NRA to Congress: 'Press go on health act but fix it later'

March 22, 2017

National Restaurant Association Policy and Government Affairs EVP Cicely Simpson today told Speaker of the House and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan to press forward with…

Pork stars in Hardee's breakfast offerings

March 22, 2017

Hardee's announced this afternoon that it's angling to cash in on Americans' love affair with  all things pork-related, as well as a breakfast on the run with…

Former KFC president replaces embattled CEO at Hardee's parent company

March 22, 2017

With hardly a mention of the resignation of its CEO of 16 years and former U.S. Labor Secretary nominee, Andrew Puzder, CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.

NRA implores Congress: 'Keep debit-swipe fee controls in place'

March 22, 2017

The National Restaurant Association has joined forces with dozens of other restaurant groups to launch a campaign against repealing debit swipe-fee protections…

Freshii CEO to Subway: 'Let's work together to convert several Subways into Freshii units'

March 21, 2017

Freshii's Founder and CEO Matthew Corrin thinks Subway needs to convert some of its 44,000 units into Freshiis. In an open letter titled "Dear Subway, Love…

Burger King commits to making chickens' lives better

March 21, 2017

Burger King has taken a relatively major stance on animal welfare today, specifically, the welfare of chickens, which animal protection organization, Mercy For…

New Zealand KFC denies customer's claims of finding maggots in chicken

March 21, 2017

A New Zealand KFC customer is trying to back off of a media swarm after she posted a photo on Facebook, showing maggots that she claimed to have found after…

Del Taco fires up breakfast with 5 menu additions

March 21, 2017

This Thursday, March 23, Del Taco devotees will have at least five new ways to get fired up for the day, thanks to the chain's new breakfast offerings, a news…

Company launches platform to lower costs of mobile-ordering deployments

March 21, 2017

Avanti, the company that provided Subway with its mobile-ordering platform, has made it possible for smaller chains to use the same type of system since it…

KFC U.S. names president, chief concept officer

March 21, 2017

Yum Brands has promoted Kevin Hochman to president and chief concept officer for KFC U.S., according to a news release. The 43-year-old exec joined KFC three…

Free download: 5 Essential Strategies for Selecting and Implementing a Cloud-Based POS

March 20, 2017

Implementing crucial technology, such as a new cloud-based POS, can be a challenge if you don't know what you are up against. To help operators avoid any…

Domino's Tracker commercial takes TV viewers on a 'day off'

March 20, 2017

After Domino's said its "tracker" has monitored the progress of more than 100 million orders over the last eight years of its existence, it's finally getting…

U.S. CEO reputations? Half of nation not high on head honcho

March 20, 2017

A new Harris Poll indicates that half of this nation's population sees the reputation of the nation's corporate leaders as "bad." In fact, only 25 percent of…

How self-serve kiosks can rescue corporate dining — part 1

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The self-serve kiosk rewrites the economics of corporate dining.

5 key actions to maximize mobile email marketing

by Seshu Madabushi — Founder & CEO, mKonnekt

Being in the restaurant business today means being in the business of mobile communication. These five steps are key to making that mobile marketing work well.

Texas Chicken opens 1st Oman restaurant

March 17, 2017

Texas Chicken opened its first restaurant in Oman, according to a news release. The restaurant opened last week and is operated by the Olayan Group, which…

Sonic gets 'corny' this weekend

March 17, 2017

Saturday is National Corn Dog Day, which Sonic Drive-In is celebrating with 50-cent corn dogs, according to a release.

Yum China CEO shares rare inside look at company

March 17, 2017

Yum China CEO Micky Pant provided a rare glimpse inside the business of running a major fast food restaurant chain in China this week when he spoke at Peking…

The $210 million chicken: Subway sues over soy content reports

March 17, 2017

About three weeks after a Canadian TV station reported roughly half of the Subway chain's chicken is soy filler, Subway is raising some flap in the form of a…

Automation: The possibilities of robo-restaurateuring - Part 3 of 3

Complete Automation in a foodservice operation is relatively rare at the moment, but that is changing almost by the day.