more or less "locked-in" customer through delivery, drive-thru and…
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Will US government grant restaurants' request for $145 billion recovery fund?
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
March 18, 2020
Predicting that COVID-19 — along with the social distancing measures put in place to contain the outbreak — would result in a loss of $225 billion in…
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