White Castle runs rings around QSR chicken this summer

June 28, 2019

White Castle is running rings around its chicken offerings this summer by offering a chance at a $5,000 diamond ring, as well as limited edition "Chicken Ring…

The Colonel gets a little 'catty'

June 28, 2019

On the heels of the debut of its Cheetos Sandwich, KFC has nabbed the cat that has become synonymous with the crunchy orange corn puffs, Chester Cheetah, as…

Arby's boasts the merits of its strictly not-for-sale 'Marrot'

June 27, 2019

Calling itself a brand that has "made its name by going against the norm," Arby's this week is bucking the plant-based eating trend that's sweeping all sectors…

Surging off-premise orders call for more flexible restaurant planning

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

An increase in off-premise orders is reducing the footprint for some restaurants, resulting in smaller dining areas. That makes flexibility now 'king' for…

Insurance underwriter introduces comprehensive coverage for restaurants

June 27, 2019

U.S. Risk Insurance Group, a specialty lines underwriting manager and wholesale broker with 16 domestic and international branches, has introduced a…

Hughes Earns No. 2 Ranking among Carrier Managed SD-WAN Providers based on U.S. Market Share

Award-winning HughesON Managed SD-WAN positions Hughes at the forefront of top competitors on the Vertical Systems Group LEADERBOARD

Hughes Recertified by Cisco as a Cloud and Managed Services Partner

Master Level Certification Validates Hughes Leadership in Delivering Highest Level of Support to Enterprise Customers

Yum Brands puts PepsiCo exec in CFO role

June 27, 2019

Chris Turner (Photo provided) Yum! Brands has named a former PepsiCo executive to be its new CFO, effective Aug. 8. A news release said that…

The dawn of your 'friendly' restaurant robot?

June 27, 2019

Autonomous retail robotic application company, Quartile 3 Robotics, this week released a robot that it said is designed to solve QSR industry issues around…

From turmeric to talking it out: Expert advice on restaurant worker stress reduction a year after Anthony Bourdain's death

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

A little more than one year after famed celebrity chef, Anthony Bourdain's death by suicide, we take a look about one culinary educator and chef recommends to…

ShopAdvisor launches mobile-marketing platform to help small brands boost traffic

June 26, 2019

Using the platform it created to help Evos Restaurants, a four-unit Florida-based fast casual concept, and Smashburger franchisee Regrub, acquire more…

UberEats teams up with Olo to simplify third-party delivery

June 26, 2019

Uber Eats has partnered with Olo, a digital food ordering platform for the restaurant industry, to integrate directly into the POS of restaurant brands via Olo…

Grubhub: Plant-based offerings firmly rooted in center of American plates

June 26, 2019

Online ordering and delivery platform, Grubhub, used data from more than 500,000 orders which it said take place "on an average day" through the service to…

ACSI survey: Drooping QSR customer satisfaction dragging down whole industry's scores

June 25, 2019

The restaurant industry scored a solid B-minus on the latest customer satisfaction rating, down 0.6 percent since last year to 78.9 on a 0-to-100 scale, and…

Coke, Omnivore launching restaurant digital marketplace covering apps to third-party delivery

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

June 25, 2019

Coca-Cola North America is making a big move into foodservice tech this fall when the company said it will launch a digital marketplace that can connect…

NRA philanthropy's EVP to take president's role

June 24, 2019

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, or NRAEF, promoted its executive vice president to president, effective July 1.  The NRA's…

Making menu boards pay big QSR dividends

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Spend more on menu boards? QSR operators might like to do that, but doubt that it will pay off enough in this super-competitive, squeaky tight margin market.

Kiosks Enhance Convenience

Convenience Stores (C-Stores) are increasingly using self-service kiosks as a tool to help them gain a competitive edge, and are reporting increased revenue…

McDonald's says fresh beef change = 40 million more quarter-pounders sold this Q1 over last

June 24, 2019

One year on, McDonald's USA is calling its move nationally to fresh beef quarter-pound burgers allowed the world's largest restaurant chain to — for the first…

Canada's Pizza Pizza claims launch of '1st all plant-based pizza'

June 24, 2019

Canadian QSR and pizza chain, Pizza Pizza is bringing what it said is the first plant-based pizza to market starting today thanks to a partnership with the…