When the party's over: How to terminate a lease

Terminating your store's lease is naturally not something landlords view favorably, since an empty unit never generates any income, but sometimes it has to be…

Wendy's 'treats' customers with $1 fries

October 22, 2018

Wendy's new LTO makes all fries, in any size, available for $1, according to a news release. 

Canadian restaurateurs group chooses Glance for mobile payment

October 22, 2018

Glance Technologies Inc. is now the preferred mobile payments solution for the British Columbia Restaurant & Food Services Association, which boasts…

Subway: The future means 'more'

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

With new CEO Trevor Haynes at the helm, Subway is taking a fresh approach that is all about doing "more" for the menu, customers and franchisees.

Free webinar puts Dunkin's DD Perks through loyalty litmus test

October 19, 2018

For loyalty and customer engagement software provider, Paytronix, there's a kind of four-part litmus test that great brand loyalty programs must pass: program…

Northwest Florida restaurateurs help communities see way through storm

October 19, 2018

In the week since Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle, the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and its members have been busy providing…

Tim Hortons Canada adds warming LTOs

October 19, 2018

Tim Hortons Canada is introducing four new LTOs this fall designed for chillier temperatures, including toasty beverages and some sweet accompaniments, a news…

Dunkin' drives social media traffic with Halloween dress-ups

October 18, 2018

Dunkin' this year is angling for a little Instagram action by rewarding fans who dress up and post pictures wearing Halloween costumes on the social media…

Burger King wishes customers 'un-sweet' dreams this Halloween

October 18, 2018

In  one of the more offbeat marketing pitches in the QSR kingdom, Burger King is trying to tempt customers to buy its Nightmare King LTO sandwich this…

3 brands discuss the bumps along the road to sustainability

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

Three brands take on the challenges and rewards of one very hot restaurant topic: sustainable operations.

Charleys Philly Steaks adds some horseradish heat with LTO

October 17, 2018

Charleys Philly Steaks has launched an LTO called Tavern Philly that includes steak, onion, mushrooms, provolone and horseradish aioli, a news release said.

Taco Bell giving away limited-addition Xbox in effort to increase chalupas

October 17, 2018

Taco Bell has again teamed up with Xbox for a fall giveaway of an Xbox One X Platinum Limited Edition Bundle. Customers get chances to win the box every time…

Sonic turns in Q4 sales improvement, FY18 sales down

October 17, 2018

Sonic's Q4 financial results indicated that systemwide same-store sales grew 2.6 percent, a news release said. Net income per diluted share also grew 2 percent…

Del Taco updates fiscal guidance after Q3 results

October 17, 2018

Del Taco Q3 financial results indicated that system-wide sales grew 1.4 percent, marking 20 consecutive quarters of sales growth, a news release said. But the…

Toast adds analytics, mobile pay, loyalty integrations

October 16, 2018

Restaurant management platform, Toast, has added Avero, GoParrot, and Rooam as key integrations in the Toast Partner Ecosystem, which the company said in a…

TNS Further Targets Unattended and eCommerce Payments with ADVAM Acquisition

October 16, 2018 – Transaction Network Services (TNS) announces it has agreed to acquire unattended and eCommerce payments specialist ADVAM in a transaction…

El Pollo Loco adds 1 store, 3 salads

October 16, 2018

El Pollo Loco is starting fall off with one opening and three limited-time menu additions. The brand opened its newest restaurant on West Renaissance Parkway…

Restaurateur insight: What do the football fans in your neighborhood want most?

October 16, 2018

If you had to pick, would you choose Fritos and vodka or Cheetos and Dr. Pepper? Careful, the way you answer might very well belie which college football team…

Restaurant tech: 1 change = dozens more

by Robert Whitehead — Director Retail & Hospitality Technology, Softtek Integrations

Making the leap to restaurant tech of just about any kind is not a 1+1=2 proposition. Rather, any addition of tech -- particularly one that replaces a human…

Study: QSR, pizza delivery drive US restaurant growth through 2023

October 15, 2018

QSR and take-out lead the way for U.S. food service sector growth in the immediate future, according to the latest study by ResearchAndMarkets.com. In fact…