Chick-fil-A doing big hiring across Big Apple today

August 1, 2018

Chick-fil-A outlets across the New York City region are abuzz today with activity on the employment front. The brand is using 26 area outlets to intensify its…

Lion's Choice to open in Cortex

August 1, 2018

Lion's Choice, a St. Louis-based quick-service family of restaurants, will open a location this August in Cortex, St. Louis, according to a press release. 

Wetzel's Pretzels looks to Seattle for expansion

July 31, 2018

Wetzel's Pretzels is looking to expand its brand with franchisees in Seattle. Vice President of Franchise Development Doug Flaig will host exploratory meetings…

US Foods buys SGA's Food Group for $1.8 billion

July 30, 2018

Illinois-based US Foods said Monday that it's acquiring Arizona-based Services Group of America in a $1.8 billion deal that includes five companies known…

Maximizing the QSR 'transformers': Online ordering, loyalty apps, digital signage

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

NPD Group joins two restaurant brands to talk about the tech "transformers" of the restaurant business today and how to make the most of them for your brand.

McDonald's fetes Big Mac's 50th on what would be its inventor's 100th birthday

July 30, 2018

McDonald's 50th Big Mac anniversary coin commemorations is aimed at rallying up some customer action this Thursday on the same day the inventor would have been…

Study: Road to foodservice growth paved with cafe concepts, healthy food

A recently released Coca-Cola/Technomic study on sources of foodservice growth finds big potential in cafe concepts, off-premise eating and "healthy food,…

AI ordering for even the most indecisive QSR customers

July 27, 2018

Conversational AI producers at Clinc used a video of the world's most indecisive QSR drive-thru customer to show how its AI-powered QSR drive-thru and in-store…

Del Taco hits 19 straight quarters of sales growth

July 27, 2018

Del Taco's Q2 results show the chain has attained 19 straight quarters of sales growth, including the most recent quarter when system-wide comp sales jumped…

The Power of VEN-U Sensors

Restaurants, Warehouses, Tech Firms and other businesses can benefit from a 24/7 remote monitoring solution.

McDonald's pre-cyclospora news financial results show Q2 growth

July 26, 2018

McDonald's reported its Q2 financial results today, including news that comp sales for the period ending June 30 grew 2.6 percent, a news release said. The…

Dunkin' Brands caps off profitable Q2 with major mobile payment news

July 26, 2018

Dunkin' Donuts U.S. President and CEO David Hoffmann said the company's so-called "Blueprint for Growth" has been its guiding light to a path that it hopes…

GrubHub acquires LevelUp

July 25, 2018

GrubHub dropped a bit of a news bomb amidst its Q2 financial results, announcing that it had signed an agreement to acquire Boston-based mobile diner…

QSR discrimination, harassment claims prevention: 5 steps QSR leaders should take

The restaurant industry and its workers are the subject of more sexual harassment claims than any other industry, according to a recent Harvard Business Review…

NPD sees restaurant opportunities in growth of 'blended meals'

July 25, 2018

Although an NPD Group recent study found that more Americans are eating at home, the good news is that they're often adding restaurant foods to home-cooked…

A&W reports healthy Q2

July 25, 2018

Canadian A&W business has been going strong for Q2 2018, with sam- store sales growth of 6.6 percent and an increase in royalty income from the same…

Chick-fil-A opens 1st international franchise

July 25, 2018

One day after it announced its entrance into the mealkit market, Chick-fil-A said today it's opening its first franchisee-owned international location next…

Chick-fil-A 'kits' around with Atlanta meal kit pilot

July 24, 2018

Atlanta is the test market for Chick-fil-A's entry into the competitive meal kit market, becoming the first big U.S. QSR to launch such a service. Mealtime…

McDonald's survey: QSRs teach soft skills essential to future career success

July 24, 2018

McDonald's new workforce preparedness study found that in the U.S. a large majority of people believe soft skills are not only key to career success, but those…

Impossible Burger gets 'safe to eat' stamp from FDA

July 24, 2018

The U.S. FDA has issued what it calls a "No-Questions Letter" to makers of the plant-based Impossible Burger, essentially approving the product as safe to eat…