Doughnuts, donations to join forces at Dunkin' on Veterans Day

November 3, 2017

Veterans Day is Saturday, Nov. 11, and Dunkin’ Donuts is doing right by our heroes, offering veterans and active duty military a free doughnut that day with no…

New tool brings third-party catering delivery to restaurateurs nationally

November 2, 2017

MonkeyMedia Software and on-demand delivery platform DoorDash have partnered to cater to restaurant catering operations. Their new cloud-based takeout…

Nov.16 webinar: How to catch a (restaurant) thief

November 1, 2017

The fact that employees steal in a variety of ways from small acts of supply theft to substantial acts of fraud, is a dirty little secret shared by every…

Subway 'pops up' Big Apple hub for drive against hunger

November 1, 2017

Subway is using the significant power of its 40,000-plus worldwide locations this Friday to amp up the volume on its campaign to fight hunger globally. Friday…

Is all that convenience crushing your customer experience?

by Steve Starr — Chief, starrdesign

Just like diners, restaurateurs and all humans are social creatures, with strong inborn biological and neurological needs to interact. In fact, "Braving the…

Today’s diners want more, spend  less, like virtual restaurants

October 31, 2017

Today’s restaurateur had best be the type that literally thrives on competition because a new study shows that staying ahead in their business is increasingly…

HotSchedules integrates workplace management platform with POS

October 31, 2017

HotSchedules has integrated its workplace management platform to NCR Aloha's restaurant point of sale solution. Restaurants will be able to use this solution…

Dairy Queen franchisee files Chapter 11, closes 'significant number' of stores

October 31, 2017

Texas-based Dairy Queen franchisee Vasari LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to restructure the  company, closing a "significant…

Krystal adds breakfast bowl as fall LTO

October 31, 2017

The 85-year-old Krystal brand is staying in step with the breakfast trend with a new LTO, the loaded hashbrown scrambler breakfast bowl, a news release said. 

8 essentials to win the location leasing endgame

Lease negotiations are key to a restaurant's overall bottom-line success, so try these eight essentials in your next deal that will definitely put you "in it…

Subway names business development chief

October 30, 2017

Subway has promoted Trevor Haynes, previously vice president of operations, to the position of chief business development officer for the 44,000-location…

El Pollo Loco adds flavors, chicken varieties to celebrate 1 year in Dallas-Fort Worth

October 30, 2017

El Pollo Loco is showing the people of the Dallas-Fort Worth area some love on its first anniversary in that market by giving away 365 meals at each of the 1…

Subway names new CSR lead

October 27, 2017

Subway restaurants has named John C. Scott as VP of global sustainability and corporate social responsibility, a news release said. He will oversee the global…

Millennials: 'Give us big discounts, cut the small talk'

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

One of the more eye-opening sessions at this Fast Casual Executive Summit in Nashville this month was a quick, question-filled hour-long chat with a varied…

Parent company of Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons happy with Q3 results

October 26, 2017

Restaurant Brands International Inc., parent company of Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons, released Q3 results today. CEO Daniel Schwartz said the numbers…

Agilysys releases enhancements to self-serve kiosk POS solution

October 26, 2017

Agilysys, a provider of hospitality software solutions and services, announced enhancements to rGuest Buy, the company's self-service kiosk POS solution that…

HotSchedules launches cloud-based restaurant operating platform

October 25, 2017

HotSchedules, a provider of workforce and back office solutions for the foodservice, retail and hospitality industries, has launched Clarifi, a cloud-based…

CEOs of Wing Zone, Focus Brands, Captain D's, Backyard Burgers, Koti Pizza predict industry changes, trends

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

This year's Fast Casual Executive Summit wrapped up Tuesday night with insights from some of the industry's most successful CEOs.

Baskin-Robbins drops franchise fee for vets

October 24, 2017

Baskin-Robbins is opening a shop next year in Lansing, Michigan, with FranchiseeTA Treats, LLC, led by husband-and-wife team Tom and April English.  "We are…

McDonald's financials released

October 24, 2017

McDonald's Corporation today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017, which showed global comparable sales grew 6 percent with…