Dunkin' Donuts plans to extend Texas presence to smaller markets

September 11, 2014

Dunkin’ Donuts is aiming to grow beyond the Texas markets of San Antonio and Austin and is eyeing franchising development in College Station, Bryan, Killeen…

Popeyes plans to leverage employee engagement to sustain growth

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

CEO Cheryl Bachelder said human capital, focused on both employees and guests, is a compelling, profit-driven strategy.

PCI 3.0 – A wake-up call for SAQ C merchants

by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies

It is our concern that merchants have not been properly educated about these changes, and it will be a rude awakening when they discover that they are required…

Fast casual restaurants claim greater share among Canadian limited-service chains

September 10, 2014

Fast casual sales growth outpaced outpaced QSR growth in a recent survey of the top 200 Canadian limited-service restaurants conducted by Technomic.

UK customers prefer quick-service to full-service restaurants

September 10, 2014

UK customers' satisfaction with restaurants has declined this year according to new research from the National Customer Satisfaction Index. The NCSI-UK shows…

Restaurant Association's ProStart program expands to 49th state

September 10, 2014

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation announced today that Kentucky is the 49th state to join its ProStart Program.

Yum! Brands experiments with Vietnamese concept

September 10, 2014

Yum! Brands continues to experiment with the fast casual segment with its latest concept called Banh Shop, located in Dallas.The restaurant joins the company’s…

Baskin-Robbins sets its sights on SoCal, Detroit markets

September 10, 2014

Baskin-Robbins has announced plans to expand its footprint with both existing and new franchisees from San Diego to Bakersfield, California.  Existing…

Krispy Kreme plans 20 new shops in Washington DC area

September 10, 2014

Krispy Kreme has signed an agreement with Monument Restaurants VII LLC, a Virginia-based limited liability company, for the development of 20 new Krispy Kreme…

Revention releases new online ordering platform

September 10, 2014

Revention Inc. announced the release of HungerRush Version 3.2 online ordering solution, which includes the Mobile Ready ordering platform.

Arby’s taps into tailgating culture for partnership with NBC Sports

September 10, 2014

Arby's has partnered with NBC Sports to launch a #TopTailgate contest asking fans to submit their best tailgating photos and videos via Twitter. Participants…

Carl's Jr. plans 100 new outlets in India

September 10, 2014

Carl's Jr.'s parent company, CKE Restaurant Holdings Inc., has signed a development agreement with India's BrightStar Restaurants Private Limited, owned by…

Delphi plans launch of mobile command center app

September 10, 2014

Delphi Display Systems Inc. plans to introduce its new Insight Mobile Command Center smart app aimed at providing restaurant operators with real-time…

Honey Dew Donuts introduces breakfast burger

September 10, 2014

Honey Dew Donuts has introduced the Country Breakfast Burger to its menu. Now available in each Honey Dew location, the beef burger is topped with a fried egg…

Burger King experiencing tax inversion backlash

September 10, 2014

New data from YouGov BrandIndex shows that Burger King is experiencing a major backlash from its $11M acquisition of Canadian-based Tim Hortons, announced Aug.

Webinar will explore why millennials are dining out less

September 10, 2014

Dan Santy, president of Santy Integrated, and Adam Pierno, director of Brand Strategy and Planning, will share their insights into how millennials decide what…

McDonald's, Subway named as initial Apple Pay partners

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The new mobile wallet eliminates the need for a magstripe, instead generating a single-use, unique number for each transaction.

How to survive the protein craze

Cutting costs by creating limited time offers or new menu items that scale down the serving of animal protein could be interesting to test with consumers.

iPhone mobile payment option opens up opportunity for marketers

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

With Apple's rollout of Apple Pay, now might be a good time for marketers to get to know Passbook.

McDonald’s U.S. and global sales continue to slide

September 9, 2014

McDonald's today announced that global comparable sales decreased 3.7 percent in August.  Performance by segment was as follows: